Race issues
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As another grand jury deliberates on the killing of an unarmed black man by police, a community declares ‘enough is enough’
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Scenes from outside the Brooklyn Memorial Baptist Church where the funeral was held of 28-year old Akai Gurley, who was shot dead by a police officer in Brooklyn
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Federal civil rights action says boy lay on ground for minutes without medical help
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Texas Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans’ application for specialty plate with its logo bearing the battle flag was previously rejected by state agency
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Dozens of marchers joined by hundreds of supporters in Jefferson City for rally in capitol rotunda
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After Michael Brown and Eric Garner’s deaths, protesters have taken to the streets across America. Have you joined them? Tell us what you’ve seen
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Letters: It’s not only Jews who suffer from stereotyping: there are many generalisations about different cultures
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Police say 15-year-old’s death near Somali community was deliberate; suspect arrested with weapons in vehicle
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Deborah Orr: The allegations against Cosby seemed more disturbing because he is black. Clearly I see black celebrities as under a greater obligation to be exemplars – and that’s wrong, because it suggests black failings are more serious than white ones
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Special rapporteur ‘concerned’ by grand juries’ decisions on deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner and calls for review of rules for police use of lethal force
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Oregon officer withheld and destroyed evidence, nearly allowing confessed white supremacist mass murderers to go free and tainting image of local police
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The Wigan owner Dave Whelan has risked further outrage among ethnic communities by referring to Chinese people as ‘chingalings’
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The Russian Football Union has banned a player for three matches for ‘an offensive gesture’ to fans who racially abused him
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Marchers take to streets in anger at chokehold verdict, with demonstrations also taking place in other major cities
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Phillip Agnew: When my fellow young leaders and I walked into the Oval Office this week, we felt empowered and powerless at the same time. The president said we shouldn’t demand too much, too soon
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Jessica Valenti: Of all the people’s experiences we should be listening to right now, white people are at the bottom of the totem pole
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New York mayor Bill de Blasio says race inequality is an American problem after a grand jury failed to indict a police officer over the death of Eric Garner
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Protesters gather in New York and Washington for a second night after a grand jury rejected calls to indict a white police officer over the death of an unarmed black man
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As protests into a chokehold death at the hands of the NYPD continue, Guardian US columnist Steven W Thrasher visits the 'scene of a crime that is not the scene of a crime' and looks ahead to a movement that isn't going to end anytime soon
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Commenters on social media weigh in on the difference in police attitudes toward white Americans and black Americans
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The Celtic winger will have to wait to learn if his appeal against his ban will be successful
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President creates task force and pledges to work with New York mayor after latest police killing of an unarmed black man prompts more unrest
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Letters: Martin Luther King acknowledged the education he got from women, including black welfare mothers who opposed the Vietnam war and influenced his boldest action
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Ultra-nationalist group, which claims to have 15,000 members, deemed a threat to law and order
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Jeb Lund: Go ask Megyn Kelly. This is what happens when logic and proportion get subjected to six straight hours of victim-blaming
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Demonstrations were held in New York and other cities around the US last night after a grand jury refused to indict the police officer who placed the unarmed black man in a chokehold
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Vincent Warren: Black men are not dying at the hands of (mostly) white cops – nor are those cops being excused from legal responsibility – because of mutual ‘distrust’
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Following the Africa for Norway spoof single, the Rusty Radiator awards point the finger at the most damaging fundraising campaigns. This is Africa reports
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Steven W Thrasher column The Eric Garner decision confirms a holiday of horrors. 'Tis the season for more protest, not less
Steven W Thrasher: Pretending that we should keep calm and carry on – that we even can – is a bigger fantasy than Santa Claus -
On Wednesday, a memorial service was held for Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old Cleveland boy shot to death by a police officer
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As in Ferguson, New York grand jury deciding whether police officer should be indicted and brought to trial in case ruled ‘homicide’ by medical examiner
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Roxane Gay column What the St Louis Rams know about Ferguson is a righteous glimpse of the way forward
Roxane Gay: Protesting the death of Michael Brown is not a political act, no matter what the pundits say. These are five men who don’t want to die for being black. This is personal -
Marina Hyde: The FA has reportedly collected £350,000 in Twitter fines since 2011 but limiting free speech is a 1.0 solution to a 2.0 issue
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Eric Holder is cheered by crowds in Atlanta after his speech on racial profiling was interrupted by people protesting against Michael Brown's shooting in Ferguson
The Guardian view on policing in America: colour sharpens the conflict