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  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Life & Arts
    ‘A hero to me’: Henry Louis Gates and Cambridge’s first African-American student

    An honorary doctorate gave the author and academic a chance to shine a light on the achievements of Alexander Crummell 170 years ago

  • Saturday, 28 May, 2022
    US politics & policy
    Politics class: NRA to press on with Houston conference despite Texas school shooting

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  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    Workplace diversity & equality
    Race at work: how hard are companies really trying?

    Dismantling systemic racism is a huge task, but many employees think organisations are failing to take it seriously

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
    George Floyd
    Two years since George Floyd’s murder, healing remains elusive for Minneapolis

    Talk of systemic racism still dominates local politics, yet efforts to address it have been frustrated

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    US gun violence
    Buffalo shooting suspect planned to continue ‘rampage’, police say

    Teen accused of ‘racially motivated’ attack at supermarket killed 10 people, eight of them black

  • Thursday, 17 March, 2022
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    Ukraine war news from March 17: Western officials cautious about peace talks, Zelensky warns Europe faces ‘new wall’

    Today’s main developments: Oil prices jump 8% as IEA warns of ‘supply crisis’; Russia says it has made $117mn interest payment; China rejects Nato appeal to condemn invasion

  • Thursday, 17 March, 2022
    UK race relations
    UK government accused of failing to tackle racial inequality

    Anti-discrimination charities, unions and Labour concerned over ‘hopelessly ineffective’ plans

  • Sunday, 16 January, 2022
    US society
    Texas governor says all hostages safe after stand-off at synagogue

    Suspect killed following hours-long deadlock with FBI negotiators in Dallas suburb

  • Thursday, 22 July, 2021
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    After the Fall and Last Best Hope — mourning in America

    Two commentators on the US political system offer detailed diagnoses on the troubled question of what it is to be a US citizen

  • Sunday, 20 June, 2021
    Imani Moise
    How Juneteenth became a consolation prize

    A day off work is no substitute for legal reforms to end institutional racism

  • Friday, 18 June, 2021
    News in-depthUS race relations
    US companies’ embrace of Juneteenth holiday rings hollow for many

    Commemorations of date ending slavery are muted a year after George Floyd’s death

  • Thursday, 10 June, 2021
    UK race relations
    Senior Tories condemn protest over ‘racist’ statue

    University regulator criticises Oxford academics’ boycott over Cecil Rhodes statue

  • Friday, 28 May, 2021
    News in-depthUS police
    Small share of US police draw third of complaints in big cities

    Chicago, New York and Philadelphia data show few misconduct claims bring disciplinary action

  • Tuesday, 25 May, 2021
    George Floyd
    Biden meets George Floyd’s family on anniversary of death

    Political and business leaders take stock of progress and renew calls for action on racial justice

  • Tuesday, 25 May, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Congress should pass US police overhaul

    Anniversary of George Floyd’s death is timely reminder of unfinished business

  • Monday, 24 May, 2021
    News in-depth
    Congress deadlocked over George Floyd police bill as anniversary approaches

    Biden misses deadline as lawmakers struggle to find common ground on reforms

  • Saturday, 24 April, 2021
    News in-depthUS race relations
    US activists look to ‘what comes next’ after Chauvin murder verdict

    Police reform and slavery reparations get hearings as rights campaigners gain influence

  • Friday, 23 April, 2021
    Person in the News
    George Floyd: an ordinary man who became a global symbol

    His murder by a police officer led to protests around the world against racism

  • Thursday, 22 April, 2021
    US race relations
    US Senate backs bill targeting hate crimes against Asian Americans

    Legislation receives bipartisan support amid sharp rise in racist attacks during the pandemic

  • Thursday, 22 April, 2021
    News in-depthRacial equality
    Corporate America and civil rights: Chauvin trial highlights changing expectations

    Business urged to translate statements and diversity initiatives into real change

  • Thursday, 22 April, 2021
    News in-depthUS police
    Biden faces police reform challenge in wake of Chauvin verdict

    President has pledged to overhaul criminal justice system but must corral deeply divided lawmakers

  • Wednesday, 21 April, 2021
    George Floyd
    Derek Chauvin convicted of murdering George Floyd

    Biden hails verdict on ex-police officer as potential ‘giant step forward’ in fight against injustice

  • Wednesday, 21 April, 2021
    US race relations
    ‘Painfully earned justice’: Minneapolis greets Chauvin verdict with relief

    Celebration laced with recognition that conviction is but a starting point for broader change

  • Wednesday, 21 April, 2021
    US race relations
    Biden expresses relief at Chauvin verdict in primetime address

    President says he hopes conviction will serve as ‘giant step’ towards racial justice in the US

  • Tuesday, 20 April, 2021
    News in-depthUS police
    Chauvin verdict is rare instance of police murder conviction

    Officers who kill black people tend to avoid prosecution and are usually acquitted by US juries

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