International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Background The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on the day the police in Sharpeville, South Africa, opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid "pass laws" in 1960. In 1979, the General Assembly adopted a program of ...

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Zero Discrimination Day

  Zero Discrimination Day History of Zero Discrimination Day In the year 2013, The Zero Discrimination Day was organized by the director of UNAIDS or the United Nations Program on HIV and AIDS, Michel Sidibé on the occasion of World’s AIDS Day. The first Zero Discrimination Day was celebrated in the year 2014 on the 1st of March. The main motive to established...

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Fight Against racial inequality

Fight Against Racial Inequality – The role of individuals and black organizations

  In light of largely publicized recent, unthinkable, racial based killings in the USA, I have been overwhelmed by emails and calls from people of all races and walks of life asking our organization, SupportBlackCharities.org (SBC), “How can I help? How can I get involved?” I initially directed them to SBC’s online directory where they could find an area they a...

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