Tired colonial tropes paint Africans as untamed, unrestrained, and lacking in intelligence.
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As the recent wave of Black Lives Matter protests have shown many people, racial bias, prejudice and discrimination very much still exist, but have become increasingly subtle and complex.
Negative statistics about black students may be prevalent, but they are often out of context, misleading or just plain wrong, a professor of counseling psychology argues.
Using the term ‘at-risk’ to describe students from challenging circumstances often creates more problems than it solves, a professor of counseling psychology argues.
Whether it is racism, sexism or ageism, most of us face prejudice in some domain. And it turns out that damaging stereotypes can significantly affect our intellectual abilities.
China’s offensive ‘blackface’ skit intended to highlight the positive aspects of China-Africa relations, has done the opposite.
In China, like in other parts of the world, Africa is routinely treated as a single unit, erasing its linguistic, racial and cultural diversity.
Textbook language can influence thinking. So, what do some textbooks say on issues of race?
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Professor of Counseling Psychology, Howard University
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Associate Professor in Gender and Consumer Psychology, Director of Groups and Societies Research Centre and Chair of Faculty Athena Swan Committee, Anglia Ruskin University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin
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Lecturer in Journalism and Global Communication, University of Sheffield; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Head of Department, Sociology and Criminology, University of Bradford
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Research fellow, University of Passau
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Assistant Professor in Cultural Studies, Lingnan University