News Stop making racist jokes and memes about coronavirus by Mia Montesin I don’t know about yours, but my social feeds are infected with tacky jokes about coronavirus involving Corona bottles, unwilling subjects, fake news, and second-hand humour. In what the World…
News The spread of fake coronavirus news has dangerous consequences by Claudia Schmidt Last week we reported on the growing phenomenon of racist jokes surrounding coronavirus. Now another trend has emerged: viral hoax videos which spread misinformation and conspiracy theories about the virus….
News Wealthy white women in the US are paying $2500 for a dinner where people tell them why they’re racist by Claire Adema What’s on the menu tonight? White privilege. That’s what is being served up in America at a dinner event named ‘Race to Dinner’ where an increasing mass of white, liberal…
News Tyler, The Creator calls out Grammy Awards for pigeonholing black artists by Claudia Schmidt The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards went down earlier this week and Tyler, The Creator took out the category for Best Rap Album for his 2019 release, IGOR. However, in his…
News #TooStrongForYouKaren merch and the story behind the viral hashtag by Claire Adema You might be aware of a recent news story involving racist comments made towards two Indigenous artists at their home in Mildura over the weekend. Or possibly seen the influx…
News Racism is alive and well in Australia according to Urban Dictionary by Freya McGahey In response to outrage at how racist and aggressive the definition of the word ‘Aboriginal’ was in Urban Dictionary, the administrators of the site have made the decision to remove…
News Guns N’ Posers: why on earth did the legendary rock band invite Angry Anderson on stage? by Happy Guns N’ Roses played two gigs over the weekend at ANZ stadium as part of their Not In This Lifetime tour. The patrons of rock and roll surprised the crowd with two…
News UNSW facing criticism from middle aged white men after allegedly teaching history correctly by Sam Dawes In an unprecedented move, consistently neutral and valid publication The Daily Telegraph have caused a stir after their politically skewed and, frankly, racist piece regarding some teaching guidelines that have…
News Seth Sentry takes a stand against racism and receives death threats by Emily Mathison Seth Sentry has come under fire of online hate after defending Thelma Plum and Briggs, in what has been one of the biggest (and ridiculous) stories of the week. After…
News Backlash against Thelma Plum and Briggs worsens by Emily Mathison Yesterday it was reported that indigenous musicians Thelma Plum and Briggs were receiving a considerable amount of backlash after calling out two individuals from Ballarat for wearing blackface. Well, the…
News Thelma Plum and Briggs receive backlash after calling out individuals for wearing blackface by Emily Mathison Indigenous musicians Briggs and Thelma Plum have called out two individuals via social media for dressing up in elaborate blackface costumes. The image came to the attention of Briggs and Plum…
News L-Fresh The Lion tackles racism in new video for Get Mine by Emily Mathison L-Fresh The Lion has shared the controversial new video for his single Get Mine. Through the video and lyrics of the track, the issue of worldwide racism and discrimination is…
News Horrorshow releases Any Other Name in response to racism debate by Happy After writing and recording a new single over the past weekend, Horrorshow has now released Any Other Name. The single that hopes to see Australians reflect on the current debates surrounding the treatment of…
