Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter protests galvanise Pasifika voices
The Black Lives Matter protests across the US have galvanised New Zealand's Pacific community. Police brutality and harassment is an everyday fear for them too, they say. Audio
DeRay Mckesson - Race and Justice in a Divided America
Civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson is a leading voice in the Black Lives Matter Movement and a co-founder of Campaign Zero. He has been praised by Barack Obama for his work as a community organizer… Audio
Karl Kumodzi - a vision for black lives
Karl Kumodzi helped write A Vision for Black Lives, a political manifesto that grew out of the Black Lives Matter movement and has been endorsed by 50 African American-led mass organisations. He was a… Audio
Hot 8 Brass Band: genre-busting band from New Orleans
The Hot 8 Brass Band are coming from the US to play WOMAD in mid-March. The band, direct from the streets of New Orleans, has re-cast traditional marching band jazz with funk, R&B and hip-hop. Kim… Audio
Christina Heatherton and Jordan T. Camp - Black Lives Matter
Christina Heatherton and Jordan T. Camp are the editors of Policing the Planet: Why the Policing Crisis Led to Black Lives Matter, which traces the spread of what's known as the broken windows… Audio
NZ musicians band together for Black Lives Matter cause
Auckland musicians unite to raise money and awareness for the Black Lives Matter movement as it protests against police violence in the US. Audio
Dallas shooter 'likely acted alone'
Bomb-making material, rifles, ammunition and a combat journal have been found at the home of the suspect in the Dallas shootings, officials say.
Fake bidders bloat Zimmerman pistol price
Online bidding for the pistol used to shoot and kill an unarmed teenager appears to have been inflated to $65 million by fake buyers such as "Racist McShootFace".
Steven Thrasher on Prince
Guardian US' Writer-at-Large, Steven Thrasher speaks to Melody Thomas and Nick Bollinger about Prince's influence and legacy growing up as a gay, African-American youth. Audio