William Barr walks through Lafayette Park before demonstrators were cleared by federal police on June 1, 2020.
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Do US attorneys general act in the public’s interest, or the interest of the president who appointed them?
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Before 1980, the experiences of black children in care were hidden from history.
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The likes of Katie Hopkins may be slowly disappearing from social media sites but less extreme and obvious racism is still widespread.
Talking about race is important, but not every family does it – or does it well.
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In a recent survey, more than three-quarters of white parents of 6- to 11-year-olds said they didn’t talk to their kids very much about racism.
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Advertising often contains secondary messaging reflecting colonial-era thinking.
A vigil in protest against an execution in Virginia in 2009.
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The racist legacy of the American death penalty.
A family at the Black Lives Matter children’s march in Haringey, London.
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Black parents cannot afford for their children to break or even bend certain rules.
A Black Lives Matter protest in Kingston, Jamaica on June 6.
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The killing of George Floyd has sparked debates in Jamaica about police brutality – and class and colour.
Marcus Rashford has turned his public profile towards helping people in crisis during the lockdown.
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How the Manchester United and England star gave the UK government a lesson in the power of moral leadership.
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Scientists still report species as being ‘discovered’, even if they’ve been used by local populations for years.
Pub owner Greene King’s founder was connected to slavery.
Companies may have a moral obligation to make amends, but slavery victims won’t find it easy to argue they have a legal right to reparations.
The Greenwood section of Tulsa, Okla., is seen in flames during in 1921 during one of the worst acts of anti-Black racism in American history.
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History will cast a long shadow over Donald Trump’s first campaign rally since the pandemic began.
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Many white health students - our future doctors, nurses and health workers - find learning about the ongoing health impacts of colonisation on Indigenous Australians confronting. But it’s vital.
This sketch depicts the Waterloo Creek massacre (also known as the Slaughterhouse Creek massacre), part of the conflict between mounted police and Indigenous Australians in 1838.
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Police played a unique role in many settler colonies executing assimilationist policies designed to dismantle First Nations families.
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What place do police officers have in UK schools?
Black Lives Matter demonstrators march in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 16 June 2020.
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We need a revolution in behaviour, not just in rhetoric.
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Going to a protest may increase your risk of COVID-19. But calling out the structural racism that takes black lives and affects health outcomes for people of colour is also vital.
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As the Black Lives Matter protests push for justice, suing the police for wrongdoing in custody remains an under-utilised area of law.
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Education is a powerful tool for creating change. So, it’s important teachers don’t shy away from difficult conversations about racism in the classroom.
People walk on the words ‘defund the police’ that was painted in bright yellow letters in downtown Washington, D.C., on June 7, 2020. The death of unarmed Black man George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked worldwide protests against police brutality.
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To use body cameras effectively, police need to be guided by law, not policy.