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Three white men charged with federal hate crimes after the chasing and fatally shooting of the unarmed Black man.
Racism
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Even as the diversity and inclusion programmes proliferate, calls for far-reaching structural change remain unanswered.
Can the perpetrators of a notorious apartheid-era crime finally be brought to justice in South Africa?
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Ex-police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes found guilty of three charges last month.
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The effort highlights Asian Americans as a political and cultural force after a spate of anti-Asian hate crimes.
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Social media silence by football leagues, clubs and players in England in protest against online racist abuse.
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Tim Scott, the only Black Republican US Senator, said, ‘America is not a racist country’.
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US president faces tougher road ahead dealing with migration, mass shootings and rising calls for racial justice.
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Racist abuse of Asian healthcare workers is reportedly on the rise as they risk their lives in the fight against COVID.
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New law would require the US Department of Justice to focus on prosecuting hate crimes amid surge in attacks.
Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of George Floyd’s murder. Why is his guilty verdict so important?
The US is still a place where a routine traffic stop can end up in a life-or-death situation.
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission finds Black and Asian troops who fought for Empire were not properly memorialised.
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Minnesota’s ‘don’t-cha-know’ country has blood on the leaves and death marches in the cracks of the sidewalk.