Event: Black Lives Matter movement

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Eamonn Coghlan: 'There was no division between black and white when it came to athletics'

It's 41 years ago this week since Eamonn Coghlan and a slipstream of the world's best middle-distance runners ran the 'Magnificent Mile' at Philadelphia's Franklin Field. The Irishman was the leader of the pack, primed to break the outdoor world record.

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Nadia Power: IOC's take on Black Lives Matter protests was 'tone-deaf'

Irish 800m indoor champion Nadia Power has described the International Olympic Committee's initial decision to threaten with bans any athletes who protested on an anti-racism platform during next summer's Olympic Games in Tokyo as “tone-deaf”.

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Louise O'Neill: 'It doesn’t matter if a young girl is saying yes. It’s an adult man’s job to say no'

I’m not on Twitter anymore and given everything I’ve heard about the site since - the viciousness, the constant outrage and in-fighting - I haven’t felt enticed to return.

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Ombudsman to review procedures to accept children's racism complaints

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Irish Examiner View: Statue to former slave Douglass?

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Danny Healy-Rae and Cork TD Michael Collins criticised for saying 'all lives matter'

Suzanne Harrington: We must remember Mia O'Neill when coming to term with Ireland's racism problem

As statues commemorating humans who dehumanised other humans for profit begin their international topple, spurred by that historic moment where a slave trader statue was chucked in Bristol harbour, and brown leaders, from Leo Varadkar to the mayor of London, talk about other statues that need to go, the Black Lives Matter movement has finally gone into #MeToo territory.

Mon, 15 Jun, 2020

Dublin anti-racism protest cancelled due to fears of prosecution

A major anti-racism protest has been cancelled over fears the organisers will face prosecution.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

Thousands stage peaceful protest in Dublin over Floyd death

Thousands of people marched through Dublin city centre in a peaceful protest in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States.

Tue, 02 Jun, 2020

Bill Hogan recalls ‘precious’ chats with mentor Martin Luther King

Bill ‘Dady’ Hogan, a 73-year-old retired cheesemaker, often thinks of Martin Luther King. 

Thu, 05 Apr, 2018

Jury acquits Tulsa police officer in shooting of unarmed black man

A lawyer for Ms Shelby said the officer was "elated" that the jury found her not guilty.

Thu, 18 May, 2017

Donald Trump continues shaping administration as Green Party candidate presses for recounts

President-elect Donald Trump is connecting with foreign leaders and considering new cabinet prospects as he gathers with his family for a long Thanksgiving weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

Fri, 25 Nov, 2016

Will US racial tensions be reflected in Rio?

America’s hot summer of racial tension, violence and politics has spilled on to the basketball court, the track and the Twitter feeds of some of the country’s top sports stars.

Wed, 03 Aug, 2016

Charges dropped against US police in connection with death of black man in Baltimore

The remaining charges against three Baltimore police officers awaiting trial over the death of black man Freddie Gray have been dropped.

Wed, 27 Jul, 2016

Donald Trump expects more violence and racial unrest in 'divided America'

US presidential hopeful Donald Trump has said he believes relations between police and the nation's African-American community are "far worse" than people think.

Tue, 12 Jul, 2016

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Tue, 12 Jul, 2016

Barack Obama’s appeal for calm after shootings

President Barack Obama has called for greater tolerance, respect and understanding from police officers towards the people they take an oath to protect, as well as from individuals who think officers are too heavy handed and intolerant.

Mon, 11 Jul, 2016

‘Racist McShootFace’ bids $65m for George Zimmerman pistol

An online auction for the gun George Zimmerman used to kill Trayvon Martin has been hijacked by fake accounts posting astronomically high bids.

Sat, 14 May, 2016

Pistol George Zimmerman used to kill teenager up for auction

The pistol George Zimmerman used in the fatal shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin is to be auctioned off online.

Fri, 13 May, 2016

Rudy Giuliani blasts Beyonce’s half-time performance at Super Bowl 50

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani blasted Beyoncé’s half-time performance at Super Bowl 50 as “outrageous” due to its apparent allusions to the Black Lives Matter movement and black power imagery.

Tue, 09 Feb, 2016

$4.85m for family of Ohio man killed by police officer

The family of a black Ohio man killed by a University of Cincinnati police officer during a traffic stop will receive $4.85m (€4.44m) and free college tuition for his 12 children in a settlement, lawyers said.

Wed, 20 Jan, 2016

US grandmother Bettie Jones killed by Chicago police

Bettie Jones, known in her Chicago neighbourhood for her work with anti-violence community groups, was killed by police responding to a domestic disturbance just hours after she hosted family on Christmas Day.

Tue, 29 Dec, 2015

VIDEO: #MarriageEquality in Ireland was one of Twitters most talked about subjects in 2015

The hashtag #MarriageEquality, which dominated social media around Ireland’s historic vote to legalise gay marriage, marked one of the most talked of moments of the year on Twitter.

Tue, 08 Dec, 2015

#MarriageEquality was third on Twitter's most popular posts for 2015

The hashtag #MarriageEquality, which dominated social media around Ireland’s historic vote to legalise gay marriage, marked one of the most talked of moments of the year on Twitter.

Mon, 07 Dec, 2015

US race relations: From Watts 65 to Ferguson

The systemic concentrated poverty and police oppression that triggered the Watts rebellion in 1965 still marks the US, from Ferguson to Maryland, writes James Braxton Peterson 

Thu, 13 Aug, 2015

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