As she stepped out to play the US Open final on Saturday, Naomi Osaka wore a mask with the name Tamir Rice emblazoned on it.
A young man was killed in Florida on February 26 because he was black and wore a hoodie. When his killer was acquitted on July 13, Roopa Unnikrishnan's faith in the justice system was shattered, forcing her to look at life through the prism of colour.
Slain black teenager Trayvon Martin's parents have welcomed US President Barack Obama's unexpected and unusually personal remarks on their son as "a beautiful tribute to our boy."
James became a leading voice in support of the Black Lives Matter movement following the murder of George Floyd in 2020.
Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was charged on Friday with murder in the death of 46-year-old George Floyd after cellphone footage of the white officer kneeling on Floyd's neck prompted a wave of protests.
'It's sad that I'm here protesting the same thing that she did 50-plus years ago'
Former champion Naomi Osaka is wearing a different facemask for each of her matches at the US Open this year.
The Election Commission has done its homework pretty well on political hashtags, observes ad guru Sandeep Goyal.
