Racism

Share on PinterestIn this Special Feature, we look at how racism impacts community-wide access to formal mental healthcare support.Recently, Fiona Godlee — editor-in-chief at the BMJ — wrote a column in which she called racism “the other pandemic.” “Racism is suddenly and at last everyone’s business, and acting against it is everyone’s responsibility,” she points…

Raheem Sterling (Getty Images) Manchester City and England footballer Raheem Sterling on Sunday insisted that racism is "the only disease right now".The 25-year-old, who has often and powerfully spoken out on discrimination, admitted his remarks may appear ill-chosen as the globe fights the coronavirus pandemic."I know this might sound a little bit cheesy but the…

Taking a knee, banging drums and ignoring social distancing measures, outraged protesters from Sydney to London on Saturday kicked off a weekend of global rallies against racism and police brutality.The death at police hands of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in the US state of Minnesota has brought tens of thousands out onto the…

Former president Barack Obama in a statement spoke out against racism after the death of a black man, George Floyd, at the hands of police.Floyd was killed after a police officer kneeled on his neck for over five minutes while he was handcuffed.Obama also made reference to two other racist incidents in the past months,…