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In closing argument at hate crime trial, prosecution says defendants ‘thought the worst’ of Arbery because he was Black.

How a backlash against racial liberalism led to the rise of a philanthropy that discourages discussions on race.

Fault Lines’ Jeremy Young reflects on the twists and turns of Brandon Jackson’s case and how he finally walked free.

Jackson was among hundreds of Americans imprisoned on non-unanimous verdicts, which were ruled unconstitutional in 2020.

‘We’ve seen this return of the politicised athlete … There’s been an explosion of politics over the last decade.’

Movies News - LOS ANGELES - American actress and comedian Awkwafina has quit Twitter after addressing criticism over her use of a "blaccent" in the film Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and other acting roles. The Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings star, who was born Nora Lum, posted a... Read more at www.tnp.sg

World News - NEW YORK (REUTERS) - Joe Rogan, the popular US podcaster, issued an apology for the second time in a week, this time for using racial slurs after a montage video surfaced, showing him repeatedly saying the N-word. In an apology video posted on Instagram on Saturday (Feb 5),... Read more at www.tnp.sg

Movies News - NEW YORK (AFP) - US actress Whoopi Goldberg has apologised after she was criticised for saying that the Nazi genocide of six million Jews "was not about race." The Oscar-winning TV personality said on the ABC's The View that the Holocaust involved "two white... Read more at www.tnp.sg

Washington joins other major professional sports teams to drop names Indigenous people say are racist.

Goldberg had said the Nazi genocide of six million Jews was not ‘about race’, prompting widespread condemnation.