Racism
MLB Commissioner Issues Letter to Fans on Jackie Robinson Day
MLB Commissioner Issues Letter to Fans on Jackie Robinson Day Jackie Robinson — photo credit: Jackie Robinson Facebook.Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. issued this letter on one of the most historic days in the sport. On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first black major league…
MLK Day Is Kick-Off For Black History Month Related Nike, Adidas Kicks
MLK Day Is Kick-Off For Black History Month Related Nike, Adidas Kicks Adidas' Jesse Owens tribute shoe for Black History Month — photo credit: AdidasMonday, Jan. 18 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the United States, a federal holiday to celebrate the late nonviolent activist's efforts to promote peace and racial harmony in the 1960s. The purpose of…
Michael Moore Writes Letter To Donald Trump: We Are All Muslim; Starts Campaign
Michael Moore Writes Letter To Donald Trump: We Are All Muslim; Starts Campaign Michael Moore makes his point at Trump Tower — photo: Facebook.Michael Moore is calling for the American people to visit his web page, sign the statement “WE ARE ALL MUSLIM,” and post a selfie holding their own “WE ARE ALL MUSLIM” sign on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, using…
Mark Zuckerberg To Donate 99 Percent Of His Facebook Shares Towards Future Causes
Mark Zuckerberg To Donate 99 Percent Of His Facebook Shares Towards Future Causes Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan with daughter Max — photo credit: Mark Zuckerberg Facebook pageFacebook creator Mark Zuckerberg announced yesterday he's divesting himself of 99 percent of his shares in the company towards good causes. Estimated at a worth of…
Blindfolded Muslim Man Seeks Hugs From Paris Mourners (Video)
Blindfolded Muslim Man Seeks Hugs From Paris Mourners (Video) Blindfolded man seeks hugs — photo credit: Ruptly Youtube videoMany people have been wrestling with how they should conduct themselves in the wake of the terror attacks in Paris, France that left 130 dead on Nov. 13. For one man, who identified himself as a Muslim, it was hugs. Seen in a video…
6 Truths About Muslims Reza Aslan Explained To CNN That Are Still True
6 Truths About Muslims Reza Aslan Explained To CNN That Are Still True Reza Aslan — photo credit: rezaaslan.comWhen Reza Aslan, an Iranian-American creative writing professor from the University of California, appeared on CNN in September 2014 it was to act as a counterpoint to the sometimes recklessly ill-informed opinions about Islam that influential…
Peacekeepers Doc Director Follows Three Muslim Police Officers In Haiti
Peacekeepers Doc Director Follows Three Muslim Police Officers In Haiti A Journey Of A Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers is a documentary film that follows Farida Parveen, Mousumi Sultana and Rehana Parvin, three Muslim female police officers from Bangladesh, as they spend a year in Haiti as part of an all-female peacekeeping force sent from their country to support MINUSTAH (the United Nations…
Ninth Floor Doc Explores Racism Accusation, Student Protest On Montreal Campus In 1969
Ninth Floor Doc Explores Racism Accusation, Student Protest On Montreal Campus In 1969 In 1969 some 400 hundred students at Sir George Williams University in Montreal, Quebec staged an occupation of the school's computer lab on the ninth floor. The reason: six students of Caribbean descent had accused professor Perry Anderson of racism, citing things like lower grades for the exact same work…
Coca-Cola Middle East Removes Labels, Releases Video about Stereotypes
Coca-Cola Middle East Removes Labels, Releases Video about Stereotypes Screenshot from Coca-Cola Middle East video.Coca-Cola Middle East has released a video to tackle societal prejudice and remove the labels put on people for the Muslim observance of Ramadan. The almost three-minute clip, which has been viewed more than 12 million times on YouTube since…
Idan Raichel Explains How His Music Creates Cultural Understanding
Idan Raichel Explains How His Music Creates Cultural Understanding The Idan Raichel Project has featured more than 95 artists from all over the world on recordings and in concert — photo from Facebook. Idan Raichel is a multi-platinum recording artist in his native Israel, who has collaborated and toured with India.Arie, performed at the Nobel Peace…
Nelly Furtado, Chris Bosh Cartoon Relevant on Elimination of Racial Discrimination Day
Nelly Furtado, Chris Bosh Cartoon Relevant on Elimination of Racial Discrimination Day A still from anti-racism PSA The Girl With The Pinhead Parents, voiced by Nelly Furtado, Chris Bosh, Hedley's Jacob Hoggard and more. In a perfect world there would be no racism and therefore no need for the United Nations (UN) International Day for the Elimination of…
Muslim Teens Break Barriers In Two YouTube Videos
Muslim Teens Break Barriers In Two YouTube Videos Teenagers Abdullah Ghuman, Sheikh Akbar and Adam Saleh hold the 'Meet a Muslim Person' sign in Union Square Park.Adam Saleh, Sheikh Akbar and Abdullah Ghuman are three Brooklyn, NY-born best friends who run a vlog on YouTube called TrueStoryASA. Watch any one of their weekly videos, which averages 20 to 25…
Doc film Adopted ID Asks Why Race Matters
Doc film Adopted ID Asks Why Race Matters Adopted ID premieres July 19 at Toronto's Hot Docs at Bloor Cinema at 6:30 p.m.In 2010, 1,946 children from abroad found adoptive homes in Canada, according to Citizenship and Immigration Canada statistics. Of that total, Haiti ranked second behind China in number of adoptees: 172 children, up from 141 the year…