The boycott, set to begin on Friday, is the most direct effort yet by a sport to pressure social media companies like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to take action against abuse.
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U.N. Panel Is Scathing in Its Criticism of a British Report on Race
The criticism adds to a backlash against findings by the Johnson government that called Britain a “model for other white-majority countries.”
U.K. Community Leaders Aid In Vaccine Outreach in Ethnically Diverse Areas
Local initiatives across the country are working to dispel misinformation and encourage Covid-19 vaccination in communities that have been disproportionately hurt by the pandemic.
Upbeat Official Report on Race in Britain Draws a Swift Backlash
The government report, while acknowledging enduring racism, said Britain provided a model for other white-majority countries on issues of race. Critics accused it of ignoring racial injustice in the country.
Amanda Gorman’s Poetry United Critics. It’s Dividing Translators.
Should a white writer translate a Black poet’s work? A debate in Europe has exposed the lack of diversity in the world of literary translation.
Janice McLaughlin, Nun Who Exposed Abuse in Africa, Dies at 79
In a life dedicated to social justice, she was jailed in Rhodesia but later returned to a liberated Zimbabwe to help build its school system.
Russia Trying to Stoke U.S. Racial Tensions Before Election, Officials Say
Russian intelligence services are trying to incite violence by white supremacist groups to sow chaos in the United States, American intelligence officials said.
Meghan Highlights Depression in Pregnancy, an Overlooked Danger
A wave of responses from women who have experienced depression and suicidal thoughts is shedding light on the stark differences between how pregnancy is perceived and lived.
For U.K., Meghan and Harry Interview Resurfaces Issues of Race
Many Black Britons found that the interview raised new questions about entrenched racism, both in the royal family and in British society at large.