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    Film star’s comments reignite long debate on racism in Mexico

    13 Jun 2020

    "How dark! No! How ugly!" a Mexican social media star exclaimed after accidentally using a filter that darkened her face during a live broadcast on Instagram, reigniting the country's longstanding debate about racism.

    Artists raise awareness about racism using murals and painting

    14 Jun 2020

    Chicago artists are using boarded-up storefronts to make a statement about racism and hope to make a difference with their paintings and murals.

    Twitter backs allyship in solidarity with 'Black Lives Matter' amid the pandemic of racism

    06 Jun 2020

    Urging people to be especially mindful of Black and Brown communities who regularly face threats to their wellbeing, violence, and hate because of their identity, Twitter outlined how to easily practice allyship.

    Pulitzer Board honours teen who took video of George Floyd murder

    12 Jun 2021

    The Pulitzer Prize Board awarded a "special citation" on Friday to the teenager whose video of the murder of George Floyd by a police officer sparked worldwide protests against racial injustice.

    George Floyd statue vandalised in NYC just days after being built

    04 Oct 2021

    In the incident captured on camera, an unidentified skateboarder splashed grey paint across the face of the larger-than-life statue.

    Madonna mocked for memorialising George Floyd with video of son dancing to Michael Jackson

    29 May 2020

    Madonna has been mocked for using a video of her son dancing to Michael Jackson to condemn police brutality and the death of George Floyd.

    150 world-renowned intellectuals including JK Rowling and Margaret Atwood lament intolerance 'on all sides'

    08 Jul 2020

    More than 150 academics, writers and artists signed a letter published on Tuesday expressing support for global anti-racism protests while lamenting an "intolerant climate that has set in on all sides".

    Footballer Thuram takes a knee, joins tennis stars Osaka, Gauff in US killing protest

    31 May 2020

    Two-time Grand Slam tennis champion Naomi Osaka posted pictures of protests from Minneapolis on her Instagram account. On Instagram, rising US tennis star Coco Gauff, a 16-year-old African American, showed the faces of black Americans who died in recent years at the hands of authorities or white fellow citizens.

    Country trio Lady Antebellum changes name to remove slavery link

    12 Jun 2020

    The term "Antebellum" refers to a time period before a war, and is widely associated with the pro-slavery American South in the pre-Civil War years.

    Mark Wahlberg gets called out for his past hate crimes after George Floyd post

    10 Jun 2020

    The 'Ted' actor, who had been at the forefront of a number of racially motivated attacks as a teenager, faced backlash after paying tribute to George Floyd on Instagram.

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