Black lives matter movement
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The 29-year-old former KZN rugby star was shot dead by Hawaii police on Wednesday, in an incident where Honolulu authorities reportedly responded to a burglary in progress.
Wanda Cooper seeks $1 million in damages in the suit that names the three white men charged with killing her 25-year-old son, who was unarmed and out for a run when he was gunned down on 23 February 2020.
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.
The players were criticised for not 'taking a knee' ahead of a recent series against England as had been done by other sporting teams following the death of George Floyd in the United States earlier in the year.
The civil settlement was substantial and relatively quick, reflecting the public pressure and emotion surrounding the case of the 26-year-old, which became a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement.
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.
Osaka, of Japanese and Haitian heritage, wore different masks for each of her seven matches in the tournament, honouring victims of racial injustice and police brutality.
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.
'The incumbent president is incapable of telling us the truth, incapable of facing the facts and incapable of healing.'
Lady Gaga took home trophies including Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for Rain on Me, her collaboration with Ariana Grande.
Anti-racism protests roiling US cities have become a major issue in the campaign for November's presidential election.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver and National Basketball Players Association executive director Michele Roberts said in a joint statement that 'all parties agreed to resume NBA playoff games on Saturday'.
The sportswear maker’s move comes after several professional athletes refused to play games on Wednesday to protest racial injustice, hitting the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer.
ESPN and The Athletic website said players attending a meeting in Orlando had agreed to resume the playoffs, although games scheduled for Thursday would be postponed.
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul on Wednesday identified Rusten Sheskey as the white police officer who fired seven shots at the back of Jacob Blake after Blake opened his car door on Sunday.
The lakeside city of Kenosha has been rocked by civil unrest since Sunday, when police shot Jacob Blake, 29, in the back at close range.
Kenosha has been rocked by protests since Sunday, when police shot Jacob Blake, 29, in the back at close range.
Jacob Blake was shot Sunday by a white policeman while getting into a car that held his three children after trying to break up a domestic dispute, according to civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who is representing the Blake family.