Words aren't enough. Sports team CEOs must use their influence to effect change
Etan Thomas
Statements of solidarity were a good start, but it’s time for the billionaires in control of sports teams to wield their influence to bring about tangible change
August 2019
'Our dad is dead': the families left behind after police shootings
This week, a police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner was fired. For most families of African American men killed by police, even partial closure proves terribly elusive
April 2017
Oklahoma officer says race played no part in shooting of black motorist
Betty Shelby, who is charged with manslaughter for shooting dead Terence Crutcher after his vehicle broke down, says she feared for her life
October 2016
Ali fought for change in America – let's celebrate those on the front foot today
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Kemp Powers’ play One Night in Miami revolves around a 1964 encounter between Cassius Clay, Malcolm X and Sam Cooke. At a time of trauma in the US, we must remember not just their defiance but the way they shaped the future
Trump suggests Tulsa shooting happened because officer ‘choked’ – video
Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested that the police officer who shot an unarmed black man in Tulsa, Oklahoma, may have ‘choked’
Activists channel anger after latest Tulsa police shooting of unarmed black man
Terence Crutcher’s killing had a grim familiarity for campaigners who had only just celebrated a rare success in bringing a killer from law enforcement to justice
Terence Crutcher wasn't a 'bad dude' – just a black man in America
Michael W Twitty
The shooting of an unarmed father of four in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a reminder that we are viewed as threats by police simply for looking the way we do
