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| Apr.2 |
Johannesburg |
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dies at 81
South African anti-apartheid campaigner and former first lady and her former husband Nelson Mandela were both jailed
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| Mar.27 |
Louisiana |
Alton Sterling: No charges in 2016 fatal police shooting
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| Jan.15 |
Washington |
Trump takes on Dick Durbin over 'racial slur'
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| Aug.16 |
Washington |
Business councils disband over Trump remarks |
| Aug.15 |
New York |
Both sides to blame in Virginia - Trump
US President has again blamed both sides for the violent unrest in Charlottesville, Virginia, which left one protester dead and others injur...
| Aug.13 |
Virginia |
Charlottesville: Trump criticised over response to far-right
| May.2 |
Washington |
'No charges' for police over black man's killing
| Apr.18 |
California |
US gunman kills three 'in race attack'
Three white men were killed and another wounded when a black gunman opened fire in Fresno. Kori Ali Muhammad shot 16 rounds in 90 seconds
| Mar.27 |
Johannesburg |
Kathrada: South Africa's anti-apartheid veteran dies
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| Sep.22 |
Oklahoma |
Manslaughter charge for police officer who shot black man |
| Sep.21 |
North Carolina |
State of emergency for Charlotte as unrest over police shooting continues
Map of Charlotte North Carolina North Carolina The governor of N. Carolina has declared a state of emergency in the city, sending in the National Guard, as unrest continues
| Sep.5 |
Southern China |
Obama backs NFL player Kaepernick's right to snub anthem |
| Sep.4 |
USA |
Hungary award returned after 'racist' writer honoured |
| Aug.27 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
NFL player Kaepernick refuses to stand for anthem |
| Aug.19 |
U. S. Midwest |
Donald Trump to black voters: 'What do you have to lose?' |
| Aug.14 |
Wisconsin |
Milwaukee: 'Shots fired' at new protests over police killing |
| Jul.17 |
Louisiana |
Baton Rouge shootings: Gunman's videos show anger at US police
Gavin Long had posted videos complaining at police treatment of African Americans and urging them to "fight back
| Jul.10 |
Dallas |
Dallas shootings: Killer 'prepared larger attack' |
| Jul.9 |
Washington |
Dallas shootings 'touched soul of nation' - Biden
| Jul.7 |
Poland |
Obama: US police shootings of black men 'should concern all'
| May.29 |
Germany |
German row over right-winger's 'racist' Boateng remark |
| May.19 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
San Francisco police chief quits amid racism row |
| May.13 |
Brazil |
Rousseff attacks cabinet for being all-male and all-white |
| Apr.13 |
Chicago |
Chicago police plagued by racism, says official report |
| Feb.29 |
Los Angeles |
Oscars Host Chris Rock rapped over Asian-American 'joke' |
| Jan.30 |
Los Angeles |
Screen Actors Guild awards: 'Diversity reigns' in ceremony |
| Jan.24 |
Southern California |
Academy diversity pledges welcomed by Hollywood |
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| Dec.29 |
Chicago |
Chicago policeman denies murder |
| Dec.23 |
Minnesota |
Black Lives Matter protests disrupt airports and shopping
| Nov.24 |
Chicago |
Chicago police release dashcam video of fatal shooting |
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Minnesota |
Five people shot at Minneapolis police protests |
| Nov.11 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple apologises after allegations of racism
| Nov.9 |
Missouri |
University of Missouri system president Tim Wolfe resigns |
| Nov.5 |
USA |
Anonymous posts Ku Klux Klan list |
| Aug.8 |
Missouri |
Ferguson marks Michael Brown shooting anniversary
| Jun.23 |
South Carolina |
Confederate flag protests spread across US
| Jun.20 |
South Carolina |
Charleston shootings: Dylann Roof photos found
| Jun.19 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Charleston shootings: Obama condemns 'blight' of racism
| Jun.17 |
South Carolina |
South Carolina church shooting: Nine killed
Map of 110 Calhoun Street Charleston South Carolina South Carolina Nine people have died in a shooting at a historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. Police are searching for a white male suspect
| Jun.9 |
Texas |
McKinney video: Texas officer Eric Casebolt quits
| Apr.21 |
Baltimore |
Department of Justice probe into police custody death DOJ has opened an investigation into the death of Freddie Gray, a black man, who died from spinal injuries suffered while in police custody. Gray, 25, died in hospital on Sunday, a week after being arrested in Baltimore.
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| Apr.7 |
South Carolina |
White officer charged over unarmed black man's death
Map of North Charleston South Carolina A police officer Michael Slager has been charged with murder after a black man who appeared to be fleeing from him was shot dead
| Mar.12 |
Missouri |
Ferguson on edge after shootings
| Mar.11 |
Missouri |
Ferguson police chief steps down
| Mar.7 |
Alabama |
Obama hails Selma march 'heroes' |
| Feb.21 |
London |
Chelsea fans in London racism probe |
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| Dec.24 |
Missouri |
St Louis unrest after police killing |
| Dec.4 |
New York |
New protests over Eric Garner death
| Nov.24 |
Missouri |
Clashes as Ferguson jury issues no charges |
| Oct.29 |
Zambia |
Guy Scott makes history as white president in sub-Saharan Africa |
| Apr.29 |
Los Angeles |
LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling banned for life |
| Apr.27 |
Los Angeles |
NBA probes racist remarks claim The US National Basketball Association (NBA) is investigating a report alleging that the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers Donald Sterling made racist remarks
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| Aug.28 |
Washington |
US marks Martin Luther King 'I have a dream' speech |
| Jul.27 |
Northern Italy |
Italy minister suffers banana insult |
| Jul.20 |
Chicago |
Protests in US at Zimmerman verdict
| Jul.19 |
Washington |
'Trayvon could have been me' - Obama
| Jul.14 |
Washington |
Obama urges calm after Florida trial |
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| Jun.17 |
Los Angeles |
LA riots figure Rodney King dead |
| Feb.26 |
Florida |
Shooting of Trayvon Martin
Trayvon Martin was a 17-year-old African American male who was unarmed. George Zimmerman is a 28-year-old biracial Hispanic
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| Dec.21 |
London |
England captain faces race charges |
| Nov.16 |
Northern England |
Football player accused of racist slur |
| Feb.4 |
London |
Multiculturalism has failed - UK PM |
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| Oct.16 |
Eastern Germany |
Merkel: 'Multiculture has failed' |
| Sep.4 |
Paris |
Protests over French Roma policy |
| Aug.18 |
France |
France to begin Roma deportations France is to begin deporting Gypsies back to Romania, as part of a crackdown on illegal camps in the country
| Feb.10 |
Cape Town |
Mandela's release 20 years ago marked
| Jan.11 |
Southern Italy |
Migrants leave town amid violence |
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| Sep.16 |
Washington |
White House rejects racism claim |
| Jul.16 |
Boston |
Black Harvard professor arrested |
| Feb.28 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe vows to seize more farms
| Jan.20 |
Washington |
President Obama sworn into history 
Barack Obama launched his presidency before an estimated 1.5 million people on the National Mall with somber yet confident tones
After being sworn in as the first African-American US leader, President Obama uses his inaugural address to pledge a 'new era of responsibility. He said the country will overcome its serious economic and international challenges
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| Nov.9 |
Berlin |
Merkel urges anti-racist action |
| Oct.27 |
Tennessee |
Plot to assassinate Barack Obama |
| Aug.28 |
Colorado |
Obama launches historic campaign
Barack Obama has accepted the Democratic Party's nomination to run for president of the US in front of a crowd of some 75,000 people
| Feb.27 |
South Africa |
Outcry in SA over 'racist' video Several white students face criminal charges after allegedly forcing black campus employees to eat food that had been urinated on
| Jan.8 |
Australia |
Cricket tour on despite race row |
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| Nov.20 |
Zimbabwe |
Ian Smith, Rhodesia's last PM, dies at 88
| Oct.19 |
London |
Lab suspends DNA pioneer Watson
| Jan.17 |
London |
Bollywood fury at 'Big Brother'
Bollywood called racist the bullying of Indian film star Shilpa Shetty on British reality TV show 'Celebrity Big Brother'
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| Oct.31 |
South Africa |
Botha, bastion of white rule, dies Former President P.W. Botha was the defiant face of white rule at the height of the anti-apartheid struggle
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| Dec.12 |
Sydney |
Second night of riots
| Oct.24 |
Detroit |
Civil rights icon Parks dies She refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man and inspired the modern civil rights movement
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| Jun.23 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Mixed ruling on affirmative action |
| May.5 |
South Africa |
Anti-apartheid icon Walter Sisulu dead |
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| Dec.20 |
U.S. Senate |
Lott stepping down as majority leader
| Aug.12 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe tells white farmers to go
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| Sep.10 |
Zimbabwe |
Southern African summit |
| Sep.8 |
South Africa |
Racism conference ends |
| Sep.7 |
South Africa |
Race summit slavery breakthrough |
| Sep.6 |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe to halt land grab |
| Sep.3 |
South Africa |
Attempt to revive racism meeting |
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South Africa |
U.S. pulls out of racism conference Israel and the U.S. have pulled out of the U.N. Conference Against Racism after compromise over condemning Israel had failed
| Sep.1 |
South Africa |
Mideast dominates racism summit |
| Aug.31 |
South Africa |
Conference on racism starts |
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| Jul.1 |
South Carolina |
South Carolina lowered Confederate flag
before year 2000
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| Apr. 27, 1994 |
South Africa |
South African general election ends apartheid The anniversary of the elections, 27 April, is celebrated as a public holiday known as Freedom Day | |
| Apr. 18, 1980 |
Zimbabwe |
Rhodesia becomes Zimbabwe
Map of Harare Zimbabwe The country became independent as the Republic of Zimbabwe, and its capital, Salisbury, was renamed Harare two years later. | |
| Feb. 29, 1940 |
Los Angeles |
Hattie McDaniel is first black actress to win an Oscar
Map of Catalina Street and Mariposa Avenue Los Angeles USA An American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedienne. She is best known for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind | |
| May. 19, 1925 |
U. S. Midwest |
Malcolm X Birthday
Map of Omaha Nebraska USA An American Muslim minister and a human rights activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks
| Jun. 14, 1811 |
Connecticut |
Harriet Beecher Stowe born
Map of Hartford Connecticut Connecticut An American abolitionist and author. She came from a famous religious family and is best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin