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Saturday 30 September 2023 Dublin: 14°C

# black

This year
2023
Voices
Interview: 'Being mixed race seemed to give others the impression I could be poked and prodded'
Mia Douglas meets Áine Mulloy who documents the changes she’s witnessed in how people approach her over the years.
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Jul 15th 2023, 8:00 PM
All time
# annie mac
Irish DJ Annie Mac's response to complaints about a song is a reminder that we can't pretend 'we don't see race'
Listeners are responding angrily to Dave’s powerful new single ‘Black’.
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Feb 26th 2019, 5:36 PM
# Back to Black
Sexton on swapping jerseys with Beauden Barrett and the ultimate test against the All Blacks
The Ireland out-half looks back on his experience against New Zealand, from vomiting at half-time to their ‘refusal’ to trade jerseys over the years.
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Oct 26th 2018, 12:00 PM
# unexpected guest
Watch: Ronnie O'Sullivan lets stage invader attempt to pot the black
The snooker star allowed a member of the audience take over at the English Open today.
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Oct 19th 2017, 7:35 PM
# rachel dolezal
Black rights leader outed for being white is now 'jobless and living on food stamps'
She told The Guardian that she will not be apologising for what happened.
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Feb 25th 2017, 3:05 PM
# San Diego
Protests after police fatally shoot man who was "not acting like himself"
Protesters quickly gathered at the scene and accused police of gunning the man down without warning.
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Sep 28th 2016, 7:23 PM
# black lives matter
'We chose not to burn the house': Inside the camp of LA's Black Lives Matter protesters
For more than a month, Black Lives Matter has maintained a makeshift encampment in front of Los Angeles City Hall.
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Aug 21st 2016, 7:15 AM
# goth treats
Black ice cream is a thing and it looks extremely cool
If you’ll excuse the pun.
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May 25th 2016, 8:22 PM
# Every Little Helps
Tesco sales in Ireland are turning positive for the first time since 2012
The supermarket giant had its first quarterly UK sales growth in three years.
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Apr 13th 2016, 10:43 AM
# Chicago
White police officer to sue estate of black teenager he shot dead
Quintonio LeGrier’s family say there’s no reason why police should have opened fire when responding to a domestic disturbance at their home.
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Jan 31st 2016, 8:04 AM
# RIP
'Wonderful Life' singer-songwriter Black has died in Cork
The artist, whose real name was Colin Vearncombe, had been in a coma for two weeks after a car crash. He was 53.
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Jan 26th 2016, 7:55 PM
# Chicago
'It is graphic. It is violent. It is chilling' - Police release footage of officer shooting black teen 16 times
At the time of his death, police were responding to complaints about someone breaking into cars and stealing radios.
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Nov 25th 2015, 8:21 AM
# the divide
Rupert Murdoch under fire over tweet about 'real black President'
It’s been suggested the media mogul may need a Twitter editor (at the very least).
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Oct 8th 2015, 5:13 PM
# Low
Thieves planned to burgle Cilla Black's home during her funeral
Valuable items like art and jewellery have been removed from the house and taken to a secure location.
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Aug 14th 2015, 5:54 PM
MTV shows what happens when white people talk honestly about race
This controversial documentary makes white people confront racial identity issues.
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Jul 19th 2015, 10:15 AM
# it's complicated
The black rights leader outed for not being black has quit her job
Rachel Dolezal broke off an interview with a local TV reporter when he asked, point blank: “Are you African American?”
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Jun 15th 2015, 7:40 PM
# mlk day
PICS: Defining moments of Martin Luther King Jr's life
The Nobel Peace Prize winner died in 1968.
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Jan 19th 2015, 6:50 PM
# policing
'We're here to deal with the rotten apples': Thousands rally over chokehold death in New York
An unarmed black man died after being put into a chokehold by a police officer.
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Aug 24th 2014, 7:46 AM
# America
No-fly zone over town where unarmed black teen was shot by police
Protests erupted in the Missouri town after the incident occurred.
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Aug 13th 2014, 8:15 AM
# darren scully
Racism row councillor re-admitted to Fine Gael
The party’s General Secretary says the time has come to “move on” from former Naas mayor Darren Scully’s comments about black Africans.
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Nov 5th 2013, 11:08 AM
Voices
Column: Trayvon Martin’s tragic death shows that race still divides America
It makes me feel guilty when we talk about race, and I suspect that’s how most white Americans feel, writes Larry Donnelly, who says there is still a way to go yet before racism no longer has a stronghold in America.
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Jul 30th 2013, 7:30 PM
# Skydive
Rio '007' Ferdinand faces this deadly foe on a TV screen near you
The plot thickens at Old Trafford as the wannabe actor and panto villain meet at high noon (plus 90).
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Jan 13th 2013, 11:44 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Does Ireland have a discrimination problem?
ESRI research says black people, women, and those aged over 45 all experience discrimination. How bad is the problem?
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Dec 14th 2012, 9:05 AM
# Research
ESRI: Black people report highest rates of discrimination in Ireland
More than one in ten adults in Ireland say they have been discriminated against based on factors such as age, gender, disability, ethnicity, or race, according to the ESRI.
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Dec 14th 2012, 8:06 AM
# Born in the USA
White newborns now a minority in the US
For the first time, there are more Hispanic, black and other minority children under the age of one in the US.
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May 18th 2012, 10:25 AM
# dubh
Irish artists team up with US peers to go back to black
What happens when you make art inspired by the colour black? You create weird, wonderful and breathtaking shapes, as these Irish artists show.
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Feb 12th 2012, 8:30 AM
# Facepalm
Alan Hansen apologises for Match of the Day 'coloured' gaffe
The pundit said that he “deeply regrets” his poor choice of words during last night’s Match of the Day.
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Dec 22nd 2011, 11:01 AM
# Controversy
Fine Gael investigating Mayor's race comments
The party has distanced itself from comments made by the Mayor of Naas, Fine Gael councillor Darren Scully, who said he will no longer be dealing with ‘black Africans’ in his constituency.
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Nov 22nd 2011, 11:52 AM