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Sharing and listening in an atmosphere of mutual trust, the diverse groups in a first round of truth and reconciliation talks have found a rapport on Bermuda’s notoriously enduring and difficult subject: race. “Bermuda is a small place — we can do th...

Anti-racism charity Curb has called for businesses to detail their policies and positions on racism. The call comes in the wake of a controversial Facebook post by restaurateur Rick Olsen about the December 2 protests. While the charity attacked the ...

Recently, the results of the American National Election Survey were released, showing troubling findings: Convictions about the perceived failures of particular racial groups were a more certain predictor of votes than income inequality or authoritar...

Students from Berkeley Institute and Saltus Grammar School came together recently to tackle the topic of racism As part of UNESCO’s Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, students from both schools took part in a joint session with Imagine...

The last week in February was an ugly, humiliating one for South Africa. A country once considered a jewel of democracy on the African continent has been gripped by a wave of xenophobic violence. In a matter of days, more than 30 stores belonging to ...

Hurt people hurt people. It is with this in mind that Maxim Alkon approaches people experiencing trauma or stress. Residents struggling with racism-related stress are his current focus. The 38-year-old has created a series of workshops to help them h...

February is Black History Month. Throughout this month The Royal Gazette will feature people, events, places and institutions that have contributed to the shaping of African history The Afro-Asian Conference, known generally as the Bandung Conferenc...

Blacks have “a history of our fortitude being tested”, a packed hall heard last night from visiting lecturer Kenneth Hardy. “Keep going,” was his advice. A professor of family therapy from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Dr Hardy heads home today ...

Racism has overtaken crime as one of the biggest issues facing Bermuda, according to a poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette. A surge of voters named racism as their top concern in the Global Research survey this month: 16 per cent, up from 7 per ce...

February is Black History Month. Throughout this month The Royal Gazette will feature people, events, places and institutions that have contributed to the shaping of African history The Brixton Riots, described as the first serious riots of the 20th ...

Reconciliation is the process of establishing and maintaining a mutually respectful relationship between peoples previously separated by oppression and violence. For that to happen, there has to be a raised awareness of that oppressive past; a proces...

Truth and reconciliation conversations will begin across the island in February, racial justice organisation Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda announced yesterday. Trained mediators will run the multiple group sessions of up to 20 participants, wh...