Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
institutional racismlatest news & developments
“The idea that one can observe a human being, in all their complexity and discern cognitive ability, is highly problematic.” (John McCann/M&G)

Prejudice thrives when knowledge systems are biased

Notions of superior Western and scientific understanding need to be challenged

Markus Jooste won’t necessarily face incriminating questions when he arrives in Parliament.

Institutional racism is still alive and kicking in the workplace

Colonialism and apartheid were all-encompassing systems, involving institutions, professions and the public and private sectors.

President Donald Trump insists CNN has “been exposed” for peddling “fake news” and “garbage journalism.”

Trump: I’m not a racist

Senator David Purdue, a Republican from Georgia, called charges that Trump is racist "ridiculous".

A fossil tooth contains isotopes that offer clues of aridification.

UCT, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng and accusations of fake qualifications

Just nine months into her appointment, two UCT alumni sent a string of emails alleging her qualifications are fake

White supremacists held a ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville

Charlottesville is America everywhere

US white supremacists and Neo-Nazis are no longer afraid of showing their faces because they face no repercussions.

Education MEC and St John’s community seek expulsion of racist teacher

The school has set up a communications team to deal with media interest, including working with Flow Communications, “a reputation management firm”.

Silent protest parade in New York against the East St. Louis riots

100 years ago African-Americans marched on 5th Avenue to declare black lives matter

The demands of black people in 2017 remain the same as one of the signs raised to the sky on that July afternoon in 1917: “Give me a chance to live.”

How did a relatively unknown businessman and soccer club owner from Limpopo gain an inside track with Africa’s largest pension fund administrator and its chief executive, Dan Matjila (pictured)?

Unfair practices against black and female lawyers are ‘plain for everybody to see’

"We have a longstanding problem within the legal profession where black people are not getting a fair share of the work available out there."

AfriForum deputy CEO Ernst Roets confirmed to The Daily Vox that they will be laying criminal charges of racism

Afriforum to lay racism and incitement charges against 100 social media users

Why are there only black people on this list?

Grenfell is a stark example of endemic criminal neglect and exploitation born out of demonisation of marginalised communities

The connection between Grenfell and Finsbury Park

Both the Grenfell fire and the Finsbury Park attack are the result of the UK government’s vilification of the ‘other’.

Pietermaritzburg Girls High: Codes of conduct won’t fix entrenched racism

Being told to “get over it” negates what we constantly have to say about race: just because we’re equal on paper does not mean we are equal in reality

The white identity is so central to France that any event that brings white dominance into question swiftly triggers a solidarity that breaks down partisan political divides.

When an Afro-feminist festival defies white supremacy

Black women must be allowed to come together without being forced to justify their actions to people who do not face similar oppressions

Before being ostracised by the right as a proponent of paedophilia

Provocateur vs racist: The bigotry double standard

In today’s world people who are white, male, and right-wing can easily get away with racism and bigotry

David Mabuza has been mentioned in the same breath as political hits in Mpumalanga

No low-cost housing for Sea Point

The province is replenishing its coffers by selling prime land privately instead of giving it to the poor.

Centre of attention: Black people are still a novelty at South African music festivals.

​Your token black guide to white festivals

Recalling the one time she attended the Rocking the Daisies festival, musician Msaki shares 10 essential tips for surviving white live music festivals

The gulf and the difficulties we undoubtedly confront as a national and global community make what we are doing more important than ever. Pictured is Ella Baker

​Take on Trump: We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes

Donald Trump will lead the United States, but we cannot sit back being fearful, we must fight for all people’s rights.

Pride and prejudice: It’s important to remember that being part of a marginalised group does not excuse nor erase exclusionary behaviour.
Video

No fats, no femmes, no blacks: The unbearable racism of Grindr in South Africa

If you say you have a racial preference on your dating profile, you’re very likely to also hold racist beliefs in other aspects.

The shootings of black people by police officers in the United States has raised questions about racism and white supremacy in police forces.

790 people killed by US police in 2016: State of emergency called after second night of unrest in Charlotte

A state of emergency was declared after second night of unrest as protests flared after yet another police officer shot and killed a black man.

How black and white conspire against SA’s nationhood

A new book paints Africans as lacking agency in a post-apartheid vortex of structural racism.