Racism row as Leonardo DiCaprio & Robert Downey Jr set for Middle Eastern roles
LEONARDO DICAPRIO is lined up to play Persian poet Jalaluddin al-Rumi, while Robert Downey Jr is set for Iranian mystic Shams of Tabriz, but film fans are not happy with the whitewashing. Daily Express :: Films Feed
Sadiq Khan to team up with Tories over Europe – just WEEKS after RACISM row
LABOUR London Mayor Sadiq Khan is set for a shock alliance with Tory figureheads David Cameron and George Osborne. Daily Express :: News Feed
VIDEO: ‘Will Smith is an ***hole and NOT a great actor’ Huge Oscars racism row erupts
WATCH an extraordinary attack on Will Smith as a huge racism row erupts over the list of Oscar nominees with major names boycotting the awards ceremony and one star saying Smith DID NOT deserve a nomination anyway. Daily Express :: Films Feed
Ab Fab film hit with ‘Yellowface’ RACISM row as angry fans threaten film boycott
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS has been accused of anti-Asian racism by American star Margaret Cho over the use of Jeanette ‘Krankie’ Tough to portray a Japanese character. Daily Express :: Films Feed
Yale Responds to Student Demands Over Racism, Inequality
Yale President Peter Salovey declared this week that there is still much work to do regarding students’ concern over rising racial tensions on the university’s campus. Salovey proposed “a structure to build a more inclusive Yale” by adding four new faculty members to address underrepresented cultures, supplying multi-cultural training for employees, expanding cultural center resources, […]