While apartheid has been dismantled in South Africa for more than 25 years, segregation is still visible on its seashores as the economic and social consequences of apartheid continue to disadvantage and discriminate against Black South Africans.
Gen Z, those currently ages 11-25, have been using the Internet and social media all their lives. More informed about social issues through Instagram and TikTok, they are also more vulnerable to misinformation as much content on such platforms is not fact-checked or verified.
In the past year, hate crimes against Asian Americans have risen 149%. But attacks are also growing around the world, here CATALYST reports on incidents in Spain (where 2.9% of citizens of Asian descent have experienced hate crimes), Scotland, Canada and Australia.
150 years ago, Argentina’s African population was deliberately decimated. Today, the few Afro-Argentines remaining reckon with a traumatic history and a present social climate bent on rendering them second-class citizens.