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  Democrats seek probe into ‘secret police force’ in Oregon

  Portland mayor calls actions of federal agents against protesters ‘abhorrent’ and ‘unconstitutional’

  
• July 18 2020
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• July 17 2020
  UK police

  London officer suspended over ‘disturbing’ arrest of black man

  Incident apparently showing policeman kneeling on suspect’s neck likely to inflame tensions

  
• July 15 2020
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  While George Floyd’s killing in the city ignited global protest, a local restaurateur focused on supporting residents

  
• July 13 2020
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  Free speech is about listening as well as talking

  We who warn against ‘no-platforming’ should also heed the concerns of those who do it

  
• July 13 2020
  Ravi Mattu

  Executives need to move beyond ‘corporate blackface’ 

  Woke statements about racism are not enough to shake up the workplace

  
• July 6 2020
  Patti Waldmeir

  Sticks and stones will break America unless we use our words

  For reds and blues to listen to each other, they first need to be heard themselves

  
• July 5 2020
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  Trump takes aim at ‘radical left’ in July 4 speech

  President returns to campaign trail in strident Independence Day address

  
• June 30 2020
  Retail & Consumer industry

  Adidas human resources chief resigns amid racism uproar

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• June 26 2020
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  Waking up to the realities of racism in the UK

  New data reveals the extent to which prejudice and discrimination are embedded in British society

  
• June 25 2020
  Kwame McKenzie

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  Black Lives Matter protests offer a rare opportunity to address a chronic problem

  
• June 25 2020
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• June 24 2020
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  Senate Democrats block Republican police reform effort

  Plan rejected for not going far enough, casting doubt on legislative action before US election

  
• June 24 2020
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  Trump hits out at China and Democrats at latest rally

  US president uses racist tropes to blame Beijing for coronavirus at Arizona event

  
• June 24 2020
  Unorthodox Arizona police chief insists reform can work

  Tucson’s Christopher Magnus supports Black Lives Matter — and opposes calls to ‘defund’ the police

  
• June 23 2020
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  Inside the Black Lives Matter movement

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• June 22 2020
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• June 21 2020
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  New calls for American football team Redskins to rename

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• June 21 2020
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  ‘Everybody has their eyes on America’: Black Lives Matter goes global

  Calls for racial justice demonstrate how the US is still a moral and political touchstone

  
• June 20 2020
  Australian politics

  Captain Cook statue looms over Australian colonial history furore

  Critics accuse white Australians of ignoring the suffering of indigenous people

  
• June 20 2020
  US cities rethink the role of police in schools

  Some schools cut ties with law enforcement in an effort to address systemic racism

  
• June 19 2020
  Bank of England

  Bank of England apologises for slave trade links

  UK central bank to ensure that images of former officials who owned slaves are not on display

  
• June 19 2020
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  How to make society less racist

  ‘Systemic racism is the product of countless, mostly unconscious decisions. And it wreaks damage largely out of white sight’

  
• June 18 2020
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