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Go read this special Nature issue on racism in science
The journal Nature published a special issue on racism in science this week. In it, Black and Indigenous scientists, doctors, and researchers share how they’ve experienced racism in their work. Many of them experienced discrimination as they entered their chosen fields, then faced backlash as they called out wrongdoing in those same places. It takes bravery to share this kind of pain so publicly. Their stories are raw and revelatory.
This special issue of Nature came about as part of the journal’s own efforts to grapple with racism. After the killing of George Floyd at the hands of police in 2020, there was an upswell of voices calling out systemic racism in all areas of society, including in academia and science. Ahead of a “Strike for…
DDG Responds to “Old” Amanda Seales’ Suggestion Halle Bailey Break Up with Him Over ‘Racism’ Remark: “I Don’t Even Know Who She Is”
Weeks after being roasted on social media for suggesting he didn’t know racism still existed until his girlfriend, singer-actress Halle Bailey, faced backlash her portrayal of Ariel in the forthcoming live-action remake of Disney’s ‘Little Mermaid,’ rapper-social media influencer DDG is finally responding to the hoopla.
Particularly taking aim at comedienne-actress-activist Amanda Seales for suggesting Bailey break up with him for saying he thought Martin Luther King,
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Author accused of ‘racism’ in memoir hires investigators in war of words with Chocolat writer
DDG Says He Thought “Martin Luther King Canceled Racism Out” Until Backlash Over Halle Bailey’s ‘Little Mermaid’
With his new album ‘It’s Not Me, It’s You’ jetting toward its September 30 release date, expect to see much of DDG on screens in support of the forthcoming effort.
And while buzz for the set is growing, thanks in great part to its latest single ‘If I Want You,’ even bigger buzz is brewing for the tune’s co-star –
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Firms join forces to combat racism in chemistry
Former BBC journalist and rector of Edinburgh University is slammed for racism
D&D’s attempts to root out racism in its books have taken a step backward
Spelljammer’s interpretation of the hadozee is not great