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Tag: George Floyd

James finances ‘More than a Vote’ to stop voter suppression

Washington—A conservative commentator once advised him to “shut up and dribble,” but basketball legend LeBron James is bringing star power to a voter mobilization...

Varner, Rose share lead in PGA return

Washington—Harold Varner III, among only three black golfers on the US PGA Tour, fired a seven-under par 63 Thursday to grab a share of...

Seattle mayor tells Trump to ‘go back to your bunker’

Seattle’s mayor told Donald Trump to “Go back to your bunker,” escalating a spat after the president threatened to intervene over a police-free autonomous...

LeBron looks to promote African-American rights

Washington, United States—Basketball star LeBron James announced Wednesday (Thursday Philippine time) that he and several other professional athletes plan to found a charitable organization...

NBA, NFL, baseball stars demand end to police immunity

Washington, United States—NFL stars Tom Brady, Dak Prescott and Drew Brees and NBA coaches Steve Kerr and Gregg Popovich were among more than 1,400...

Bach wants ‘dignified’ protests

Lausanne, Switzerland—Olympic chief Thomas Bach on Wednesday (Thursday Philippine time) refused to be drawn on athletes taking a knee in protest against racism, insisting...

Adidas vows 30% of new US hires will be black or Latino

Washington—Adidas said Tuesday that 30 percent of all its new hires in the US would be black or Latino people, amid anti-racism protests that...

Demands for justice at Floyd funeral

Houston said farewell to George Floyd in a rousing hometown funeral Tuesday, with poignant tributes and calls for justice for the 46-year-old African American...

Washington troops hit with coronavirus after protests

Members of the Washington DC national guard have tested positive for coronavirus in the wake of their deployment during recent protests in the US...

Hamilton: Slave trader’s statue should ‘stay in river’

London--Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said a slave trader’s statue that was torn down and dumped in a harbour during anti-racism protests should...

Racism ‘swept under carpet’ in Germany

Berlin—Boris Becker says racism in Germany needs to be discussed openly after the tennis icon drew criticism on social media for taking part in...

Family, close friends come for George Floyd’s funeral

Houston—Family and close friends will gather in Houston on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) for the funeral of George Floyd, two weeks after he died...

Ku Klux Klan leader charged for driving into US protesters

An "admitted" Ku Klux Klan leader who drove a vehicle into a crowd of peaceful George Floyd protestors in the US state of Virginia...

US police in hot seat after years of near impunity

Calls for police reform have spread across the United States, but after years of acting with relative impunity—supported by powerful unions and protective laws—changing...
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