Racial Injustice

'Coloured lives matter': Inside a South African police shooting like no other

In a bid at reform, the South African government began rebranding the police department when apartheid came to an end, in 1994. It is now called the South African Police Service

Portland Police declares demonstration outside law enforcement building 'riot', uses smoke to clear crowd

Demonstrations, often violent, have been taking place nightly in Portland for more than two months following the killing of George Floyd

US Census head says Donald Trump memo doesn't change bureau's policy to 'count everyone'

“We will continue full steam ahead with our mission of counting every person," US Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham said in prepared remarks for a congressional hearing Wednesday

Portland protests: In another night of unrest in US city, tear gas hits mayor Ted Wheeler

Protests against racial injustice and police brutality have rocked Portland every night for weeks, with security forces often tear-gassing and clubbing demonstrators

George Floyd's family sues city of Minneapolis, four police officers accused of his murder

The family's lawyer said the lawsuit seeks to set a precedent "that makes it financially prohibitive for police to wrongfully kill marginalised people in the future"

Donald Trump delivers divisive culture war message at Mount Rushmore in bid to win second term, barely mentions pandemic

The scene at Mount Rushmore was the latest sign of how Trump appears, by design or default, increasingly disconnected from the intense concern among Americans about the COVID-19 crisis gripping the country

Charlize Theron recounts growing up in Apartheid South Africa, hopes her Black daughters are represented in Hollywood

Charlize Theron says she carries a 'tremendous amount of guilt' for being a part of a system that benefited her as a white person in South Africa.

The Simpsons to no longer have white actors play non-white roles; Family Guy star stops voicing Black character

Family Guy actor Mike Henry, who played Family Guy's protagonist Cleveland Brown, says he is stepping down since 'persons of colour should play characters of colour.'

As initiatives kick off to address racism in fashion, will ideological differences diffuse their long-term effectiveness?

The emergence of these disparate racial justice initiatives is both an acknowledgment of the perceived ineffectiveness of the CFDA and a response to the various ways in which racial inequities pervade the fashion industry.

John Legend, Lupita Nyong’o among 1000 Black Artists for Freedom sign letter demanding racial equality