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  1. I need to find time to write a discursive diagnostic piece on the nonsense that is psychology, especially psychoanalysis.

    👉 philosophics.blog/2026/05/22/f

    Reading Frantz Fanon's Black Skin, White Masks – excellent, by the way – I suggest skipping Chapter 4. It's not bad in itself, but…. I'll keep reading.

    #psychology #philosophy #raceissues #psychoanalysis #pseudoscience #blacklivesmatter #history #blog #podcast #books #reading #fanon #postcolonialism #power #culture #society #perspective #dreams

  2. Human Rights Watch says racist tropes 'common' across Chinese social media, and that platforms and government must act.
    China urged to tackle online racism targeting Black people
  3. It is an effort to shut down acknowledgement of historical and current discrimination — in the US, but also in India.
    Why the Hindu right opposes affirmative action in the US
  4. Decades after the end of apartheid, ​​severe inequality persists with almost half of Black South Africans unemployed.
    South Africa’s controversial ‘race quota’ law stirs debate
  5. A complaint earlier this month triggered the investigation, which will consider whether the practice is discriminatory.
    US Education Dept opens probe into Harvard’s legacy admissions
  6. NYC mayor names 55-year-old Edward Caban as leader of the largest US police department, the first Latino in the role.
    New York City names its first Latino police commissioner
  7. Rollout of up to 40,000 cameras equipped with AI technology in São Paulo is also raising concerns on security, privacy.
    Facial recognition surveillance in São Paulo could worsen racism
  8. As the United States Supreme Court considers the role of race in college admissions, we explore the many challenges facing education with the first African A...
    MIT chancellor: Has higher education become elitist and racist? | Talk to Al Jazeera
  9. Symbols such as swastikas, SS insignia will be banned in Australia with up to 12 months in prison for offenders.
    Australia to ban Nazi salute, symbols in bid to curb far right
  10. The Big Picture examines whether old prejudices against Indigenous people still hold the key to Chile's future.
    The Mapuche and the Myth of Chile
  11. Alongside the fighting in Sudan, there’s a battle of narratives. Plus, racist rhetoric in Tunisia.
    Amid the Sudan crisis, an information battle
  12. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is the first Portuguese leader to suggest an apology for his country's role in slave trade.
    Portugal should take ‘responsibility’ for slavery, president says
  13. Musician Jake Blount and author Mark Anthony Neal on Black music, exploitation and the US entertainment industry.
    Who profits from the music genres created by Black artists?
  14. The $550-million lawsuit in the US compares the Nichols beating to that of Emmett Till, a Black boy murdered in 1955.
    Family of Tyre Nichols sues Memphis officials, police officers