Black Lives Matter

Pussyhat Project is hoping to have knitted or crocheted 1.7 million hats for marchers wear.

Fiona Keating Jan 14, 2017

The four accused have been charged with hate crimes, aggravated kidnapping and battery.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Jan 07, 2017

Twitter users continued to blame the movement for the incident, despite a lack of evidence.

Staff Reporter Jan 06, 2017

This week, Walmart decided to pull the shirt from sales online after the police union termed it 'offensive.'

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 24, 2016

Family's attorney says it's not a situation where someone used a racial slur, but racism is still all over it.

James Tennent Dec 23, 2016

Family of Jason Stokes believed their house was set alight because it had Blue Lives Matter flag outside

Ewan Palmer Dec 09, 2016

From Syria's ongoing conflict to Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, Reuters photographers have been on the scene to record the biggest news stories of the year.

Alex Wheeler Dec 07, 2016

As users are invited to join in with the #ThisHappened hashtag, IBTimes UK looks back at Twitter's top trends in 2016.

Oliver Cragg Dec 06, 2016

Former police officer Michael Slager now faces a federal civil rights case and a murder retrial.

Nicole Rojas Dec 05, 2016

Twitter recently told developers to stop using its data to make spy tools for the police.

India Ashok Nov 23, 2016

The jury deliberated for 25 hours in the Cincinnati trial of Officer Ray Tensing but could not agree.

Tareq Haddad Nov 12, 2016

Social media is awash with stories of violence, intimidation, and fear in the wake of the presidential election outcome.

Graham Lanktree Nov 10, 2016

Sam DuBose was fatally shot after he was pulled over in July last year.

Jen Offord Nov 06, 2016

The stereotypes used are based on the traumatic and ugly history of prejudice and discrimination.

Stephanie Phillips Nov 02, 2016

Young Money rapper previously said he believed racism did not exist.

Alicia Adejobi Nov 02, 2016

The mother of the teenager said she feared he had been 'forever changed' by what happened.

Harriet Sinclair Oct 28, 2016

Groups such as Black Lives Matter have accused police of racial profiling in shooting cases.

Staff Reporter Oct 14, 2016

The initial remarks were made during a speech at an NAACP meeting.

Staff Reporter Oct 12, 2016

Social media updates, hashtags and photos monitored using Geofeedia software.

Jason Murdock Oct 12, 2016

The company made its views clear as it launched new flavour "Empowermint".

Harriet Sinclair Oct 08, 2016

Kaepernick sparked debate after kneeling during Star-Spangled Banner in campaign against racial injustice.

Alicia Adejobi Oct 06, 2016

The mother of 17-year-old Brian Ogle described the incident as a hate crime.

Staff Reporter Oct 05, 2016

Officers believed Olango was armed, but it transpired he was holding a vaping device.

Tareq Haddad Oct 01, 2016

Inquiry into death of father-of-two, who survived refugee camps and prison, shot by police in San Diego.

Elsa Buchanan Sep 29, 2016

Police say Olango was acting 'erratic' while eyewitnesses claim he was mentally challenged.

Alicia Adejobi Sep 28, 2016

The GOP nominee took a more balanced approach to police shootings than in previous interviews.

Harriet Sinclair Sep 23, 2016

The victim, who was unarmed, had his hands in the air when he was shot and killed by Betty Shelby.

Nicole Rojas Sep 22, 2016

Two nights of violent protests erupted after the fatal police shooting of the 43-year-old father-of-seven.

Harriet Sinclair Sep 22, 2016

Protests turn violent amid the deadly police shooting of a black man and the wildly different versions of what happened.

David Sim Sep 22, 2016

'The Viper' claimed 'pigment of skin doesn't matter' in Twitter rant about African-American teacher.

Toyin Owoseje Sep 21, 2016