A century after she was pushed out of her home by racists, a US city is honouring ‘Mother India’

Kala Bagai, who was discriminated against upon her arrival in the US in 1910s, went on to become a community builder. Now Berkeley is naming a street after her.

Frances Dinkelspiel, Berkeleyside

· Sep 19, 2020 · 03:30 pm

New York mayor suspends seven police officers over death of African-American man

A video released recently showed officers placing a hood on the victim and kneeling on him till he stopped breathing.

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· Sep 04, 2020 · 01:52 pm

US: Donald Trump visits violence-hit Kenosha, claims ‘domestic terror’ responsible for protests

The president did not offer any explanation for the protests, and did not refer to Jacob Blake’s shooting.

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· Sep 02, 2020 · 11:30 am

Los Angeles: US police shoot another African-American man, spark protests

The man was riding his bicycle when Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies tried to stop him for an unspecified vehicle code violation.

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· Sep 01, 2020 · 10:10 pm

US: Two people killed in Kenosha, one injured in protests against shooting of unarmed Black man

The police said they are carrying out an investigation into the shooting. The names and ages of the victims are still being determined.

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· Aug 26, 2020 · 10:07 pm

Wisconsin governor declares emergency as protest against shooting of African-American man escalates

Jacob Blake’s family said on Tuesday that he was left paralysed by the attack and was fighting for his life.

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· Aug 26, 2020 · 12:33 pm

US: Protests erupt in Wisconsin after police shoot unarmed Black man; governor calls National Guard

The Kenosha Police Department said the officers were responding to a ‘domestic incident’ but gave no details about what led to the shooting.

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· Aug 25, 2020 · 10:17 am

‘Bloody Sunday’: When police violence against John Lewis shook America’s conscience

Lewis was beaten and gassed during a march demanding voting rights for Black citizens in in 1965.

Aniko Bodroghkozy, The Conversation

· Jul 25, 2020 · 11:30 pm

US: George Floyd’s family sues Minneapolis city and four officers over his killing

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump called the case the ‘tipping point for policing in America’.

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· Jul 16, 2020 · 09:37 am

South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement has lessons for White allies in America

How white people can use their privilege to support the Black Lives Matter movement.

Leonie Fleischmann, The Conversation

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Matthew Graham, The Conversation

· Jul 10, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Donald Trump retweets racist video of supporter yelling ‘white power’, deletes it after backlash

The White House said Trump had not heard the phrase ‘white power’, which is considered synonymous with a call for white supremacism, while sharing the video.

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· Jun 29, 2020 · 09:49 am

The arbitrary arrest of three black kids in my New York neighbourhood opened my eyes to cop impunity

Last Halloween, my wife and six-year-old daughter saw a police car hit one of the kids. To date, no action has been taken.

Eric Umansky, ProPublica

· Jun 27, 2020 · 11:30 pm