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| Aug. 28 |
Colorado |
Obama launches historic campaign Map of Denver USA Barack Obama has accepted the Democratic Party's nomination to run for president of the US in front of a crowd of some 75,000 people
| Obama is the first African-American to be nominated by a major US party. In an address at the party's national convention, he promised he would do his best to keep alive the American dream of opportunity for all
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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.6 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe warns of white land battle President Mugabe has called on its black population to ensure that white farmers do not regain the land seized from them
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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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| Mar.12 |
USA |
Clinton aide quits over race row Geraldine Ferraro has resigned over her comment that Barack Obama would not be ahead in the race for the White House if he were not black
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| Feb.29 |
South Africa |
Two more sorry for 'urine' video 2 more white students who were seen in a video mocking black housekeepers and serving them stew seemingly laced with urine apologized
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| Feb.27 |
South Africa |
Outcry in SA over 'racist' video| Several white students face criminal charges after allegedly forcing black campus employees to eat food that had been urinated on. White students were seen in a video mocking black house... | |
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Deal reached on US economic plan
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| Jan.8 |
Australia |
Cricket tour on despite race row Cricket's ruling body stepped to rescue a test series between India and Australia which has been plagued by allegations of racism
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| Nov.20 |
Zimbabwe |
Ian Smith, Rhodesia's last PM, dies at 88 Rhodesia's last white prime minister, whose attempts to resist black rule dragged the country into isolation and civil war, died at age 88
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| Oct.19 |
London |
Lab suspends DNA pioneer Watson The Nobel Prize-winning DNA pioneer James Watson has drawn severe criticism over remarks he made in a British newspaper
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| Sep.26 |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe orders 'white firm grab' The parliament has passed a bill to move majority control of foreign-owned companies operating in the country to blacks
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| Sep.20 |
Louisiana |
Protesters highlight US race row Hundreds of civil rights protesters are marching through the town of Jena in Louisiana against what they say is continuing racism in the sta...
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| Aug.17 |
South Africa |
Apartheid murder plotters guilty
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| Jun.28 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Sup. Court rejects school action on race
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| Apr.15 |
New York |
60th anniversary of Robinson in MLB
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| Apr.14 |
Germany |
German army in 'racist video' row
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| Apr.12 |
USA |
CBS fires racism row radio host Imus
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| Mar.21 |
Belgium |
Belgians in anti-racism weddings
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| Jan.17 |
London |
Bollywood fury at 'Big Brother'  | Bollywood called racist the bullying of Indian film star Shilpa Shetty on British reality TV show 'Celebrity Big Brother' | |
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| Nov.27 |
New York |
Rally deplores police shooting
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Democrats seize control of House
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| Oct.31 |
South Africa |
Botha, bastion of white rule, dies| Former President P.W. Botha was the defiant face of white rule at the height of the anti-apartheid struggle | |
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| May.3 |
Russia |
Russian racism 'out of control'
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| Apr.23 |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe rethink on white farmers
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| Feb.18 |
Italy |
Davis makes history
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| Dec.14 |
Iran |
President Ahmadinejad: Holocaust a 'myth'
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| Dec.12 |
Sydney |
Second night of riots Violence triggered by race tensions has hit Sydney for a 2nd night, with youths damaging cars and shops
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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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EU, China hail textile deal
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| Jun.23 |
USA |
Preacher jailed over KKK killings
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| Jun.21 |
Mississippi |
Mississippi ex-Klansman convicted
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| May.26 |
South Africa |
South Africa moves to drop Pretoria
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| May.14 |
Mexico |
Fox criticized for comment on blacks
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| Oct.17 |
Zimbabwe |
Probe clears over racism
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| Sep.7 |
South Africa |
Rugby racism probe
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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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| May.5 |
South Africa |
Anti-apartheid icon Walter Sisulu dead
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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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| Aug.12 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe tells white farmers to go President has told white farmers defying an eviction order to quit the country
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| Sep.10 |
Zimbabwe |
Southern African summit
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| Sep.8 |
South Africa |
Racism conference ends Conference adopted a declaration of principles and a plan to combat discrimination and refused to accuse Israel of racism
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| Sep.7 |
South Africa |
Race summit slavery breakthrough
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| Sep.6 |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe to halt land grab
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| Sep.3 |
South Africa |
Attempt to revive racism meeting
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South Africa |
U.S. pulls out of racism conference Israel and the U.S. have pulled out of the U.N. Conference Against Racism after compromise over condemning Israel had failed
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| Sep.1 |
South Africa |
Mideast dominates racism summit
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| Aug.31 |
South Africa |
Conference on racism starts
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Crown prince kills royal family
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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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