Racial Injustice

• U.S. Congress passes 1st ever bill that makes lynching a federal hate crime

  Years in the making, the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act is among some 200 bills that have been introduced over the past century that have tried to ban lynching in America.

  Politics

  Mar 7, 2022
  
• Ahmaud Arbery trial: Opening statements begin with nearly all-white jury

  Ahmaud Arbery's killing was largely ignored until a leaked cellphone video stirred outrage that deepened a national reckoning over racial injustice.

  World

  Nov 5, 2021
  
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• Petition calls for Black Shirt Day in B.C. schools to help fight racism

  Since it was launched in late November, more than 4,000 people have signed a Black Shirt Day online petition in support of starting an anti-racism conversation in B.C. schools.

  News

  Jan 11, 2021
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• Illinois officer who shot, killed Black man fired from police force

  The announcement of the firing came shortly after the FBI joined Illinois State Police in investigating the shooting late Tuesday of Marcellis Stinnette, 19, and the wounding of his girlfriend, Tafara Williams.

  World

  Oct 23, 2020
• Tiger-Cats star Simoni Lawrence believes CFL players would have boycotted games

  Hamilton's Simoni Lawrence says if the CFL season had been played this year, he'd like to think the players would have agreed to join boycotts.

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2020
• Hextall on Hockey: players can lead the way on fighting racism

  Many called for other professional sports to take the same stance as the NBA, which postponed games. The NHL played on.

  Sports

  Aug 27, 2020
• Louisiana police shoot, kill Black man outside convenience store

  Louisiana State Police said Lafayette officers followed Trayford Pellerin, 31, on foot as he left a convenience store where he had created a disturbance with a knife about 8 p.m. Friday

  Crime

  Aug 22, 2020
• Car drives through crowd at Colorado protest against racial injustice: police

  Police also said a protester fired a weapon, striking at least one person who was taken to a hospital in stable condition.

  World

  Jul 25, 2020
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• Oregon attorney general looking to stop federal agents from arresting Portland protesters

  Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum late Friday sued Homeland Security and the Marshals Service in federal court. The complaint says that unidentified federal agents have grabbed people off Portland's streets "without warning or explanation, without a warrant, and without providing any way to determine who is directing this action."

  World

  Jul 18, 2020
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• ‘Time to be aggressive’: U.S. prosecutors charge police after George Floyd protests

  Even just a few years ago, when protests erupted over the killings of other black men by police, officers were rarely arrested for suspected criminal acts during the demonstrations.

  Jun 18, 2020