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| Aug. 13 |
 Washington |
US whites 'to be minority sooner'| The US Census Bureau: White people are projected to no longer be in the majority in the by the year 2042 - 8 years sooner than projections | | |
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| Apr.4 |
USA |
U.S. crowds mark King anniversary Crowds have gathered in the city of Memphis to mark 40 years since the death of legendary civil rights leader Martin Luther King
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| Mar.18 |
 Philadelphia |
 Obama says US cannot ignore race  The presidential hopeful has sought to tackle the issue of race and defuse a controversy over comments made by his former pastor
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| Sep.20 |
 Louisiana |
Protesters highlight US race row  Map of Jena Louisiana Southern U.S. Hundreds of civil rights protesters are marching through the town of Jena in Louisiana against what they say is continuing racism in the state
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| Jun.28 |
 U.S. Supreme Court |
Sup. Court rejects school action on race The Supreme Court has narrowly ruled that the race of a child cannot be used to determine where he/she will be sent to school
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| Apr.15 |
New York |
60th anniversary of Robinson in MLB First African-American Major League Baseball player of the modern era
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| Apr.12 |
USA |
CBS fires racism row radio host Imus TV and radio network has fired Don Imus after an explosive row over his use of racist language on his radio program
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Bollywood fury at 'Big Brother'
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| Nov.27 |
New York |
Rally deplores police shooting A crowd led by Al Sharpton has rallied after police shot dead an unarmed black man
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| Oct.24 |
 Detroit |
Civil rights icon Parks dies| She refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man and inspired the modern civil rights movement | | |
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| Jun.23 |
USA |
Preacher jailed over KKK killings Edgar Ray Killen has been jailed for 60 years for masterminding the 1964 murders of 3 civil rights workers
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| Jun.21 |
Mississippi |
Mississippi ex-Klansman convicted A US jury has convicted Edgar Ray Killen, 80, of manslaughter over the killing of 3 civil rights workers in 1964
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| Jun.23 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Mixed ruling on affirmative action| The Supreme Court has struck down Michigan university admissions process which favoured ethnic minority candidates | |
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| Jan.15 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
  Bush on attack over affirmative action Bush administration will challenge program before the Supreme Court
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| Dec.20 |
U.S. Congress |
Lott stepping down as majority leader| Wounded by the controversy over his racially divisive comments, Lott stepping down as Senate Republican leader | |
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| Dec.17 |
U.S. Congress |
Lott denies racism Senate Republican Leader was appearing on BET, denounced his comments about the 1948 segregationist campaign
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Mugabe tells white farmers to go
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| Mar.24 |
 Southern California |
Oscar triumph for black actors Halle Berry and Denzel Washington have won Oscars for best actor and actress. A Beautiful Mind won best film
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| Jan.3 |
 UN |
Anti-racism plan Agreement has finally been reached on a document for global action against racism and xenophobia
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U.S. pulls out of racism conference
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| Jul.1 |
South Carolina |
South Carolina lowered Confederate flag| Hundreds of police were deployed to keep rival sets of protesters apart as battle flag removed from capitol dome | |
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