2+ week, 5+ day ago   (289+ words) American retail giant Target has withdrawn a Halloween costume from sale after critics on social media said it resembled a racist caricature. Describing the costume as "offensive", the store said in a statement that it was "hurtful for our Black…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1723+ words) If someone asked you to think of an autistic person, who would come to mind? The world's richest man, Elon Musk? Maybe Greta Thunberg, who says being different can be a superpower. Or Robbie Williams, who has recently revealed he's…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (460+ words) Wia dis foto come from, Nathan Cofnas/BBC Di academic pesin wey accuse di late Cambridge professor Jason Arday say e commit plagiarism don chop suspension from im post for Belgian university. Nathan Cofnas, wey be self-defined "race realist", dey…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (413+ words) An academic who accused the late Cambridge professor Jason Arday of plagiarism has been suspended from his post at a Belgian university. Nathan Cofnas, a self-defined "race realist", was among those to question Arday's work and achievements - prompting a weeks-long…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (861+ words) The vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge was heckled as she was seen in public for the first time since the death of former professor Jason Arday. Prof Deborah Prentice attended a vigil organised by the campaign group Stand Up…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (89+ words) BBC Thousands attend vigil following Jason Arday's death People gathered on Monday for a vigil organised by Stand Up To Racism in Trafalgar Square to pay tribute to Jason Arday, the Cambridge University professor who died after stepping down during…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (981+ words) The family of Jason Arday have said they are "still coming to terms" with his death in a statement shared at a vigil for the professor in Trafalgar Square. Arday, who became Cambridge University's youngest black professor when appointed in…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (560+ words) Cambridge University's chancellor has criticised the "racist feeding frenzy" around Jason Arday, the professor who died after stepping down during a plagiarism row. Arday - who became the university's youngest black professor when appointed in 2023 - had faced weeks of media coverage…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (297+ words) More than 200 people have attended an emotional vigil in Cambridge to remember the life of Jason Arday. The former Cambridge professor was found dead at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon. Arday, 41, resigned as a professor of…...