The government announces the Windrush documentation scheme

President Donald Trump signed an order suspending entry for nationals of seven predominantly Muslim countries and restricting refugee admission. Opponents challenged the measure as discriminatory...

A federal judge granted emergency protection against removal for people stranded under the new entry restrictions after a challenge in Darweesh v. Trump. Legal organizations acted on behalf of...

Delegates at the First Nations National Constitutional Convention issued the Uluru Statement from the Heart. It called for a constitutionally protected First Nations Voice and a Makarrata Commission...

During the Unite the Right mobilization in Charlottesville, a driver attacked a crowd of counterprotesters, killing Heather Heyer and injuring others. The attack demonstrated the violence...

Rio de Janeiro councillor and human-rights defender Marielle Franco was killed alongside her driver Anderson Gomes. Her work challenged violence and exclusion affecting Black and favela communities....

The government announced an annual Windrush Day on 22 June, with funding to recognize the Windrush generation and descendants. The decision placed Caribbean contributions to Britain in the official...

A terrorist attacked two mosques in Christchurch, killing 51 people in total and injuring many others. The attacks brought anti-Muslim and white-supremacist violence into national and international...

The National Inquiry presented Reclaiming Power and Place to families, survivors, Indigenous leaders and governments. It examined the conditions behind violence against Indigenous women, girls and...

Protectors gathered at the Maunakea access road as construction access for the Thirty Meter Telescope was due to begin. The confrontation asserted the mountain's sacred significance and Native...

The New York Times Magazine launched the 1619 Project online, foregrounding slavery's legacies and Black contributions in United States history. Essays and cultural work challenged conventional...