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A legal journey towards civil right

Book review of The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America's Judicial Hero

Scotland to take knee vs. England at Uefa Euro 2020

Scotland's players will take a knee at the European Championship before the game against England in London but will stand ahead of matches in Glasgow against the Czech Republic and Croatia. The England team has been doing the anti-racism gesture since last year. Scotland captain Andy Roberton says we have collectively decided to again take the knee as a team for the fixture against England at Wembley Stadium. The match will be played on June 18. The gesture has been booed by a section of England fans but the team will continue to take a knee at Euro 2020. England's first game of the tournament will be on Sunday against Croatia.

Football and cricket: The colour of equity

In tackling racism, the alleged gentleman's game can learn from the working class sport of football

Anti-racism movement in cricket needs re-sparking, re-engaging: Holder

The anti-racism movement in cricket needs more than just players taking a knee before matches in order for it to have some meaning and substance, feels West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder

8th noose found at Amazon construction site despite additional security

Amazon closed the site over the weekend, saying it was putting additional security measures in place after a seventh noose was found last week

George Floyd family meets with Joe Biden as Congress mulls police bill

President Joe Biden will meet with the family of George Floyd at the White House Tuesday on the one year anniversary of his death.

Anthony Fauci says pandemic exposed 'undeniable effects of racism' in US

Dr Anthony Fauci said that the Covid-19 pandemic had exposed racial disparities in living conditions and access to healthcare across the US that required serious action to fix

BML: Derek Chauvin verdict brings a rare rebuke of police misconduct

A jury deliberated for just over 10 hours before pronouncing Mr. Chauvin guilty on all three charges: second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter

US: Ex-cop Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd's death

Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on Tuesday in a case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the US

Thierry Henry to quit social media, says racism unchecked

Thierry Henry is quitting social media to protest online racial abuse and bullying that he said goes unregulated. The former France great said Friday that social media companies haven't done enough to stop abusive behavior, which regularly targets Black athletes. "From tomorrow morning I will be removing myself from social media until the people in power are able to regulate their platforms with the same vigor and ferocity that they currently do when you infringe copyright," the former Arsenal striker said. "The sheer volume of racism, bullying and resulting mental torture to individuals is too toxic to ignore," he said. "There HAS to be some accountability. It is far too easy to create an account, use it to bully and harass without consequence and still remain anonymous." Until it changes, he said he'll be disabling his accounts "across all social media platforms." He has 2.7 million followers on Instagram and 2.3 million on Twitter. The 43-year-old Frenchman resigned as coach o

India to take up with UK racism issues when required: Jaishankar

India will take up with the UK when required the alleged incidents of racism in Britain, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in the Rajya Sabha on Monday

Satya Nadella, lawmakers appalled by acts of hate against Asian Americans

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and several US lawmakers have said that they are appalled by the ongoing acts of hate against Asian Americans and condemned hate, racial discrimination and violence

Minneapolis to pay $27 million to settle George Floyd family lawsuit

The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd's family over the Black man's death in police custody

Best of BS Opinion: Climate-resilient grains, bank privatisation, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

The royal drama: All's not fair

Although the Duchess of Sussex, the former Meghan Markle, isn't battling a mother-in-law, in essence her fight is not very different from traditional India's saas-bahu tussle

Hollywood embracing diversity could boost revenue by $10 billion

Black-led projects have been un­derfunded and undervalued, despite often providing a better return on investment, McKinsey & Co said in a report on Thursday

Goldman Sachs to invest $10 bn over 10 years to support Black women

The bank's "One Million Black Women" initiative is a part of its commitment to impact the lives of at least one million Black women by 2030, the company said

Amazon sued for alleged race and gender bias in corporate hires

E-commerce firm said to hire people of colour at 'lower levels'

Lawsuit accuses Amazon of 'systemic' racism, harassment in corporate office

Amazon also faces lawsuits claiming it mistreated workers in its handling of the coronavirus pandemic at its facilities

Once broke a schoolmate's nose for using a racial slur, reveals Obama

The country's first Black President added with a laugh, "And I remember I popped him in the face and broke his nose. And we were in the locker room"