The contrast of the fully-clothed Lincoln and a near-naked black man on his knees was considered demeaning, and the city's arts council ruled last June in favor of its removal.
Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency room aide, was shot six times after police forced their way into her apartment as she slept with her boyfriend on 13 March.
In a summary of trends, Twitter said the hashtag #COVID19 and other variations were tweeted nearly 400 million times, while #StayHome was the third biggest hashtag of the year.
Pope Francis took aim Monday at protests against coronavirus restrictions, contrasting them with the "healthy indignation" seen in the global demonstrations against racism after the killing of George Floyd in the United States.
Joe Biden’s victory presents an opportunity to reset the White House agenda and put it on a different course.
The prospect of a silent protest during the national anthem ahead of the third Bledisloe Cup Test in Sydney on October 31 against New Zealand was raised this week by senior Australian player Dane Haylett-Petty.
The network of more than 100 accounts allegedly "artificially amplified" conversations on topics including Floyd's death, Black Lives Matter and social justice issues.
Is viewing a statue actually an effective way of learning about history?
Detective Brett Hankison rejected grand jury charges unveiled last week that accused him of 'wanton endangerment,' for wildly and blindly shooting into adjacent apartments during the raid that saw Taylor shot dead by two other officers.
The failure of eight South Africans to take a knee before a recent English Premiership match in London angered South African Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa.
Demonstrations erupted in Louisville and other cities around the United States after it was announced Wednesday that a grand jury had decided not to charge anyone in connection with the killing of Taylor.
A grand jury charged one of the three officers involved in the raid of Breonna Taylor's apartment with "wanton endangerment", but neither he nor his two colleagues will face charges over her death.
Cosmetics companies have agreed to remove racially offensive language from their skin products - but history, in Kenya and South Africa, shows they've done the same before.
Taylor, 26, was killed on 13 March when three plainclothes police officers executing a "no knock" search warrant burst into her apartment in Louisville, Kentucky late at night.
Our historical understanding of Blackness is most commonly shaped by a linear narrative that is dominated by American voices.
Sharpton was speaking at the 20th Annual Steve Biko Memorial Lecture on Saturday night titled Black Lives Matter.
The BLM movement has put a spotlight on the way societies treat people of colour around the world and in South Africa the debate has centred on sport.
The 22-year-old fourth seed has spoken out repeatedly in the wake of the protests that swept the United States following the death of George Floyd during a confrontation with police in May.
