Deborah Gabriel
Articles by Deborah Gabriel
April 22, 2009
The boycott of the World Conference Against Racism by western countries was nothing more than a smokescreen to mask their real motives for not turning up and walking out - many of these countries who were active participants in the enslavement, colonization and brutality against Africans and other visible minorities have one objective and that is to maintain the structured systems of social and economic inequality that are facilitated by racism.
April 19, 2009
Academics and activists are using the blogosphere and the vast online news arena to raise awareness about racism and discrimination towards Afro Cubans. There is even talk of a 'black revolution' in Cuba that is gathering momemtum as a result of the "Obama effect".
April 10, 2009
An industrial tribunal has heard how black British magistrate Iris Josiah was overlooked for promotion and shunnd by her colleagues after challenging the racist treatment of black defendants.
April 06, 2009
Journalist, author, lecturer and social entreprenuer, Deborah Gabriel shares her experience of becoming vegetarian, which not only improved her health but also helped her to lose over 2 stone.
March 22, 2009
There´s a solution to the chronic under-representation of visible minorities in the mainstream media, both as journalists and in terms of news content – and that is to bridge the gap between the mainstream and ethnic media with a new type of publication that is truly reflective of a culturally diverse society.
March 15, 2009
Earlier this year John and Maggie Anderson, a middle class African American couple from Chicago, launched the Ebony Experiment – a pledge to ´buy black´ for a year, committing to purchase goods and services exclusively from black owned businesses. Can such a scheme reap economic benefits for black communities?
March 03, 2009
The tenth anniversary of the MacPherson report - a defining moment in terms of race relations in the UK, is an apt time to reflect on how much or how little progress has been made since the Metropolitan Police force and other public organisations were branded "institutionally racist".
February 20, 2009
Eric Holder took the nation by surprise in his tough speech on the state of race relations in the US - but we should all be grateful for his honesty, as under his leadership as Attorney General, America may at last see real change.
February 10, 2009
A British head teacher resigned from her job at a primary school after Muslim parents complained over her plans to axe separate assemblies. An outdated law of 1998 states that pupils should take part in collective Christian worship, but in a multicultural, multi-faith society, perhaps it needs updating.
February 05, 2009
Carol Thatcher, daughter of former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, referred to a non-white tennis player as a Golliwog in the BBC's Green Room. The BBC's decision to sack her from the One Show, she was involved in and the reactions this has sparked reveals much about racial attitudes in the UK.
February 02, 2009
As the global economic crisis continues to take its toll with more job losses and company closures predicted, black businesses should seriously consider collaborative strategies such as merging and pooling resources to have a stronger chance of survival.