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Chinese state media on Thursday rushed to blame “the rising anti-Asian [crime] wave in the U.S.” on the “toxic political influence” of former President Donald Trump, who had the temerity to point out that the Wuhan coronavirus originated in Wuhan, China.

A new child sexual exploitation unit in Manchester, England, has been launched after years of failure on so-called “grooming” rape gangs. 

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed police visits to people accused of “hurtful” behavior in the wake of anti-Asian American crimes during a press conference on Thursday.

Left-wing comedian and producer Chelsea Handler said during a virtual conversation with actor-comedian Amy Schumer and actor Jameela Jamil that it is necessary for everyone to “give a little bit away who has too much” in the pursuit of equality.

The Manchester School District is asking employees to take “white privilege” training that includes “whiteness is a pillar of white supremacy.”

Two professors are calling for abolishing the physics term “quantum supremacy” because it is “uncomfortably reminiscent of ‘white supremacy.'”

LeBron James sent “condolences” to the “entire Asian community” on Wednesday after a string of shootings at Atlanta-area massage parlors left eight people, including six people of Asian descent, dead.

Michelle Obama said Tuesday that Meghan Meghan’s claim a member of the British royal family queried the possible darkness of her son’s skin was “heartbreaking” but “not a complete surprise” and she hoped the revelation would teach the world a lesson.

Tania Owen, widow of murdered Los Angeles Sheriff’s Sergeant Steve Owen, joined SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Sunday with host Joel Pollak to discuss a recall effort against Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón.

CNN anchor Don Lemon said Monday on ABC’s “The View” that to begin a process of addressing racism in America, it was time to “present the true identity of Jesus,” which he said was “a black or brown person.”

Public opinion of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Britain has fallen to the worst it has ever been after their interview with Oprah.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and husband Prince Harry had their team contact the BBC to tell them to make sure panels discussing their tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey were not populated by “old white men”, according to reports.

Prince William said of the royals “We are very much not a racist family” on Thursday, the second rebuttal to Meghan’s claims in as many days.

Oakland wants to make single-family home neighborhoods more “diverse” by inserting low-income, multi-family units into those communities.

A New England ice cream maker has changed the name of one of its signature flavors after several people say the name “Just Jimmies” is rooted in racism.

A German children’s book that stated that the coronavirus came from China has been pulped after the publisher caved to pressure from the CCP.

Children can no longer watch Dumbo, Peter Pan, Swiss Family Robinson, and The Aristocats on Disney’s Disney+ streaming service while using the “Kids Profile” mode, which filters out titles flagged with content warnings — including scenes now deemed racist.

A plurality of Britons thinks that Meghan and Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey, where they aired their personal grievances in public and implied that the Royal Family was racist, was “inappropriate”.

The Palace broke with normal convention and issued a direct riposte to the extraordinary claims made by Meghan in her Oprah interview.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The University of Texas’ long-awaited report on “The Eyes of Texas” has found that the school song has “no racist intent,” but the school president said athletes and band members will not be required to sing or participate when the song is played at games and campus events.

CNN anchor Don Lemon told his colleague Chris Cuomo on Monday during the hand-off between shows that the right was attacking Meghan Markle over her comments during her interview with Oprah Winfrey because they wanted to deny racism.

Creighton University has reinstated coach Greg Mcdermott only four days after suspending him for a supposedly “insensitive” comment.

A group of militant Black Lives Matter activists harassed girls trying to enter a cheerleading competition in Louisville on Saturday.

Stanford Law School has launched a “Youth Justice Lab,” which aims to address racism in public schools. The university claims that special education, advanced placement programs, and other “meritocratic” grading policies are “insidious” forms of “state-sponsored racial segregation.”

A recent report alleges that multiple Google employees that approached the company with complaints of racism and sexism were urged to take medical leave and focus on their mental health.

PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit that challenged “race-norming” in dementia tests for retired NFL players, a practice that some say makes it harder for Black athletes to show injury and qualify for awards.

South African Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier slammed preferential “Black Economic Empowerment” as “racial discrimination” Sunday, saying such favoritism smacks of apartheid.

An Iraqi migrant doctor in the French commune of Bourges who has been accused of sexual assault by a patient has alleged a “racist conspiracy” against him.

The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) spy agency has asked “only” ethnic minorities and women to register their interest in upcoming IT job listings, leaving white males out in the cold. 

ABC’s The Bachelor fell to its lowest ratings this season and second-lowest of all time Monday night with its “The Women Tell All” episode, as a racial microaggression controversy has booted longtime host Chris Harrison from its upcoming epilogue and forced him on an apology tour.

Creighton’ Greg McDermott has been suspended after a post-game speech in which he told his players they needed to “stay on the plantation.”

United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), the teachers’ union representing educators in the Los Angeles United School District (USDSA), attempted to profile the race of a local mother who criticized the union for opposing school reopening plans.

EBay is reportedly removing the six Dr. Seuss books that the author’s estate has stopped publishing, saying that it is working on removing the titles from its online auctions and other listings.

The University of Washington (UW) has announced that it will be launching a “Center for Antiracism in Nursing” that will focus on addressing “systemic racism” in healthcare.

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack revealed Wednesday he will respond to demands for racial equity in agriculture by initiating a commission on discrimination.

The Arizona Department of Education wants its teachers to  promote racial “equity and diversity” through an “anti-racist” program that promotes the idea that white babies and toddlers are racist.