Read more about the article Model Accuses Job Agent Of Racism After He Asked Her To Tone Down Her Afro For Work Event
Bruna Campos, a 27-year-old black model from Itapetininga, Brazil accused an agency of racism after receiving an audio from an employee responsible for selecting models for a job in Sao Paulo, Brazil with racist remarks, in June, 2021. (@bruufcampos/Newsflash)
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Model Accuses Job Agent Of Racism After He Asked Her To Tone Down Her Afro For Work Event

A Brazilian model has accused a job agent of racism after he claimed her Afro hairstyle would draw too much attention at an event he offered her work at. Bruna Campos, a 27-year-old mixed-race model from the Brazilian city of Itapetininga, shared an audio message sent to her by the…

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June 17, 2021
Read more about the article Policeman Sucker Punches Black Man In Face During Stop In Alleged Case Of Police Racism
A black man is punched in the mouth by a police officer on 29th May, in Greater Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Newsflash)
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Policeman Sucker Punches Black Man In Face During Stop In Alleged Case Of Police Racism

https://youtu.be/z2GYMMp0Xmo This is the moment a policeman sucker punches a man in the face, knocking him to the ground. The incident took place in the Brazilian municipality of Caieiras on 29th May. In video footage recorded of the incident, two officers can be seen stopping three black males and asking…

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June 1, 2021
Read more about the article Black Actress Reveals She Identifies As White After Being Raised By Afrikaans Family
A South African Mari Van Heerden recently did an interview in which she explains why she believes she is white on 11th May, 2021. (Newsflash)
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Black Actress Reveals She Identifies As White After Being Raised By Afrikaans Family

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GG117RogvE Newsflash This is the moment black South African actress Mari van Heerden reveals that she “identifies as white”. The transracial actress made the announcement during an interview with Relebogile Mabotja for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), revealing that she was “raised white so I don’t identify as black.”…

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May 24, 2021
Read more about the article Woman Banned From BAME Quota As She Is Too Pretty
Rebeca da Silva Mello (28), the black candidate who passed a contest by the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office 2018, but was disqualified by the organizing board and sued them. (Newsflash)
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Woman Banned From BAME Quota As She Is Too Pretty

A quota scheme to try to increase the number of BAME employees in the Brazilian justice system only applies to ugly candidates after a black woman whose ancestors were slaves was told she did not qualify because she was too pretty. Economist Rebeca da Silva Mello, 28, originally got through…

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October 20, 2020
Read more about the article Trial Of Activists Who Tried To Steal Museum Pieces
Statues at the Afrika Museum Berg en Dal. (Newsflash)
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Trial Of Activists Who Tried To Steal Museum Pieces

Five African rights activists who tried to steal items from a museum in France to "take them home" have appeared in court in Paris. The prosecutor is asking for a EUR 1,000 (GBP 907) fine against Congolese activist Emery Mwazulu Diyabanza despite the maximum possible sentence of 10 years in…

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October 14, 2020