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27 Oct 2021

Adam Gilchrist claims Quinton De Kock DOES support BLM movement

Former Australian wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist has said that South African cricketer Quinton de Kock's decision to opt-out of the game against West Indies in the T20 World Cup on Tuesday was not on account of him not supporting "people of colour within that country".

25 Oct 2021

DNA: When will sportsmen unite against terrorism after racism?

Ahead of the start of the match against Pakistan in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, players of the Indian team kneeled to show solidarity with the 'Black Lives Matter' movement, while Pakistani players on the other hand put their hands on their hearts.

England Cricket Team

23 Oct 2021

T20 World Cup 2021: England to join WI in 'taking the knee' before tie

England and West Indies will be taking the knee to show their support for the fight against racism before they face each other in their T20 World Cup opening match here on Saturday.

28 Aug 2021

LA police officer presses knee against NBA player's neck

The 21-year-old ultimately was booked into jail on accusations of resisting arrest He was evaluated at a hospital for minor injuries. A police officer's elbow was injured when Hayes shoved him into a wall.

02 Aug 2021

Beyonce's 'Formation' named as best music video of all time

Formation video featured several striking visuals, including Beyonce laying on top of a sinking police car in a ruined New Orleans and a wall with the words "stop shooting us" spray-painted on it The video, released in 2016 and is directed by Melina Matsoukas

26 Jun 2021

Ex-cop Derek Chauvin gets 22.5 years in prison for George Floyd's murder

Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer convicted for murdering George Floyd last year, has been sentenced to 22.5 years in prison. Chauvin was the first white police officer in Minnesota to be convicted of murdering a Black person.

27 May 2021

Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson murder case: 5 suspects arrested

Johnson, a 27-year-old mother of three, has been in critical condition in hospital since she was shot in the head at a house party in south London on Sunday (May 23)

24 May 2021

UK Black Lives Matters activist in critical condition after being shot in head

"The attack happened in the early hours of this morning, following numerous death threats as a result of her activism," the party said.

10 Apr 2021

Google updates YouTube ad targeting terms to remove hate speech

At the same time, the report found, Google was blocking advertisers from using terms such as "Black Lives Matter" to find videos and channels to run ads against. After The Markup reached out to YouTube parent company Google for comment, it said the company actually blocked more racial and social justice terms, including "Black excellence" and "civil rights." YouTube said it has several layers of protection in place to prevent offensive or harmful ads from running on its platform, and that it regularly removes videos containing hate speech.

India vs Australia

27 Nov 2020

Indian cricketers join Australia in 'barefoot circle' ceremony against racism

The barefoot circle ceremony was held before the start of the opening One-day International between the two teams at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

26 Oct 2020

IPL 2020: Hardik comes out in support of 'Black Lives Matter'

West Indies all-rounder and Mumbai's stand-in skipper Kieron Pollard responded by raising his right fist. After the match, Pandya even tweeted a picture of himself with the caption "#BlackLivesMatter".

21 Oct 2020

Jason Holder laments lack of recognition of ‘Black Lives Matter’ in IPL 2020

Jason Holder has said that the Black Lives Matter movement has gone "unnoticed" in IPL 2020 which is as "sad thing". Holder expressed his dissatisfaction while receiving the prestigious Peter Smith Award on behalf of the West Indies cricket team in a virtual ceremony. Holder is a part of the SunRisers Hyderabad franchise and was brought in as the injured Mitchell Marsh's replacement.

15 Sep 2020

'No one has forgotten Black Lives Matter': Jofra Archer to Michael Holding

England fast bowler Jofra Archer said that they have not forgotten the `Black Lives Matter` movement after former West Indies bowler Michael Holding criticised the ECB when players stopped taking a knee before matches. England & West Indies players took a knee before each game in their three-test series in July but the symbolic gesture was discontinued for the Pakistan series and the two limited overs series against Australia. Although England`s cricket team stopped taking a knee, the country`s soccer team took a knee before their Nations League matches while EPL clubs also continued the practice after the new season kicked off over the weekend.

09 Sep 2020

US Open 2020: Osaka enters semis after straight-sets victory over Rogers

Naomi Osaka`s looked solid as she defeated American Shelby Rogers 6-3 6-4 and entered the semi-finals of the US Open on Tuesday. Osaka improved on her 0-3 record against Rogers with the straight sets victory as she continues her bid for a second US Open title. Next up for Osaka is in-form American Jennifer Brady, who beat Kazakhstan`s Yulia Putintseva in straight sets earlier in the day.

07 Sep 2020

Mask after mask, Osaka extends 'Black Lives Matter' support at US Open 2020

Former champion Naomi Osaka is wearing a different facemask for each of her matches at the US Open this year. Each mask carries the name of a Black American and aims to highlight racial injustice in the United States to a wider audience. Osaka, born to a Haitian father and Japanese mother, had earlier said that before being a tennis player, she is a black woman.

01 Sep 2020

US Open 2020: Naomi Osaka keen to spread awareness about racial injustice

Japan`s Naomi Osaka said she wants to spread awareness about racial injustice after walking onto court with a mask bearing the name of Breonna Taylor on Monday. The mask was dedicated to Taylor, a Black woman killed by police officers who burst into her apartment in March. The Japanese completed a tough 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 win over compatriot Misaki Doi but the win was overshadowed by Osaka's powerful gesture.

30 Aug 2020

American author Randall Kenan who depicted black, gay life in prose dies at 57

Kenan grew up in North Carolina and attended UNC, receiving his undergraduate degree in 1985. His 1992 collection of short stories, Let the Dead Bury Their Dead, was set in the fictional town of Tim's Creek, North Carolina. It received critical acclaim and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He also wrote a young adult biography of author James Baldwin.

29 Aug 2020

US President Donald Trump says NBA protest will 'destroy' basketball

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that what he viewed as political activity by the NBA would destroy the sport. His remarks came after NBA players halted play for three days to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Trump further believes that people did not want to be confronted with politics when watching sports.

Racism protests

28 Aug 2020

National Guard deployed to Wisconsin city in US as racism protests continue

Evening fell in the community on Lake Michigan with tensions rising after police on Thursday afternoon arrested some activists protesting the shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, who was paralyzed after a white officer shot him seven times in the back. The shooting of Blake Sunday night reignited protests in several US cities over the police killings of Black men. The death in May of George Floyd after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck sparked demonstrations across the globe.

Sheldon Cottrell

10 Aug 2020

Racism is for real, totally against it in any way, form: Sheldon Cottrell

While talking to WION, Cottrell said that he won’t oppose taking a knee because he's with the movement and for the movement. The England-West Indies Test series, which was the first international series in the post-COVID era, witnessed players, umpires and coaching staff taking a knee before the start of the match.

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