A black man in the US was stopped in the street by a white police officer because he was walking with his hands in his pockets.

Black America has again been reminded that its children are not seen as worthy of being alive - in part because they are not seen as children at all, but as threats to white lives.

The officer who fatally shot Michael Brown has remained silent as unanswered questions simmered - until now.

'It's a hotbed for the degradation of women.' A number of sexual assaults has seen several US colleges move to suspend fraternities.

The US town of Ferguson woke to scenes of destruction after a night of looting and arson that followed a decision not to charge a white cop who killed a black teen.

Michael Brown's parents called for protesters to work peacefully for positive change after a grand jury failed to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the killing of their son.

What happened in Ferguson with the shooting of Michael Brown, a black man, by a white police officer and why it matters in America.

After months of tension, marches and sporadic violence, and following the unbearable anxiety of waiting in the past few days, there was a surreal pause on the streets of Michael Brown's home town. Then outrage.

The story of the Ferguson riot protests has been captured by Associated Press photographers across America.

The chief executive of Apple has spoken of his pride in being gay, calling it "among the greatest gifts God has given me".

On Friday I attended a one-day international between the Black Caps and South Africa at the Bay Oval in Tauranga.

NZ features in five of Lonely Planet's Top Travel Lists for 2015- touted as one of the most 'progressive, inclusive and accepting' destinations for gays and lesbians.

An Immigration NZ officer's claim that people who listen to Indian radio are unlikely to be NZers has prompted a lawyer to lodge a race complaint.

A supermarket has apologised to two women who were asked to leave by a security guard after a customer complained they were kissing.

Sydney returned to the "bad old days" with a weekend of booze-fuelled violence in the streets, St Vincent's Hospital's head of emergency says.

Police say they followed proper protocol when they demanded ID from an actress while investigating an emergency call alleging lewd conduct.

Django Unchained actress Daniele Watts says she was 'handcuffed' and detained by police in LA, after she kissed her white husband in public.

A transgender refugee from Colombia who was knocked back by other countries says she has "found paradise" in New Zealand after being officially recognised as a woman.

A police officer in Missouri was suspended after he voiced his contempt via Facebook for protesters condemning the fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer.

The evolutionary biologist and philosopher Richard Dawkins created a Twitterstorm this week when he posted about a young woman in Ireland who was forced to give birth to a baby conceived through rape.

When Dame Susan Devoy was appointed Race Relations Commissioner last year, the intelligentsia sniffed at the choice of a squash champion.

Exhausted but overjoyed Meriam Ibrahim had an emotional reunion with family and friends in Manchester, New Hampshire.

A uniformed Corrections employee says he was unlawfully detained for 45 minutes at an Avondale service station when staff refused to believe he had pre-paid for $30 of petrol.

After Hamilton woman Rikki Cooper made her brave decision to go public and highlight racial profiling at her local Countdown supermarket.

I have reluctantly concluded that NZ does suffer a rape culture. Men can commit sex crimes and get away with it, writes Rodney Hide.

A US teenager has accused Instagram of size discrimination after it suspended her account because a relatively chaste series of underwear selfies “violated community guidelines”.

A woman who was ordered to leave an Auckland swimming pool complex at the weekend says she will complain to the Race Relations Commissioner.

Amid the swirl of opinion around the Anglican General Synod's decision to commit to finding a way to bless gay couples.