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Protesters demonstrate against the police shooting of Patrick Lyoya on April 13, 2022 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Lyoya, a 26-year-old Black man, was shot and killed April 4 by a Grand Rapids police officer following a traffic stop. The officer, who was alone at the time of the shooting, has been placed on paid administrative leave. Pictyre: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images/AFP

Black lives matter

Protests in US city after video shows police shooting of Black man

By AFP

One of four videos from the 4 April incident shows the officer lying on the back of 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya as the two scuffled after a traffic stop and then...

  • FILE: Demonstrators pose for a photo in front of a local restaurant in the NULU neighborhood on a third day of protest over the lack of criminal charges in the police killing of Breonna Taylor and the result of a grand jury inquiry, in Louisville, Kentucky, on 25 September 2020. Picture: AFP

    Jury clears Louisville police officer in Breonna Taylor raid

    Brett Hankison, 45, was found not guilty of three counts of 'wanton endangerment' for opening fire blindly during a raid on the apartment of Breonna Taylor.

    159 days ago
  • Demonstrators march through downtown on 9 April 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. People demanding justice for George Floyd gathered tonight outside the Hennepin County Government Center, where the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been ongoing for the past two weeks. Picture: Stephen Maturen/AFP

    US ex-cops found guilty of violating civil rights of George Floyd

    Tou Thao (36), J. Alexander Kueng (28) and Thomas Lane (38) were convicted after a month-long federal trial in Saint Paul, the sister city of Minneapolis, of showing "deliberate indifference" to Floyd's medical needs.

    166 days ago
  • FILE: William 'Roddie' Bryan stands next to his attorney Kevin Gough after the jury handed down their verdict in the trial of Greg McMichel and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William 'Roddie' Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse on 24 November 2021 in Brunswick, Georgia. Picture: Stephen B. Morton-Pool/Getty Images via AFP

    Three white US men convicted of hate crimes in Black jogger murder

    Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and their neighbour William Bryan were convicted of violating the civil rights of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old African-American man.

    168 days ago
  • People react during a news conference on Jason Walker's death on 13 January 2021, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Jason Walker was shot and killed by off-duty officer, Jeffrey Hash, on 8 January 2022, in Fayetteville. Picture: Allison Joyce/AFP

    Protests in US after white off-duty officer shoots dead Black man

    The death of Jason Walker threatens to catapult racism back into the spotlight as Black Americans demand justice over several killings that have highlighted the United States's struggles with gun laws, police impunity, and racial inequality.

    208 days ago
  • Picture: Pexels.com

    Call for protests in US after unarmed black man shot dead by off-duty officer

    The death of an unarmed Black man shot by an off-duty white police officer under mysterious circumstances has fueled outrage in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

    208 days ago
  • FILE: William 'Roddie' Bryan stands next to his attorney Kevin Gough after the jury handed down their verdict in the trial of Greg McMichel and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William 'Roddie' Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse on 24 November 2021 in Brunswick, Georgia. Picture: Stephen B. Morton-Pool/Getty Images via AFP

    Three white men found guilty of murdering black jogger in US

    Travis McMichael, who shot Ahmaud Arbery, his father Gregory McMichael, and their neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, who took part in the chase, were all convicted of multiple counts of murder, aggravated assault and false imprisonment.

    258 days ago
  •  A woman reacts, in anger, to the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict outside the courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin on 19 November 2021. Picture: AFP

    Ruling clearing Kyle Rittenhouse of protester deaths met with mixed emotions

    US teenager Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges on Friday after a high-profile and politically divisive trial.

    263 days ago
  • FILE: A man wears a shirt that says 'Free Kyle', referencing Kyle Rittenhouse, during a rally for then-president Donald Trump at the Bemidji Regional Airport on 18 September 2020 in Bemidji, Minnesota. Picture: AFP

    Trial in killing of two people during anti-racism protests in US begins

    Carrying a semi-automatic rifle, Kyle Rittenhouse opened fire in confusing circumstances, killing two men and wounding a third.

    282 days ago
  • FILE: Quinton de Kock of South Africa celebrates his half century during the 5th and final T20I between West Indies and South Africa at Grenada National Cricket Stadium, Saint George's, Grenada, on 3 July 2021. Picture: Randy Brooks/AFP

    CSA Board regrets the timing of its 'take the knee' directive

    Proteas wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock pulled out of Tuesday's ICC T20 World Cup match against the West Indies for "personal reasons", defying orders from CSA to their players to follow the anti-racism gesture

    286 days ago
  • FILE: South African wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock. Picture: SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP

    Proteas' Quinton de Kock apologises for refusing to follow CSA's knee directive

    In a statement released on Thursday morning, Quinton de Kock apologised to his teammates and to supporters in South Africa, saying that he understood the importance of standing against racism and that he also understood the responsibility of the players setting an example.

    286 days ago
  • FILE: South Africa's team kneels in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before the start of the third and final international Twenty20 cricket match between Sri Lanka and South Africa at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on 14 September 2021. Picture: ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP

    CSA: Proteas knee directive was meant for unified approach to fighting racism

    The Cricket South Africa board said that its instruction for the Proteas to take a knee at the T20 World Cup was only aimed at achieving a unified approach against racism by the team.

    287 days ago
  • FILE: Proteas captain Temba Bavuma. Picture: Phill Magakoe/AFP

    Bavuma surprised at De Kock's refusal to take knee in T20 World Cup clash

    Quinton de Kock pulled out of the Super 12 match against holders West Indies after Cricket South Africa ordered its players to lend support to the anti-racism movement in Dubai.

    287 days ago
  • South African players celebrate after the dismissal of Australia's captain Aaron Finch (not pictured) during the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup cricket match between Australia and South Africa at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on 23 October 2021. Picture: INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP

    Proteas to take the knee for remainder of T20 World Cup

    The first game for the team to observe the gesture will be Tuesday's second game against the West Indies.

    288 days ago
  • This file combination of handout photos created on 24 June 2020 using booking photos released by the Glynn County Sheriff's Office in Georgia shows (from L) William Roderick Bryan, Gregory McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael. Three white men in the US state of Georgia will go on trial Monday in the high-profile shooting death of a Black jogger that sparked a national outcry and helped fuel last summer's social justice protests. Picture: AFP

    Three white Americans go on trial in death of black jogger

    Gregory McMichael, 65, his son Travis, 35, and their neighbor William Bryan, 52, have been charged with murder and aggravated assault after chasing 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery and shooting him during a confrontation in February 2020.

    296 days ago
  • This screenshot obtained from video feed via Court TV on April 15, 2021, shows former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin(R), who is accused of killing George Floyd,

    Chauvin, other officers plead not guilty to federal charges in Floyd death

    Chauvin was sentenced in June to 22 and a half years in prison for Floyd's May 2020 death, which sparked protests against racial injustice and police brutality across the United States.

    329 days ago
  • A Colorado State Patrol trooper salutes as a motorcade carrying fallen Boulder Police officer Eric Talley exits the King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado on March 22, 2021 after a mass shooting on March 22, 2021. Picture: Jason Connolly / AFP.

    Hate crimes rose against Black, Asian Americans in 2020: FBI

    In a year that saw huge Black Lives Matter protests which helped force a reckoning on racism, reports of hate crimes against Black Americans rose 40 %, from 1,972 to 2,755, the data showed.

    344 days ago
  • This screenshot obtained from video feed via Court TV on April 15, 2021, shows former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin(R), who is accused of killing George Floyd,

    Derek Chauvin sentenced to over 22 years for George Floyd murder

    The 45-year-old former US cop gave his 'condolences' to the Floyd family in a Minneapolis court, without apologising, before Judge Peter Cahill handed down a lesser sentence than the 30 years the prosecution had sought.

    410 days ago
  • FILE: This screenshot obtained from video feed via Court TV on April 15, 2021, shows former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin (R), who was later convicted of killing George Floyd.

    Former US cop who killed George Floyd to face sentencing

    Minnesota law provides for a minimum sentence of 12.5 years behind bars for the 45-year-old white ex-cop, who has been incarcerated since being found guilty of homicide two months ago.

    412 days ago
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