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The NAACP’s boycott call is a wake-up moment for the American Black athlete

In a country where their rights are being attacked from all sides, it’s time for Black college athletes to utilize their power

The Guardian - US · May 22

Ireland’s ‘George Floyd moment’ sparks protests demanding justice for Congolese man

The death of a Congolese-born man shortly after he was restrained by security guards outside a Dublin department store has sparked calls for justice in Ireland. Video clips show Yves Sakila unresponsive after being pinned to the ground as bystanders watched, drawing parallels to the 2020 killing of George Floyd…

France 24 · May 22

'Worse Than Rape': Chelsea Handler Calls Kevin Hart Roast 'Disgusting' Over Racist Joke Controversy

Chelsea Handler criticised Netflix's 'The Roast of Kevin Hart' for jokes about lynching and suicide, calling them offensive.

International Business Times UK · May 21

In Hell, Laughing, and 'Couldn't Breathe': George Floyd's Family Blasts Tony Hinchcliffe and Kevin Hart's Joke

A joke about George Floyd at Netflix's roast of Kevin Hart has sparked backlash, with Floyd's family condemning it as offensive and damaging, particularly for his daughter Gianna.

International Business Times UK · May 12

A former Ohio deputy has been found guilty of reckless homicide in the shooting of Casey Goodson Jr.

Jurors in Ohio have convicted a former sheriff’s deputy of reckless homicide in the shooting of a Black man who was carrying sandwiches into his grandmother’s home

The Independent UK · May 7

Immigration agent charged with assaulting protester outside Colorado ICE facility

Videos show a masked agent grabbing and dragging Franci Stagi across a street during an October protest

The Independent UK · Apr 22

I Just Found How Diddy Was Involved With Kanye West’s Viral Antisemitic Interview Before Its Release

What happened behind the scenes?

Cinemablend · Apr 20

Singing truth to power: The best protest songs of the past 10 years

Musicians have always harnessed the power of music to protest war, inequality and oppression, in the aim of promoting positive change. Euronews Culture delves into the best protest songs of the last decade.

Euronews · Apr 20

Two more Reform local election candidates accused of offensive posts

Labour calls on Nigel Farage to sack candidates and says his party’s checks ‘clearly not fit for purpose’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18

Is There Still Hope for Racial Justice When Authoritarians Rule by Conspiracy Theory?

Author Ibram X. Kendi on the Great Replacement Theory’s threat to generations of racial progress, and how he stays hopeful in perilous times.

Capital & Main · Apr 15