Black lives matter
OPINION: What are we really celebrating this Women’s Day?
With Women's Day nearing, we need to ask ourselves what we're celebrating when the failing economic system has shown time and time again that women are not...
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Makeover: UK fashion bible Vogue turns serious for September
Vogue needed to change in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests and the coronavirus pandemic, UK Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful told the BBC.
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Players kneel as NBA restarts in Florida 'bubble'
Four months after the league shut down in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBA is restarting its season with 22 teams based inside a secure 'bubble' at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
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Bayern's Boateng urges players to take a knee in Champions League
Athletes from around the world have taken a knee in a show of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) campaign, which gained momentum after George Floyd’s death in police custody in May.
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HSBC aims to double number of black staff in top jobs
The banking giant will 'improve reporting' of its ethnicity data and set specific goals to broaden the diversity of senior leadership, according to the memo.
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Protesters clash with Seattle police in latest outcry over US feds
The demonstrations against racism and police brutality come as the US president faces an increasingly tough battle for re-election, and is campaigning heavily on a platform of "law and order".
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America divided two months after death of George Floyd
Two months after George Floyd's death, the United States is being shaken by an anti-racism surge that, more and more, is dividing its political class.
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'Fall for everything': Former South Africa star Fish in race row
It began when the centre-back, who helped South Africa win the Africa Cup of Nations for the only time in 1996, said he "liked" an anti-BLM tweet.
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Hamilton disappointed with past champions' comments on racism
Championship leader Hamilton has taken a knee before all three of the season’s races so far, wearing a Black Lives Matter T-shirt and using his platform to speak out against racial injustice.
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Alviro Petersen: Black players were instructed to abuse opposition black players
Former Protea batsman Alviro Petersen, who has been vocal about racism in South African cricket, claims that black players in the team were instructed to 'abuse' opposition black players.
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Thousands rally in France over death of man in police custody
Family and friends of Traore continue to press for a full account of the circumstances leading up to his death amid heightened awareness of police brutality in a number of countries around the world.
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US congresssman John Lewis, civil rights icon, dead at 80
Lewis had stepped away from his congressional duties in recent months, as he underwent treatment for cancer, but returned in June to walk in Black Lives Matter Plaza, the renamed intersection near the White House walk.
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Makhaya Ntini reveals his loneliness and isolation in Proteas team
Former Proteas fast bowler Makhaya Ntini has shared his experience of isolation and loneliness caused by his then teammates in the South African national team.
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Proteas' Du Plessis, Pretorius and Nortje back teammate Ngidi's BLM stance
Proteas batsman Faf du Plessis, all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius and fast bowler Anrich Nortje have announced their support of teammate Lungi Ngidi and the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Former rugby players and coaches add their voices to BLM movement
The group includes the likes of Aswin Willemse, former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers, former SA Sevens coach Paul Treu and Thando Manana.
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CSA reaffirms support for BLM and Lungi Ngidi
Cricket South Africa has responded to a statement by former players and coaches, saying it is committed to addressing racial discrimination in the sport.
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ADRIAN EPHRAIM: Down to the detail - the unbearable whiteness of cricket
Since 1991, a narrative was created that still persists today, that white players are inherently better at cricket than black players, writes Adrian Ephraim.
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Trump downplays police violence against black people, 'more white people' killed
During a CBS News interview, the Republican president was asked why black people were still dying at the hands of law enforcement.
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Amla: Black lives matter because we're all black
Former Proteas batsman Hashim Amla is the latest high profile cricketer to add his name to the growing list of supporters for Lungi Ngidi and the Black Lives Matter movement.
