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Whoopi Goldberg

mars 16, 2023 Published by: Roma Foundation

A plethora of articles in the press about Whoopi Goldberg use of the term “gypped” on live TV. She was referring to Donald Trump’s follower who, according to Whoopi are “people who still believe that he got, you know, gypped somehow in the election.”

She apologised.

Whoopi Goldberg apologizes for using Romani slur on ‘The View’: ‘I’m really, really sorry’. In: Yahoo. 15.03.2023. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/whoopi-goldberg-apologizes-romani-slur-gypped-the-view-202207436.html
Whoopi Goldberg Apologizes After Saying Romani Slur on ‘The View’. In: ET. 15.03.2023. https://www.etonline.com/whoopi-goldberg-apologizes-after-saying-romani-slur-on-the-view-201021

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USA and Roma

décembre 31, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

An article arguing that in spite of the bi-partisan US Senate resolution of the 8^th of December celebrating the heritage of Romane Americans, lots remain to be done to combat prejudices and stereotypes.

It is time to address anti-Roma racism in the US. In: Al Jazeera. 30.12.2022. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/12/30/it-is-high-time-to-address-anti-roma-racism-in-the-us

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A Reminder

décembre 3, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

An article that is not about Roma, but is a reminder of what the truth about Hitler and his racial policies are. This is addressed to Ye (formerly Kayne West) who repeatedly has been praising Hitler.

Well, he, like many of the Nazis admirers, should better inform themselves first.

A history lesson for Ye: Hitler would have sterilized your children. In: Washington Post. 02.12.2022. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/12/02/hitler-kanye-west-black-germans-holocaust/

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Racial Profiling

novembre 23, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Unicorn Riot, a left wing media collective that originated online in 2015 and which is known for reporting on far-right organizations and sources of racial and economic injustice in the US uncovered several cases of racial profiling of Roma in the US. They also found an illegal database of Roma, held privately. Needless to say, Roma are all thieves and scammers.

This is bad.

Police use Private Database to ID & Racially Profile Roma in US. In: Unicorn Riot. 21.11.2022. https://unicornriot.ninja/2022/police-use-private-database-to-id-racially-profile-roma-in-us/

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Stereotypes …

novembre 15, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

An article on Roma food. Full of stereotypes. Nomads, hedgehogs, cast system, all sort of mish-mash which is not good and represents bad journalism.

But well, what can you expect …

The Food Of The Roma: How Nomads Adopted A Particular Cuisine. In: Slurrp. 14.11.2022. https://www.slurrp.com/article/the-food-of-the-roma-1668424206623

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Rom and Moslem

novembre 4, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

An article on the double prejudice faced by Moslem Roma. Not easy.

The article states there are over 20 Mio Roma worldwide. This is not quite correct.

Muslimische Roma: Doppelte Diskriminierung? In: NDR. 04.11.2022. https://www.ndr.de/kultur/sendungen/freitagsforum/Muslimische-Roma-Doppelte-Diskriminierung,freitagsforum1008.html

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USA: DorkyPark

octobre 5, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

A theatre piece is being played in Brooklyn by the Berlin company DorkyPark on Roma.

Roma Tell Their Stories in a Dance-Theater Work From Berlin. In: The New-York Times. 04.10.2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/arts/dance/dorkypark-romani-open-for-everything.html

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Brazil and Roma

septembre 22, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

A new project has been launched in Brazil aiming at helping the country’s Roma. There are quite a few Roma living in Brazil, a fact that is not well known.

Brazilian Government launches the “Roma Youth Project” to support Roma communities in Brazil. In: Agorape. 21.09.2022. https://agorape.blog.br/2022/09/22/brazilian-government-launches-the-roma-youth-project-to-support-roma-communities-in-brazil/

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International Romnja Congress

août 17, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

The University of Southern Patagonia of Argentina – UNPA which has been involved for years in spreading the Romani culture and above all it deals with the condition of women Romani women is organising an International Congress of Romani Women from the 17^th to the 19^th of August.

In addition to Argentina, Romani women from Brazil, the USA, Spain, Romania, Ukraine, Italy will attend. For Italy, Giulia Di Rocco has been called for the second time to take part and will talk about the situation of Romani women between discrimination and struggles for gender equality.

L’attivista abruzzese Giulia Di Rocco al congresso internazionale delle “mujeres Romani Gitanas”. In: Abruzzo Live. 16.08.2022. https://abruzzolive.it/lattivista-abruzzese-giulia-di-rocco-al-congresso-internazionale-delle-mujeres-romani-gitanas/
L’abruzzese Giulia Di Rocco rappresenterà l’Italia al Congresso Internazionale delle Mujeres Romani/ Gitanas. In: News-Town. 16.08.2022. https://news-town.it/cultura-e-societa/40788-l-abruzzese-giulia-di-rocco-rappresentare-l’italia-al-congresso-internazionale-delle-mujeres-romani-gitanas.html
L’abruzzese Giulia Di Rocco al Congresso Internazionale delle Mujeres Romani/Gitanas. In: L’Aquila Blog. 16.08.2022. https://www.laquilablog.it/labruzzese-giulia-di-rocco-al-congresso-internazionale-delle-mujeres-romani-gitanas/

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Copenhagen Summit

juin 15, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Roma activist Selviya Mustafi from North Macedonia discussed a “Democratic Digital Organization” with former US President Barack Obama at the Copenhagen Democratic Summit in a panel.

Romská aktivistka diskutovala s Barackem Obamou o Romech a demokracii. In: Romea. 14.06.2022. http://www.romea.cz/cz/zpravodajstvi/zahranicni/romska-aktivistka-diskutovala-s-barackem-obamou-o-romech-a-demokracii

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Eugene Hütz

mai 26, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

An interview with the leader of the band “Gogol’s Bordello” who has Ukrainian Romani roots.

A Man, a Band, a War: Eugene Hütz Speaks His Mind. In: The Village Voice. 25.06.2022. https://www.villagevoice.com/2022/05/25/a-man-a-band-a-war-eugene-hutz-speaks-his-mind/

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Really?

mai 22, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Zsolt Bayer, author of racist and anti-Semitic remarks, is among the speakers at the event organized in Budapest by an American conservative group. He qualified Jews of “stinking excrements” and Roma of “animals.

So much for these conservative Americans …

Trump shares CPAC Hungary platform with notorious racist and antisemite. In: The Guardian. 21.05.2022. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/21/trump-shares-cpac-hungary-platform-racist-antisemite

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UN and Roma

avril 9, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

The speech of the UN Secretary General on the occasion of the International Roma Day.

Antonio Guterres (UN Secretary-General) to the… In: Media.un.org. 08.04.2022. https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1q9o8z8xo

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Kansas City Police …

février 25, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Some people noticed the course on Gypsy criminality from the Kansas City Police (which showed, by the way their total ignorance of the subject). The course got cancelled.

Good!

KCPD drops ‘Gypsy training’ event from calendar. In: KSHB. 24.02.2022. https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kcpd-drops-gypsy-training-event-from-calendar
Kansas City police under fire for training on identifying ‘Gypsies,’ other ethnic groups. In: Kansas City Star. 24.02.2022. https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article258736173.html#storylink=cpy

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Really???

février 24, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Read the offering of a police academy in Kansas, USA. IT clearly shows that they have no clue about Roma and have racist stereotypes.

CRIMINAL GYPSIES/TRAVELERS AND THEIR CRIMES. In: KCPD. 23.02.2022. https://www.kcpd.org/get-involved/events/criminal-gypsiestravelers-and-their-crimes/

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Texas, Black Dance Theatre and Roma

février 15, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

An unusual production featuring Roma musicians from North Macedonia together with the Dallas Black Dance Theatre.

Dallas Black Dance Theatre and Gypsy musicians from North Macedonia connect over shared rhythm. In: Dallas News. 14.02.2022. https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/performing-arts/2022/02/14/dallas-black-dance-theatre-and-gypsy-musicians-from-north-macedonia-connect-over-shared-rhythm/

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Guess What?

février 11, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Another tale of prejudice. Unfortunately common. Less common is that they acknowledged it.

Benefit fraud team ‘unfairly targeting’ Bulgarian Roma people in Edmonton. In: Enfield Dispatch. 10.02.2022.https://enfielddispatch.co.uk/benefit-fraud-team-unfairly-targeting-bulgarian-roma-people-in-edmonton/

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UN and Holocaust

janvier 28, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Commemoration of the Holocaust in the UN.

UN remembers ‘unprecedented horror and calculated cruelty’ of the Holocaust. In: United Nations. 27.01.2022. https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/01/1110712

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Holocaust Remembrance

janvier 27, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the occasion of the Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Bachelet: ‘We need to push back against hatred’. In: News.un. 26.01.2022. https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/01/1110632

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Brazil

janvier 25, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

A strange story of the murder of 5 Roma from a single family in Bahia. One of the few stories one hears about Roma there.

Law of silence reigns in Bahia after the death of 5 gypsies from the same family – 01/24/2022. In: Play Crazy game. 24.01.2022. https://playcrazygame.com/2022/01/24/law-of-silence-reigns-in-bahia-after-the-death-of-5-gypsies-from-the-same-family-01-24-2022/