Racism
Culture
Agatha Christie Novels Edited to Cut ‘Offensive’ Language
Several novels by Agatha Christie have become the most recent works of literature to be edited to remove racist references and language that may be offensive to modern-day readers.
HarperCollins has edited — and in some cases scrapped entire passages...
entertainment
Actress Danielle Deadwyler Cites Racism, Misogynoir in Oscar Snub
Actress Danielle Deadwyler has said that misogynoir, racism, and other forms of bigotry were factors in the selection of nominees for this year's Academy Awards.
Misogynoir is a term used to describe the intersection of misogyny and anti-Black racism, specifically...
Celebrities
Peter Andre Taught His Children Greek so They Can Speak to Grandparents
Greek Cypriot singer and TV personality Peter Andre revealed recently he taught his children Greek so they can communicate with their grandparents.
Andre, born Peter James Andrea in London, recalled the moment his mother chatted with his son. Writing in...
Crime
Two Pakistani Immigrants Savagely Beaten in Racist Attack in Athens
Two Pakistani immigrants were savagely beaten in an apparent racist attack by a gang in Nikaia, a southern suburb of Athens, on Wednesday.
The incident became publicly known on Friday when a video of the attack was shown on major...
Society
Tesla Racial Abuse: Court Orders Tesla to Pay Former Employee $137m
A jury in San Francisco ordered Tesla to pay Owen Diaz nearly $137 million in damages for racial abuse. Diaz was awarded $6.9 million in damages for emotional distress and $130 million in punitive damages on Monday.
Diaz was a...
Europe
Queen Elizabeth ‘Backs’ the Black Lives Matter Movement
Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family back the Black Lives Matter movement, one of her senior representatives said in a television interview.
Philanthropist Kenneth Olisa, the first Black Lord Lieutenant of Greater London, told Channel 4 News that he...
Business
#AppleToo Demands Accountability at Apple
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Several Apple employees have recently launched a campaign called #AppleToo to cast light on issues of discrimination at Apple.
The group formed last week. The #AppleToo campaign aims to create a movement for employees to speak out on the marginalization...
Greece
Greek Journalist Fired for Racist Remark on Asians During Tokyo Olympics
Dimosthenis Karmoiris, a veteran Greek journalist who specializes in sports, was fired earlier this week by ERT.
Diaspora
Greek-American Ex-Secret Service Agent Opens Up About Michelle Obama
Evy Poumpouras is a Greek-American ex-Secret Service agent who published a tell-all memoir of her experiences working in the White House.
Crime
Mother of Slain American Man Writes Letter of Support to Eaton Family
Losing a loved one, especially a child, is the most difficult thing one can undergo in life.
The mother of Bakari Henderson, the 22-year-old American man who was murdered on Zakynthos in 2017, created a charity in the name of...