Web Serial - Racial Discrimination

Today's program looks at racial discrimination, defined as the segregation of a people because of their skin color, ethnic origin, or culture. In Ecuador, social organizations together with government agencies are addressing the question of racial stereotypes in media. They have organized Days of Reflection to raise awareness on the issue and promote communication projects with appropriate content. The country's Communications Law underpins such efforts at combating racism in the media. In Honduras, a university professor was forced to publicly apologize to an Afro-descendant student. The Garifunda black community charges that the absence of government development plans and limited allocated budgetary resources hampers their advancement. Finally, a report from Panama, where despite being considered a melting pot, the country is far from being free of racism, and racial discrimination has deep structural and historical roots. teleSUR