“Pervasive racism” meant UK’s Black and Asian troops not commemorated: report
London, UKReuters As many as 350,000 Black and Asian service personnel who died fighting for Britain might not have been properly commemorated because of “pervasive racism”, a report concluded on Thursday. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission issued an apology after an inquiry it commissioned found hundreds of thousands of mostly African and Middle Eastern casualties […]
Essay: Let the church declare – Asian Lives Matter
In an article first published on Religion News Service, RAYMOND CHANG and MICHELLE AMI REYES, of the Asian American Christian Collaborative, call for churches to take a stand against anti-Asian racism…
Ethnic minorities disproportionately affected by coronavirus – The Lancet
Reuters Ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by the novel coronavirus, with Blacks and Asians at increased risk of COVID-19 infection compared to white individuals, according to an analysis published in The Lancet medical journal. About 18.7 million patients from 50 studies were included to establish the findings, the analysis said. Forty-two of the studies […]
ESSAY: IN THE US, EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS ARE RACIALLY DIVERSE – AND HOLD DIVERSE VIEWS ON IMMIGRATION
In an article first published on The Conversation ahead of this week US midterm elections, JANELLE WONG, of the University of Maryland, explores what’s behind the growing diversity among views of US evangelicals on issues like immigration…
STRANGESIGHTS: THE FAKE POSTER THAT MADE A POINT, BRITAIN’S “WORST” BUILDING; AND, SHEEP JOIN NYC FLOCK …
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…