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Tacha Akide, Ex-BBNaija Housemate Fumes About Racism In Dubai

Adekunle Fajana Sep 12, 2022 0

Nigerian reality star, Natacha Akide, who is better known as Tacha, has expressed displeasure online following her racism experience in Dubai. This is coming a few days after she recounted a humiliating experience at an international…

Celebs

Actor Steve Toussaint Recounts Racist Experience After Being Cast In House Of The Dragon

Adekunle Fajana Aug 16, 2022 0

British actor, Steve Toussaint has revealed he was a target of racist attacks after he was cast as Corlys Velaryon on the forthcoming HBO show House of the Dragon, a Game of Thrones prequel. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter,…

Local

Stranded Africans Lament Racial Discrimination At Ukraine Borders (Videos)

Edna Wande Feb 27, 2022 0

Thousands of Africans including Nigerians fleeing Ukraine have reported witnessing racial discrimination at various borders of the country amid Russian invasion. They accused officials of seizing their passports and being subjected to…

Sport

Hungary Handed Two-Game Stadium Ban, Fine After Racial Abuse Of England Stars

Edna Wande Sep 21, 2021 0

Hungary have been handed a two-match stadium ban and a £160,000 fine after FIFA completed their investigation into the racist abuse England stars suffered. The Three Lions thumped Hungary 4-0 in Budapest last month, but were targeted…

World

George Floyd Statue Defaced Less Than A Week After Unveiling In Brooklyn

Edna Wande Jun 25, 2021 0

A statue of George Floyd erected in Brooklyn, United States has been defaced just less than a week after its unveiling. The 700-pounds bronze statue of George Floyd was unveiled in Brooklyn, a predominantly African American city in…

World

George Floyd’s Family Meets Biden On First Anniversary Of His Murder, Wants ‘Laws To Protect People…

Edna Wande May 26, 2021 0

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have met with the family of George Floyd exactly one year after he was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, sparking nationwide protests against racism and police brutality.…

Sport

English Football Announces 3-Day Social Media Boycott To Fight Racism

Amirah Kuale Apr 25, 2021 0

English football is set to embark on a 3-day social media boycott to highlight the ongoing fight against online abuse and racial discrimination of players and those involved in the game, it has emerged. This is in response to, “the…

Sport

Football Star, Thierry Henry To Quit Social Media Until Platforms Tackle Online Abuse

Edna Wande Mar 26, 2021 0

Arsenal football club legend, Thierry Henry has on Friday announced he will disable his social media accounts until racist users are held accountable by the tech companies. He said he is quitting social media until online abuse is…

World

Buckingham Palace Reacts To Harry And Meghan’s Bombshell Oprah Interview

Edna Wande Mar 9, 2021 0

British royal family has on Tuesday publicly responded for the first time to the shocking allegations made by Duke and Duchess of Sussex in a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey. In a statement on Tuesday, the Royal Family said…

Sport

Instagram Threatens Clampdown On Users Following Racist Abuse Of Premier League Players

Edna Wande Feb 10, 2021 0

Instagram has on Wednesday announced new measures to tackle online abuse following a spate of “horrifying” racist attacks on Premier League footballers. A number of high-profile players including Manchester United trio Anthony Martial,…

Celebs

l Was Mocked At US University For Being Black – Davido

Edna Wande Aug 24, 2020 0

David Adeleke, afropop singer better known as Davido, has recounted how he was subjected to racism while in the University in Alabama, United States. In an interview with Recording Academy, organisers of the Grammy Awards, the singer…

Technology

Words Matter: Twitter To Remove ‘Blacklist’, ‘Master’, ‘Slave’ For More Inclusive Language

Edna Wande Jul 4, 2020 0

Following a push from software engineers at Twitter, the social media platform have decided to remove racist terms from its computer code to promote more inclusive programming language. Since the kick off the ‘Black lives matter’…

Social Media

FBI Under Fire For Focusing Tweet On 6 Nigerians Declared Wanted And Not Mentioning Fugitives From…

Edna Wande Jun 27, 2020 0

Many Nigerians on social media have condemned the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for focusing its attention solely in its tweet about 6 Nigerians wanted for online scam and not mentioning fugitives from other countries who are also…

Human Interest

Eton College Apologizes To Nigerian Ex-Student Onyeama Over Racism Experienced Years Ago

Edna Wande Jun 23, 2020 0

Amid international Black Lives Matter protest, Eton College has apologised to the first black student to complete his studies at the school, Dillibe Onyeama, years after he suffered racial abuse from his fellow students while schooling.…

Celebs

UK Rapper Stormzy Pledges £10million Over 10 Years To Fight Racial Inequality

Edna Wande Jun 11, 2020 0

British rapper, Stormzy and his company #Merky have pledged £10 million over the next 10 years to organisations fighting for racial equality and social justice in the UK. The 26-year-old grime rapper, who took part in a recent Black…

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