What is in the “Sacheen Littlefeather with ‘Long Overdue’ Apology After Mistreatment at 1973 Oscars” News?
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
Reports of the “Academy” attempting to right a wrong are circulating widely. Headlines like this, Academy Honors Sacheen Littlefeather with ‘Long Overdue’ Apology After Mistreatment at 1973 Oscars, cover all mainstream media. A sample of the coverage can be sampled here: After the Indigenous actress and activist, 75, faced mistreatment at the 45th Academy Awards
- Published in Arts, In The News
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Study: Britain used one of its medical schools as a colonial institution
Thursday, 11 August 2022
A recent study confirms that Britain used the London School of Tropical Medicine as an institution serving its colonial goals between 1899 and 1960; essentially confirming the use of science and medicine to further the system of colonialism, recognized by many scholars now as a crime. According to the study by Leuba Hirsch, of the
- Published in Medicine, Public Health, Reports
UN: “Stop denying racism, start dismantling it”
Monday, 12 July 2021
UN Human Rights Chief urges immediate, transformative action to uproot systemic racism GENEVA (28 June 2021) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday issued an urgent call for States to adopt a “transformative agenda” to uproot systemic racism, as she published a report casting a spotlight on the litany of violations
- Published in Human Rights News, In The News, Reports