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<p>After Emer O’Neill called out comedian Tommy Tiernan for a racist joke, he apologised and the pair came to an understanding — but keyboard warriors weighed in and subjected Ms O’Neill to a tirade of racial abuse. File picture: Leon Farrell/Photocall</p>

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Sarah Harte: Culture wars divide us into rival tribes and ignore our shared humanity

The abuse directed at Emer O'Neill, and other recent events, should prompt us to ask what would happen if the crusaders among us decided to love themselves and their neighbours

<p>We Own This City is a real-life story, pivoting on eight officers from the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force</p>

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TV review: The Wire was brilliant and We Own This City is just as good

It's a gripper from the first episode — if you ever wonder where the Black Lives Matter movement came from, watch 10 minutes of We Own This City and you’ll get it (you might even join the movement)

Mary Crilly Sexual Violence Centre Cork and Sarina Gabor HSE Community worker Cork at the launch of a campaign to get people to tackle human trafficking. File picture: Clare Keogh

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Irish Examiner view: Slavery is not just a historic issue

World Day against Trafficking in Persons

Irish artist to raffle Black Lives Matter inspired painting for charity

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Dublin street artist aims to raise €5k for charity

Fergus Finlay: Time to loudly proclaim Disability Lives Matter

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Cork sculptor chosen to create monument that honours black activist who tackled segregation laws

Terry Prone: Statue to Douglass would be a beacon of anti-racism in Ireland

As a former hash-grower myself, I tut-tutted as only the reformed can tut-tut, writes Terry Prone.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2020

Deadly shooting in Seattle protest zone

Authorities said the shooting before dawn on Saturday happened in the area known as CHOP, which stands for Capitol Hill Occupied Protest.

Sat, 20 Jun, 2020

Kevin Hart: A conversation on justice in America

Kevin Hart on how white America needs to help end police brutality

Sat, 20 Jun, 2020

Áine Mulloy: ‘Living in Ireland as a black or brown person means you’ve probably experienced racism’

As the protests continue across America, Áine Mulloy recalls growing up in rural Ireland, the only black family in a small Irish town.

Sat, 13 Jun, 2020

Black Lives Matter protesters fill Trafalgar Square

Black Lives Matter protesters flocked to London’s Trafalgar Square on Friday afternoon, as widespread demonstrations continued following the death of George Floyd in the US.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

Jeremy Corbyn: There is a case for taking down some statues

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said “there is a case for taking down some statues” as he argued for more education on the UK's colonialist past.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

Boris Johnson on statues row: We cannot try to edit or censor our past

Boris Johnson has said it is “absurd and shameful” that the statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square was at risk of attack from anti-racism protesters.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

Statue of black playwright attacked in same UK city where slave trader's statue was toppled

A statue in England of the Jamaican playwright and actor Alfred Fagon has been attacked with bleach.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

'This is profiling' - UK police force apologises after video shows officers confronting black couple

A British police force has issued a public apology after two officers stopped a middle-aged black couple and demanded they show their IDs because they were “driving a motor vehicle on a road”.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

Tomorrow's Black Lives Matter protest in London called off over far-right fears

Black Lives Matter organisers have cancelled a protest in London’s Hyde Park over fears it would be hijacked by far-right groups.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

French police protest against ban on chokeholds after George Floyd death

French police are protesting against a new ban on chokeholds and limits on what they can do during arrests.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

Council opts for 24-hour security as it postpones removal of Baden-Powell statue on protesters’ hit-list

A local authority in England has postponed the removal of a statue of Robert Baden-Powell, as residents vow to protect it from protesters.

Thu, 11 Jun, 2020

Who was Scouts founder Robert Baden-Powell and why is he controversial?

A statue of Scouts founder Robert Baden-Powell is to be temporarily removed from a spot in Dorset amid concerns it could be targeted by protesters.

Thu, 11 Jun, 2020

Residents vow to protect statue of Scouts founder Robert Baden-Powell who protesters claim had 'Nazi sympathies'

Local residents have vowed to fight to protect a statue of Robert Baden-Powell which is set to be removed temporarily for its protection after it was placed on a target list by protesters.

Thu, 11 Jun, 2020

Australian PM tells website that targets Captain Cook statue to acknowledge the 'positive and negative' of history

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has weighed in on the debate surrounding the removal of controversial memorials of historic figures, saying people need to “respect history”.

Thu, 11 Jun, 2020

'Tearing down statues doesn't help black people' - Racial justice activists urge peaceful protest

Racial justice activists in England have marched in the pouring rain through central London urging Black Lives Matter supporters to demonstrate peacefully.

Wed, 10 Jun, 2020

Merriam-Webster to change definition of 'racism' after email from Missouri woman

Merriam-Webster is revising its definition of racism after a Missouri woman’s emails claimed it fell short of including the systemic oppression of certain groups of people.

Wed, 10 Jun, 2020

UK Minister calls for democratic decisions on statues as protesters put 60 monuments on hit-list

A British Government minister has called for decisions over the future of controversial statues of historical figures to be taken democratically as pressure mounts on authorities to remove contentious monuments.

Wed, 10 Jun, 2020

Woman hit by police horse at London Black Lives Matter protest ‘shocked’ by force’s response

A woman who was hit by an out-of-control police horse at a Black Lives Matter protest in England on Saturday said she was “shocked” by the police response to the incident.

Wed, 10 Jun, 2020

New footage appears to show police punch and tase another black man who later died in custody

Newly uncovered video appears to show police officers in Louisiana repeatedly punching and Tasering a black man they were arresting soon before he died in police custody.

Wed, 10 Jun, 2020

UK Black Lives Matter protesters march from Nelson Mandela statue to Downing St chanting 'We want Boris'

Racial justice protesters have marched from Nelson Mandela’s statue in London's Parliament Square to Downing Street.

Tue, 09 Jun, 2020

UK councillor hits out at 'thug violence' that led to toppling of 'hero' slave trader's statue by 'criminal mob'

A Conservative Party councillor in England has described 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston as a “hero” to the city of Bristol, claiming that his statue was pulled down by a “criminal mob”.

Tue, 09 Jun, 2020

'It's not political. It's about racism. I was so angry' - Antrim ladies footballer Dahunsi calls on GAA for support

Antrim star Lara Dahunsi describes the racist abuse she has suffered playing ladies football.

Tue, 09 Jun, 2020

Comedian’s viral parody pokes fun at ‘subtle racism’ in British media

A comedian whose video parodying British news reports has gone viral said he wanted to draw attention to “subtle” racism in the UK media.

Tue, 09 Jun, 2020

Banksy suggests replacement for toppled Bristol statue to commemorate 'a famous day'

The graffiti artist has publicly expressed his support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Tue, 09 Jun, 2020

Irish Examiner View: We should not celebrate slavery icon

Historiography is having a moment. We are, once again, trying to make the square-peg past fit the round-hole present.

Tue, 09 Jun, 2020

George Floyd death: Thousands rally in Europe against racism and police brutality

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Barcelona, Madrid, Brussels and Rome in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, which has drawn large protests against racism and police brutality around the world.

Sun, 07 Jun, 2020

Irish Examiner View: First step in tackling racism is to listen

There are common themes that emerge in public debate when considering racial abuse suffered by people here.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2020

Erica Cody: 'It's easy to excuse casually racist behaviour'

This is not my story to tell. Luckily, Erica Cody, a singer, songwriter, and artist, has agreed to tell hers.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2020

People urged to sign book of condolence rather than attend Black Lives Matter demo in Dublin

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Tom Brabazon, is urging people to sign a book of condolence for George Floyd rather than protesting.

Fri, 05 Jun, 2020

Taoiseach calls out 'lack of moral leadership' from US govt amid George Floyd death protests

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has called out a "lack of moral leadership" in the US amid the ongoing protests and unrest in the country.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2020

Black Lives Matter activist: Our people are uprising in a huge way over George Floyd death

A US Black Lives Matter activist has said the protests in the US over the death of George Floyd feel like a "moment of change".

Thu, 04 Jun, 2020

Victoria White: We can’t whitewash the pernicious influence of 400 years of slavery

As thousands of protesters clash with riot police and the National Guard in the US in the wake of George Floyd’s asphyxiation after policeman Derek Chauvin kept his foot on his neck for more than eight minutes in Minneapolis on May 25th, we must face the reality that the American Civil War is not over.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2020

George Floyd: Former US President Barack Obama tells protesters they have to vote

Former US defence secretary Jim Mattis said he has been “angry and appalled” by president Donald Trump’s heavy-handed use of the military to quell protests near the White House.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2020

Organiser of Dublin's George Floyd solidarity march to self-isolate

Activists here intend to press ahead with protests this weekend in solidarity with demonstrations in the United States over the death of George Floyd.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

Trump tours Catholic shrine as unrest continues

Donald Trump has toured a Catholic shrine in a second religious-themed appearance since the beginning of widespread unrest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

The Irish Examiner View: Dubious demonstrations amid Covid crisis

That people in Europe want to show their concerns about civil rights and police brutality in the US is understandable, what we have witnessed there has been upsetting and at times barbaric.

Tue, 02 Jun, 2020

Black lives do matter

A poignant memorial to the 4,400 black people lynched by whites up until 1950 is forcing America to confront its racist past, says Bette Browne.

Sat, 05 May, 2018

Pepsi will fizzle out as worst ad ever

Suzanne Harrington pipes in on the debate surrounding that Pepsi ad.

Mon, 10 Apr, 2017

Video shows deadly encounter between US police and black man in Charlotte

Video footage of a deadly encounter between Charlotte police and a black man shows his wife repeatedly telling officers he is not armed and pleading with them not to shoot her husband as they shout commands to drop a gun.

Fri, 23 Sep, 2016

Protester fights for life as state of emergency declared in Charlotte

A protester is fighting for his life after being critically wounded at a dusk prayer vigil as authorities in North Carolina's largest city tried to quell public anger following the fatal shooting of a black man by a police officer.

Thu, 22 Sep, 2016

Video shows black man walking away with hands up before being shot dead by US police

An unarmed black man killed by a white officer can be seen in a police video walking away from officers with his hands up before being shocked with a stun gun, then fatally shot in Oklahoma.

Tue, 20 Sep, 2016

Black Lives Matter group blocks UK roads

Anti-racism activists brought traffic to a standstill on the road to Heathrow airport on a day of action which featured protests around the country.

Sat, 06 Aug, 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

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