Now on bbc news hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The International Reach of the black lives Matter Movement has put a new focus on racism in sport. My guest todayis focus on racism in sport. My guest today is an athlete who made a stand. Adam goodes was a star in australian rules foot pole. 0ne stand. Adam goodes was a star in australian rules foot pole. One of the greatest ever players of aboriginal descent. He quit the game after yea rs of racist aboriginal descent. He quit the game after years of racist abuse. A movie has been made of his story. What can australia and the wider world learn from it . Adam goodes in new south wales. Welcome to hardtalk. Thanks for having me, mate. You quit your sport aussie rules football in 2015 having made a stand against racism. Five years on, racism and racism in sport is top of the agenda with the black lives Matter Movement making it such a theme right across the world. How much do you believe is changed in the past five years .
Apology from the sheriffs department. Reporter a similar accident happened back in 2018 in hayward. In this case another deputy, not the handler, made a mistake. Now a 30yearold man has injuries that will take weeks to heal. Kenneth scholz showing his injuries bruising from bite marks after hes is in Alameda County sheriff canine attacked him outside his san lorenzo home monday night. It was shocking. It didnt bite lately, it kind of jumped at me and latched on. Reporter deputies were called to the home following a domestic disturbance. Security cameras show kenneth assisting and the alertbringing kenneths blockings back into the home. He opens the door and out comes the canine who bites kenneth. The canine taylor pulls the German Shepherd off, the attack lasting less than 10 seconds. Kenneth had cuts to his behind and legs and was taken to Eden Medical Center for treatment. I think it was the rookie guy that just got on the team may be and didnt have any really good person to lead him
A new speculation surrounds the sudden death of president peregrine season and as mexicos score on a virus death toll hits 15000 we visit an i. C. U. Where doctors are working hard to save lives. Thank you for joining us just 24 hours after george floyd was laid to rest his brother has testified before a congressional hearing the committee is looking at racial inequality and Police Violence in the United States colonus floyd called his brothers death a modern day lynching in broad daylight and politicians to stop the pain costs are reports from washington. Illinois cloyd travel directly from his brothers funeral in houston to the u. S. Capitol george call for help and he was ignored please listen to the crowd ill make it to you now to the cause of our family and the calls ringing out the streets across the world people of all backgrounds genders and race have come together to demand change House Democrats have proposed sweeping legislation to Reform Police departments in the wake of Ge
World hes going to change the world in his unit the civil rights leader reverend al sharpton directed his anger at the highest levels of government you see it now trying to figure out how you will stop the protest rather than how you will stop the brutality you calling your cabinet in trying to figure out has got to affect your vote rather than has going to affect our lives. Use statement on how you cant stand a star or a rabbit then you can achieve justice wickedness and have racists. But peaceful protests continue across the country too on a george floyd people are also calling for cuts to Police Budgets and to systemic racism in new york senators have repeal them nor that kept officers disappearing records from the public as on that was with demonstrators in the u. S. These are truly extra ordinary scenes thousands of protesters that are right now walking over the Brooklyn Bridge theyre doing it on or of black lives matter and also one of the life of george florey these are proteste
Special envoy for the middle east says israel must abandon its plans to annex parts of the occupied west bank. And measure beat looks to its neighbors for help in the fight against armed group thats responsible for the deaths of more than a 1000 people. You know one of the most powerful storms in decades has slammed into eastern india and bangladesh forcing more than 3000000 people to seek shelter at least 10 people have been killed in the indian state of west bengal a 2nd on pan barrels through the area the states leader says the disaster is worse than the coronavirus pandemic in bangladesh at least 3 people have died and hundreds of ring of muslim refugees have been moved to Higher Ground as of parana reports from new delhi. Im wondering. What sounding the alarm Indias National Disaster Response force warn people in the state of west bengal ahead of cyclon on making landfall the storm brought heavy rain and strong winds are proven trees more than half a 1000000 people have been evacu