World Cup matches have highlighted deeply entrenched anti-Black racist ideas, including from leaders of different countries.
Many of the countries playing in this World Cup lived for centuries under White European colonial rule. And racist and exploitative practices and attitudes against Black and Brown people didn’t end with independence.
Chandelis Duster has covered national and international news, spanning politics, race and equality, entertainment, space, and science, with on-air and digital reporting at CNN, as well as bylines at NBC News and MSNBC. At CNN, she reported on race and equality, breaking major political stories, including investigations into discrimination against farmers of color, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and coverage of the Supreme Court. Her work also appears on NPR, where her stories reach millions... More by Chandelis Duster
