Japanese-Haitian tennis star Naomi Osaka has hit back at critics of her decision to represent Japan at the Olympics this months, revealing that she was told her ‘black card was revoked’ after she announced that she would not be playing for the US in Tokyo. The 23-year-old, who was born in in Chūō-ku, Osaka to a … Read more
Hank Azaria says he feels the need to apologize to ‘every single Indian person in this country’ for voicing Apu in The Simpsons. In an interview with the Armchair Expert podcast, Azaria has said the character show had contributed to ‘structural racism’ and that he hadn’t known any better during the nearly 30 years he … Read more
A medical expert who specializes in pulmonology has told jurors in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial that George Floyd died from a ‘low level of oxygen’ that damaged his brain and caused his heart to stop when he was pinned to the street by Minneapolis police officers. Dr Martin Tobin, who has been a lung and critical care … Read more
Cher has apologized for her ‘over-emotional’ tweet, in which she said she could have helped save George Floyd – and was mocked as a ‘white savior’. The music icon made the remark in a tweet posted to her 3.9 million followers Friday as she watched the televised murder trial of Derek Chauvin – the former … Read more
Cher has addressed her controversial tweet where she theorized that she possibly ‘could’ve helped’ George Floyd if she had been there during his arrest. The Turn Back Time crooner, 74, had been slammed for the tweet on Friday, with critics accusing her of making a tone-deaf remark that was insulting to those who had taken … Read more
F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton admits he might have been wrong to ’embarrass people’ by calling out the sport’s big names in his fight against racism – and now realises he needs to be more ‘diplomatic’ Lewis Hamilton admits he was wrong to ’embarrass people’ in his racism fight The F1 world champion now knows … Read more
Derek Chauvin (pictured in a Minneapolis courtroom on March 15) has been charged with second- and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the May 2020 death of George Floyd As of Monday, all 15 jurors who will hear the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin have been impaneled. Twelve jurors will deliberate and … Read more
Derek Chauvin (pictured in a Minneapolis courtroom on March 15) has been charged with second- and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the May 2020 death of George Floyd As of Monday, all 15 jurors who will hear the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin have been impaneled. Twelve jurors will deliberate and … Read more
Derek Chauvin (pictured in a Minneapolis courtroom on March 15) has been charged with second- and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the May 2020 death of George Floyd As of Monday, all 15 jurors who will hear the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin have been impaneled. Twelve jurors will deliberate and … Read more
The term BAME is ‘unhelpful and redundant’ and should be scrapped, Boris Johnson’s racial disparity commission will suggest in a report. The acronym – which stands for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic – overshadows the fact that people from different ethnic groups have varying life experiences and should not be grouped together in one category, the … Read more