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As demonstrations escalate across US, peaceful protesters sympathise with aggressive tactics
• 5 years agoIn recent weeks, protesters in Portland have pointed laser beams, lobbed water bottles and trash bags and, in one case, according to the Portland Police Bureau, hurled an open pocketknife at the officers guarding the courthouse
In US, African-American protesters send out a powerful message of reform by dressing in their 'Sunday-best'
• 5 years agoAlmost every protest movement has its visual signifiers: images etched in the collective memory that crystallize the causes for which they were fought.
'What is implied often cuts deepest': Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell recalls his brush with racism
• 5 years agoFormer Australian skipper Ian Chappell has recalled his brush with racism as he offered his views on the raging issue, talking about a time when he saw fellow players being abused and discriminated against but not without a note of protest from him.
MLS: Black footballers form coalition to fight systemic racism in communities, bring change in league
• 5 years agoA group of black Major League Soccer players has formed a coalition to address systematic racism in their communities and bring about change within the league.
Aftermath of George Floyd killing: Across the pond, Britain grapples with its racist past, from town square to boardroom
• 5 years agoBritain’s uneasy confrontation with its racist history moved from statues in town squares to corporate boardrooms this week, as two prominent British firms, Lloyd’s of London and Greene King, announced they would make amends for their involvement in the slave trade in the 18th and 19th centuries
George Floyd protests stir difficult race debate in France, expose failure to integrate non-White immigrants, their descendants
• 5 years agoIn the wake of George Floyd’s killing, agonising reflections on race have spread far beyond the United States. In France, they have set off an unexpected reckoning in a country that has long sought social justice through a commitment to universal ideals like equality and secularism, arguing that an emphasis on diversity, ethnicity or race would undermine unity and the social fabric.
Atlanta police chief resigns after cop fatally shoots 27-yr-old African-American man during attempted arrest, protests engulf city
• 5 years agoAtlanta's police chief resigned Saturday hours after a black man was fatally shot by an officer in a struggle following a field sobriety test. Authorities said the slain man had grabbed an officer's Taser, but was running away when he was shot.
US Olympic leaders open to challenging IOC rules restricting protests at the Games
• 5 years agoThe US Olympic and Paralympic Committee is open to challenging IOC rules restricting protests at the Olympics.
Premier League jerseys to have Black Lives Matter rather than player names for 12 games when league restarts
• 5 years agoEnglish Premier League jerseys will feature “Black Lives Matter” instead of player names for the first 12 games after the competition resumes on Wednesday.
Police the public, or protect it? Crisis-stricken US can learn hard lessons from Ireland, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and others
• 5 years agoWeeks of nationwide demonstrations, in which that chanted demand has echoed in streets across the United States, have made one thing clear: The American police faces a crisis of legitimacy. And its consequences reach far beyond policing itself