Recent Highlights
All Stories for Anti Racism Protests
Darren Sammy backs Lungi Ngidi's 'Black Lives Matter' stand after pacer faces backlash from ex-Proteas
• 5 years agoDarren Sammy was among the first cricketers to speak out on racism in the sport, and earlier this week, Proteas pacer Lungi Ngidi too joined the chorus — which attracted the ire of former South African cricketers.
Authors, intellectuals sign a letter backing worldwide anti-racism protests, lament rising intolerance
• 5 years agoAmerican linguist and activist Noam Chomsky, veteran women’s rights campaigner Gloria Steinem, authors JK Rowling and Salman Rushdie, and journalist Fareed Zakaria were among the signatories.
Formula 1 2020: F1 drivers wear black t-shirts with 'End Racism' on it; six of 20 refuse to take the knee
• 5 years agoThe 20 participating drivers sported black t-shirts with most of them knelt in solidarity with the anti-racism protests taking place in the US and various other parts of the world.
Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy says educating cricketers on racism as important as doping, corruption
• 5 years agoFormer West Indies captain Darren Sammy on Sunday said just like awareness around anti-doping or anti-corruption it is important to educate young cricketers on anti-racism at a systematic level to reduce discrimination and promote the value of diversity.
‘He is going to change the world’: Over 500 mourners remember George Floyd at Houston funeral; some states mull policies on use of police force
• 5 years agoGeorge Floyd was fondly remembered Tuesday as “Big Floyd” — a father and brother, athlete and neighborhood mentor, and now a catalyst for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality and racial prejudice
Union Berlin’s Anthony Ujah praises Thomas Muller for anti-racism post, urges more footballers to take a stand
• 5 years agoUnion Berlin striker Anthony Ujah has encouraged his fellow football players to be more proactive in the fight against racism.