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BLM protest: Black people in Portland struggle to be heard amid protests

Chaotic and violent protests against racial injustice have topped the headlines, but lost in shouting are voices of many Black Portland residents and their feelings about unrest are nuanced

BLM: George Floyd's family gathers in Virginia to unveil hologram

The family of George Floyd witnessed the unveiling of a hologram in Virginia on Tuesday night, where flickering lights came together to create an image of Floyd's head and shoulders

One dead in Texas, court set on fire in California as protests spread in US

A protester in Austin, Texas, who was apparently armed with a rifle was shot and killed after witnesses say he approached a car that had driven through a march against police violence

Teach real history instead of a sanitised version: Sangakkara on racism

Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara on Thursday delivered a powerful message against racism, saying education without values will not stop discrimination. Sangakkara said a change can be brought only by teaching real history instead of a sanitised version of it. Offering his views on the 'Black Lives Matter' movement that has gathered momentum following the death of African-American George Floyd, Sangakkara said, "It doesn't matter if you are educated or not. I have seen some of the worse acts committed by people with best education." "If your education is not based on values and not rooted in that in-built moral campus then you will be in trouble. Education is not going to take away any of your prejudices, it will only help you argue them away better," he told Cricbuzz. Sangakkara said there are various versions of racism and "skin colour is not the only basis for discrimination." "If you take Black Lives Matter, if you take racism and discrimination in the world, I think o

Inside the failure: 5 takeaways on Trump's effort to shift responsibility

President Trump and his top aides sharply shifted their pandemic strategy in mid-April after seizing on optimistic data suggesting the virus would disappear, a Times investigation found

Here's how you can be part of YouTube's global documentary of 2020 memories

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the year 2020 has not been easy for anyone. YouTube Originals' global documentary will record your day and make you part of the meory of this historic year

Black Lives Matter: South African players take a knee in 3TCricket match

The match is taking place on Nelson Mandela Day, which celebrates the birthday of the anti-apartheid revolutionary leader and South Africa's first President Nelson Mandela

Accelerating digital engagement, brands practice the art of being social

With brand-customer engagements restricted to an online-only universe, advertisers look at ways to wield the double-edged digital sword

Donald Trump bristles at question about police killing African Americans

Trump bristled at a question about police killing African Americans and defended the right to display the Confederate flag as he continued to play into racial divisions in a pair of interviews

Jason Holder says support towards Black Lives Matter 'meant world to him'

Holder said he felt Michael Holding's powerful speech on racism "in his veins"

New York Mayor helps paint 'Black Lives Matter' outside Trump Tower

De Blasio was flanked by his wife, Chirlane McCray, as he helped paint the racial justice rallying cry in giant yellow letters on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower

Company's values hurt: Five takeaways from Facebook's civil rights audit

Facebook hired former American Civil Liberties Union executive Laura Murphy, in May 2018 to assess its performance on vital social issues

Breather for Hindustan Unilever: Emami asked to give 7-day notice

HUL in its application said the defendant (Emami) should give it at least seven days prior written notice before initiating any legal proceedings in any court

No market for disinformation

Facebook earned $70 billion in 2019 as advertising revenues and that amounted to 98 per cent of its total revenues

Emami questions Hindustan Unilever's fairness over skin cream rebranding

Emami said it had trademark rights over the name and that it was consulting legal experts on the matter.

US sees rare wide shift in public opinion on race and police amid protests

About half of American adults believe police violence against the public is a "very" or "extremely" serious problem, according to a poll conducted earlier this month

Princeton to remove Woodrow Wilson name from public policy school

Wilson, who was US president from 1913 to 1921, supported segregation and imposed it on several federal agencies not racially divided up to that point.

US asks tech giants to take action against posts encouraging 'violence'

Trump signed an executive order late Friday to protect 'American monuments, memorials, and statues"

Why footballing Africans have the best chance of escaping racism in India

As the world erupted in protest, we stayed silent. Ritwik Sharma speaks to footballing Africans in India about their experience of racism in the country

After Hindustan Unilever, L'Oreal to drop 'white' from skin care range

On Friday, a company spokesperson said the group had acknowledged legitimate concerns about the terms used to describe skin even-ing products.