The anthem, believed to have been written by a slave in the mid-19th century, became a mainstay with England supporters in the 1980s and the RFU said last week that it was reviewing its use following the ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests.
The sport said 56 of the black and white squares will be available for fans to have their name printed on, with the remaining 24 allotted to the race promoter, as part of a #WeRaceAsOne initiative.
The only Black driver in NASCAR’s top series and a vocal supporter of Black Lives Matter, Wallace was the target of a racial attack on Sunday when a noose, a symbol connected to lynching and America’s slave history, was left in his team stall.
On Monday, hundreds of protestors were pushed back by at least 100 security force personnel after they had thrown ropes around the statue of Andrew Jackson, the divisive seventh US president, in Lafayette Park.
Bubba Wallace is the only black driver who races full-time in Nascar's top Cup series.
In a video posted online that quickly went viral, he could be heard saying 'I can't breathe' at the press as reporters were asked to move back.
The Russian leader stressed he supported black Americans' struggle for equality, calling this 'a long-standing problem of the United States'.
The capital's human chain was slated to stretch from the world-famous Brandenburg Gate past the landmark Communist-era TV tower at Alexanderplatz and down into the ethnically diverse Neukoelln district.
Politicians, civil rights activists, and celebrities joined the family to share memories of the man they called a 'gentle giant' before his gold casket was due to be conveyed by horse-drawn carriage to his final resting place by his mother's grave.
Derek Chauvin faces charges of one count of second-degree murder, one count of third-degree murder, and one count of manslaughter.
Seeking to take serious action after a string of protests in recent days, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner announced the chokehold method 'will be abandoned'.
'The solidarity that we see in the streets of the cities around the world now should give us hope.'
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) held a solidarity protest with the 'Black Lives Matter' movement outside the US embassy in Pretoria.
The 45-year-old star has taken to his Instagram account to support the Black Lives Matter movement.
The 46-year-old unarmed black man was killed on camera last week after being arrested by police in Minneapolis.
For years, New York police held back from proceedings to try Daniel Pantaleo -- the officer who appeared to hold Garner in a chokehold -- on the grounds that they had to wait until a federal civil rights investigation first ended.
