Racism

Indian-American billionaire Vinod Khosla and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have been locked in an on-and-off online feud for months. In the latest exchange, Khosla accused Musk of racism and promoting 'Waga – white America great again.' Musk brushed it off by pointing to his partner Shivon Zills's Indian heritage.

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Agostina Páez, a 29-year-old Argentine lawyer from Santiago del Estero, has been detained in Rio de Janeiro after being reported for racist gestures and remarks at an Ipanema bar. Brazilian authorities seized her passport and will fit her with an electronic ankle monitor to prevent her from leaving the country during the investigation. Páez expressed regret and fear over the threats she is receiving.

Civil rights attorney Sherrilyn Ifill argues that Democrats are reluctant to confront racism as a driving force behind Donald Trump’s political appeal, warning that this reluctance could delay urgently needed action. In a recent podcast discussion, she cautions that misplaced institutional trust and a tendency to normalize crisis hinder recognition of unraveling democratic norms, and she calls for a renewed commitment to the ideals embodied in the 14th Amendment.

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A police captain in Makhanda has secured R80,000 in damages from the South African Police Service after defamatory posters labeled her a 'white racist bitch' following a misinterpreted remark about vehicles. The incident stemmed from a 2020 comment construed as racist, leading to her dismissal and reinstatement. Judge Avinash Govindjee ruled the posters defamatory, holding SAPS vicariously liable despite no malice in the initial probe.

An analysis of 115 international documents shows that racial issues are systematically ignored in efforts against the climate crisis. Conducted by FGV and Geledés, the study covers from Rio-92 to preparations for COP30. Only 23% of the texts mention Afro-descendants, with little legal force.

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Stand-up comedian Tutty Tran has become the victim of a racist attack, according to his own account. On Instagram, he shared a photo showing a bloodshot eye and a plaster on his temple. The incident occurred over the weekend on the open street.