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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said now is the time when everyone needs to figure out how to contribute to solving racism. He said historically black colleges and universities have been resilient little-known gems for black education. (Photo | AP))Technology
Amends for poor minority representation in Netflix? CEO to donate USD...

Reed Hastings and his wife will be giving USD 40 million each to three historically black colleges and universities in...

17 Jun 2020 8:52 PM IST

Protesters chant during a Black Lives Matter protest in central Wellington, New Zealand, Sunday June, 14, 2020. (AP)World
New Zealand protesters take knee outside US consulate

As Michael Jackson's 'They Don't Care About Us' played in the background, the protesters chanted 'No justice, no peace'...

14 Jun 2020 7:43 PM IST

Demonstrators face police officers after getting onto I75 and shutting down the interstate in Atlanta. (AP)World
Two more black men have died since the anti-racism protests started in...

Atlanta police chief resigns hours after Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot in a struggle over a police Taser

14 Jun 2020 9:20 AM IST

Police move in to disperse protesters that had gathered in Sydney, Friday, June 12, 2020, to support U.S. protests over the death of George Floyd. Hundreds of police disrupted plans for a Black Lives Matter rally but protest organizers have vowed that other rallies will continue around Australia over the weekend despite warnings of the pandemic risk. (AP)World
BLM rallies hit Australia for 2nd weekend, some banned

Thousands of people protested in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane against racism and the deaths of Indigenous Australians...

13 Jun 2020 11:43 AM IST

A protesters sign is shown at Peachtree Plaza during a demonstration Saturday, June 6, 2020, in downtown Atlanta. Protesters were demonstrating against the death of George Floyd, who died after he was restrained by Minneapolis police on May 25. (Photo | AP)Technology
Websites taken down, police radio radio disrupted amid Black Lives...

There were interruptions to police radio frequencies in the last weekend of May as despatchers tried to direct responses...

12 Jun 2020 8:50 PM IST

French police unionists fire blue flares as they demonstrate with a banner reading\ No police, no peace\ down the Champs-Elysee avenue, Friday, June 12, 2020 in Paris. (AP)World
Police rally for government support in France after chokehold ban

French police opine that new restrictions have gone too far, and have taken issue with any implication of systemic...

12 Jun 2020 4:18 PM IST

In this July 31, 1980, file photo, Rhodesians beat a statue as they celebrate the removal of Rhodesias founder, Cecil Rhodes, after Rhodesia, became independent in April, ending nine decades of British colonial rule and becoming Zimbabwe. (AP)World
Pulling down statues of racists? Africa's done it for years

To be fair, new campaigns in the USA and Europe are now following Africa's lead

12 Jun 2020 2:10 PM IST

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Netflix, BBC remove 'Little Britain' as show comes under fire for...

The show faced a lot of criticism over the years for its portrayal of black and Asian characters by white actors

10 Jun 2020 4:13 PM IST

Workers prepare to take down a statue of slave owner Robert Milligan at West India Quay, east London. (AP)World
Authorities remove slave trader statue in London

Statues glorifying slave traders and colonialists have come into sharp focus in recent days inspired by the Black Lives...

10 Jun 2020 12:38 PM IST

LaTonya Floyd speaks during the funeral service for her brother George Floyd at The Fountain of Praise church. (AP)World
George Floyd laid to rest in Houston

Floyd was remembered at his funeral on Tuesday as an ordinary brother' who was transformed by fate into the cornerstone...

10 Jun 2020 11:07 AM IST

Sister of George Floyd, Zsa Zsa Floyd, both arms raised, attend the funeral service for Floyd at The Fountain of Praise church in Houston. AP photoWorld
Two weeks after his death, George Floyd's life celebrated at Houston...

About 500 people were invited to the funeral, which followed memorial services last week in Minneapolis and Raeford,...

10 Jun 2020 1:14 AM IST

Cities across Europe and elsewhere in the world filled with demonstrations decrying racism in America. AFP PhotpOpinion
Maura Moynihan | US in turmoil: Is China instigating the violence?

The rapid escalation of violence in recent days has the American media focused mainly on the militarisation of the...

8 Jun 2020 6:35 PM IST

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