South Africa’s de Kock apologises, says he will now take the knee
South African cricket star Quinton de Kock has apologised for refusing to play in a Twenty20 World Cup match after players were ordered to take the knee ahead of the … Read More
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South Africa cricketer pulls out of team after order to take knee
South Africa’s former cricket captain Quinton de Kock opted out of South Africa’s Twenty20 World Cup match against the West Indies on Tuesday “for personal reasons” as the country’s cricket … Read More
Jury selection to begin in trial over killing of Ahmaud Arbery
Jury selection is set to begin in the trial of three white men who are accused of chasing and fatally shooting 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed Black man, in the … Read More
US Justice Dept adopts changes to police department monitoring
United States Attorney General Merrick Garland, the US’s top law enforcement official, said on Monday the Department of Justice would improve its oversight of local police departments following criticism and … Read More
Five US police officers charged over violent arrests of Black men
Five police officers in Florida have been charged with battery connected to the violent arrests of two Black men last week. Surveillance video showed an officer chase Dalonta Crudup, 24, … Read More
US shot putter Raven Saunders in first Olympic podium protest
US shot putter Raven Saunders has risked disciplinary action after making the first podium protest of the Olympic Games. The 25-year-old athlete, who was nicknamed “Hulk” in high school after … Read More
Lewis Hamilton racially abused online after British GP win
Motor racing star Lewis Hamilton has been targeted by racist abuse online after winning the British Grand Prix over the weekend. The seven-times world champion celebrated a record eighth British … Read More
Three US officers charged in dying of Black man in police custody
Two policemen had been charged with homicide and a 3rd with manslaughter within the dying of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who was shot with a stun gun, crushed and … Read More
Minneapolis rallies earlier than anniversary of George Floyd killing
People have rallied in Minneapolis, Minnesota, prematurely of the one-year anniversary of the killing of George Floyd, which sparked mass protests throughout the United States for an finish to police … Read More
Video reveals grisly loss of life of Black man in police custody: AP
Body digicam footage obtained by The Associated Press information company reveals Louisiana state troopers beautiful, punching and dragging a Black man as he apologised for main them on a high-speed … Read More