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Zulu performer says 'blacking up' for Bonfire night is not racist - Ku Klux Klan costumes are
Borough Bonfire Society is accused of racism as its white members paint their face to resemble Zulu warriors for annual celebration in Lewes, but the society defends the practice.
Video captures 'White Lives Matter' protesters beating interracial couple at Nashville restaurant
The alleged assault took place on the same day as a march of white supremacists in Tennessee.
White South African farmers who forced black man into coffin jailed
White South African farmers Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Jackson have been jailed for 11 and 14 years respectively after a video showed them forcing a black man into a coffin.
Thug who threatened Muslims with 'grenade' and machete in 'provocative' viral video jailed
Paul Hepplestall, 40, from Liverpool, has been jailed for 20 months for the 'aggressive and blunt' rant that was shared widely on social media in June 2017.
Cultural appropriation: A guide to avoiding it this Halloween
Halloween is just around the corner, so here's some advice on how to avoid making bad costume choices.
Kellogg's to redesign cereal boxes after being called out for racially insensitive artwork
The Michigan-based cereal-maker's move came in response to a Twitter post by Saladin Ahmed, the author of Marvel Comics' Black Bolt series.
'Black is beautiful' VIP toilet paper sparks outrage in Brazil
Brazilian company Santher stirred some racial controversy when they used the civil rights slogan "black is beautiful" to advertise back toilet paper with a white model
Outraged parents leave school concert after students sing racist 'cotton picking' lyrics
A social media debate has been swirling in Ohio after schoolchildren sung "racist" lyrics which seemed to reference slavery-era cotton farming.
'Racist' nursing textbook claims 'blacks feel pain is inevitable' and 'Jews are demanding'
Pearson has apologised and withdrawn a nursing textbook from circulation after it was revealed to contain a slew of prejudicial material.
White nationalist Richard Spencer 'drowned out' during speech at Florida university
Protesters turned out for to demonstrate against the speech on Florida university's Gainesville campus by white nationalist Richard Spencer .
Students stage walk-out after teacher tells Spanish speakers to 'speak American'
Nearly 100 students reportedly walked out of a New Jersey school after the incident caught on Snapchat was widely shared.
Son of Syrian refugee stamped on during racist gang attack in Manchester: 'The pain was unbearable'
The attacker was warned that if he is involved in similar behaviour in the future he will end up in jail.
Hammer-wielding man threatened neighbour and told policewoman 'I will have you raped'
Adam Field, 27, from Anfield, Liverpool, has been spared jail despite rampaging through a block of flats with a hammer, threatening a woman and abusing a police woman.
College forbids public from 'potentially disturbing' art exhibit featuring KKK robes
"The images, while powerful, are very provocative and potentially disturbing to some." York College said in a statement.
Australian politician poses with man in blackface - then uploads it to social media
Liberal National Party candidate Kerry-Anne Dooley posted a picture of herself with a man in blackface, impersonating Aboriginal musician Mandawuy Yunupingu from Yothu Yindi.
Vikings were not the pure-bred master race white supremacists like to imagine
In the early Viking Age, modern notions of nationalism and ethnicity would have been unrecognisable.
Angry racist screamed at Jews on their way to synagogue 'we will wipe you out'
Glenn Okafor, 32, approached members of the Jewish community marking the Sabbath day in London.
Ex-con removes Nazi tattoos after inspirational black woman shows him how to love
Michael Kent and his parole officer Tiffany Whittier have brought a smile to the whole of Colorado.
Pig's head and racist graffiti left at Belfast community centre
"It is disappointing that there are still those who creep around in the night, attempting to stir hatred".
Uber is a lifeline for London's ethnic minority workers – did TfL even think about this?
The ride-hailing app must address its problems, but TfL's ban is a blow to many hardworking people.
Italian farm owners arrested for paying black workers '€10 a day less' than white workers
Brothers also accused of forcing workers to sleep in huts and eat on the floor.
White high school boys wear 'Demon N***er' hoodies to homecoming event
The students from Ardmore High School in Limesostone County, Alabama, had their clothing confiscated
'Can you say Donald Trump?' McDonald's employee caught on camera shouting racist slurs
Wendy Rios was verbally abused by a McDonald's drive-thru employee in Charlotte, North Carolina.
British Museum faces Twitter backlash after curator calls Asian names 'confusing'
A Twitter Q&A didn't go so well for the British institution.
Biracial boy, 8, 'faced racist remarks and was pushed off table with rope around his neck'
Activists are demanding answers to what one local organiser called a 'lynching'.
Munroe Bergdorf is abused while Jacob Rees-Mogg is lauded - only straight white men have free speech
There has been no national furore about this transgender model's right to free expression.
Man jailed for posting 'kill every Muslim' on Facebook following Manchester bombing
Keegan Jakovlevs, of Wrexham in North Wales, has been jailed for a year at Mold Crown Court.
Muslim women face twin struggles of Islamophobia in society and sexism at home
Social Mobility Commission found obstacles to Muslims at every level of UK society.
Thousands are fleeing Myanmar in terror. Where's your hashtag for Rohingya Muslims?
Don't ever believe that Buddhists are all calm and humane. Look at Aung San Suu Kyi's brutal sins.
White farmers convicted for stuffing black man into coffin and threatening to burn him alive
The case caused outrage in South Africa and highlighted racial tensions in farming communities.