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BLM movement forces English cricket to face 'uncomfortable truths'
The England and Wales Cricket Board wants to apply the "Rooney Rule" to help address the lack of black and minority ethnic (BAME) coaches.
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Commonwealth should 'acknowledge' past wrongs, says Prince Harry
The 35-year-old royal and his wife, Meghan, joined a video conference call with leaders organised by the Queen's Commonwealth Trust from their base in the United States.
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Lungi Ngidi wants Proteas to take a stand on racism
With live action resuming following a break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the likes of football and Formula 1 have expressed their support for the Black Lives Matter movements.
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Fashion must 'enforce inclusion', says supermodel Naomi Campbell
Wearing a T-shirt with the legend ‘Phenomenally Black’, the model said the "time has come to build a more equitable industry with a good form of checks and balances".
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American Gauff can improve the world, says Navratilova
Gauff, 16, released a video on social media protesting killings of African-Americans in the United States amid widespread outrage across the country following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man in police custody in Minneapolis.
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Black lives celebrated and mourned at emotional BET Awards
Beyonce, who was given a humanitarian award by former US first lady Michelle Obama for her charitable initiatives, urged the Black community to use its vote in upcoming US elections to dismantle “racist and unequal systems.”
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West Indies to wear 'BLM' logo during England series
West Indies have been allowed to use the same emblem designed by Watford captain Troy Deeney’s partner Alisha Hosannah, the CWI said in a statement.
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L'Oreal to drop words such as 'whitening' from skin products
Unilever and L’Oreal are two big players in the global market for skin whitening creams used in many Asian, African and Caribbean countries where fair skin is often considered desirable.
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GALACHANI GULATINO: Fire of youth must keep fight against racism burning
Galachani Gulatino appeals to the youth not to let the fight against racism slip away with apathy but to use the global spotlight and introspection on the struggles of black people to ignite the internal fire inside them to fight and defeat racism for good.
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'The Simpsons' ends white actors voicing characters of colour
The decision includes a recurring character from the series, launched in 1989 - Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, a grocer of Indian origin voiced in the American version of the show by white actor Hank Azaria.
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Trump signs order 'protecting' monuments as crowds topple statues
Trump's order follows a wave of civil unrest across America triggered by the killing of unarmed African American George Floyd, who died while a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck.
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Hamilton condemns Ecclestone's 'ignorant' racism comments
Ecclestone had earlier told CNN in an interview that “in lots of cases, Black people are more racist than what white people are.”
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Dixie Chicks drop Dixie from name; country group tries to 'meet the moment'
The word 'Dixie' is associated with the US southern states where chattel slavery was legal and which seceded from the union and fought as the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
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Black artists call on Hollywood to prove Black Lives Matter
An open letter addressed to 'Our Allies in Hollywood' attacked what it called the industry’s 'legacy of white supremacy' and said Hollywood “encourages the epidemic of police violence and culture of anti-Blackness.”
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Protestors try to topple statue outside White House
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.
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Fortnite removes police cars with eye on US race protests: WSJ
The game launched a new version last week, but there were no police cars in that update, the WSJ reported, citing a person familiar with the development of the title.
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Greta Thunberg says anti-racism protests show society at 'tipping point'
In a BBC interview, Thunberg said 'people are starting to find their voice, to sort of understand that they can actually have an impact'.
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US protesters topple Confederate statue after Juneteenth rallies
Juneteenth marks the day -- 19 June 1865 -- when a Union general arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed slaves that they were free.
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England fans singing 'Swing Low' under review due to slavery links
England followers have previously been accused before of "cultural appropriation" when 'Swing Low' has both echoed round the RFU's London headquarters and been heard at away games.
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Rhodes will go - Oxford college backs statue removal
Oriel College said it also wanted to set up an independent inquiry into the "key issues" surrounding the statue of the Victorian mining tycoon.
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TV viewers seek out '13th' and other stories about race amid protests
The audience for filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s 2016 documentary '13th' about mass incarceration that disproportionately affects black people, jumped more than 47 times higher over the past three weeks, according to streaming service Netflix.
