Race

Martin Luther King Jr's son says while the US administration was "attempting to turn the clock back" on equal rights, Australia shows "potential".

Iranian-American comedy veteran Maz Jobrani believes the US president is trying to censor free speech in the United States, and he intends to hit back.

An Australian race in 1901 helped bring the freestyle stroke to the world.

Racist comments mocking the victims flooded social media after the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad.  

Slanted sees debut Australian director Amy Wang's morbid teenage dream come true, as an aspiring prom queen signs up for radical surgery to change her race.

An investigation involving a Melbourne soccer club, Victoria Police and Football Victoria is underway after multiple spectators reported hearing a "monkey-type" chant during a game in Victoria's top soccer league last week.

On the surface, they seem like typical soap businesses. But to their audience, they are a tool for spreading hate.

Nestled in the heart of Footscray in Melbourne's inner-west sits a trove of African art, literature and history. Its founder hopes it will become a source of community strength for generations to come.

The messages were circulated on the instant messaging platform Snapchat by students from Presbyterian Ladies' College.

A childcare worker is afraid to leave her home alone after being one of two women attacked at Epping Plaza, prompting advocacy groups to call for immediate action amid a rise in Islamophobic incidents.

For some women, it's an easy decision to keep their surnames after marriage — and it's not just because of their culture.

The dialling back of Indigenous rights will be high on the agenda for Invasion Day rallies this year, according to protest organisers who say it's a global "phenomenon" also happening to overseas colonised nations.  

When a press release is being released on a meeting's outcomes 67 minutes after the meeting started, it's easy to get the picture that the "meaningful legal reform" being called for from people like anti-Semitism envoy Jillian Segal wouldn't be happening — at least not now.

A video that appears to show some fans engaging in a racist chant at Melbourne's Boxing Day Test has been circulating online and made headlines in India, with members of Melbourne's Indian community saying the incident was "not appropriate".

Fox Sports commentator Isa Guha says she is "deeply sorry" for a poor choice of words while talking about India bowler Jasprit Bumrah during the third Test at the Gabba.

A wide-ranging document on how to tackle racism in Australia has found existing measures are "ad-hoc" and "ineffective". 

Asian women are accused of being traitors if they dare to date a white man, but Asian men are celebrated for dating white women. Why are we subjected to such blatant hypocrisy?

This year's Reconciliation Week theme is, "Be a voice for generations," and encourages all Australians to be a voice for reconciliation in our day-to-day lives by learning more about our shared histories and cultures. To help you along, we've come up with some places to start.

If you'd like to deepen your engagement with First Nations people, history and culture this January 26, here are some places to start.

Wendy Hartanti and Rani Pramesti reflect on their past and how it has inspired them to fight racism and help under-represented minority groups in Australia.