A racist mass shooting targets Buffalo's Black community

A jury acquitted four defendants charged with criminal damage following the toppling of Edward Colston's statue. The trial brought arguments about racist public commemoration into court. The verdict...

Ecuador's Constitutional Court issued its ruling in the A'i Cofán community of Sinangoe's case; the decision was publicized on 4 February. Community monitoring and collective litigation challenged...

Three men were convicted of federal hate crimes and attempted kidnapping in connection with the pursuit and killing of Ahmaud Arbery. The verdict addressed racial motivation separately from their...

The Emmett Till Antilynching Act was signed into law, adding specific federal hate-crime provisions for conspiracies resulting in death or serious bodily injury. Naming the measure for Till...

After meetings with First Nations, Inuit and Métis delegates, Pope Francis expressed sorrow and asked forgiveness for harm inflicted by members of the Catholic Church. Survivors' testimony placed...

The California task force published an interim report documenting harms from slavery and continuing systemic discrimination. It connected housing, education, political participation and other...

Francia Márquez was elected Colombia's first Black woman vice-president on the ticket with Gustavo Petro. An environmental and community organizer, she brought Afro-Colombian territorial struggles...

The National Windrush Monument was unveiled at London Waterloo station in the presence of members of the Windrush generation. Designed by Jamaican sculptor Basil Watson, it recognized Caribbean...

The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued its reparations judgment concerning Kenya's Ogiek community. The decision followed the community's long struggle for ancestral land in the Mau...

Germany and Nigeria signed a declaration establishing the framework for transferring ownership of Benin bronzes held in German collections. The agreement addressed objects removed in the context of...