Black Lives Matter
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The government will consider the recommendations made in the Race and Ethnic Disparities review, said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who commissioned the report last summer following the rise of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in the UK. “It is now right that the government considers their recommendations in detail, and assesses the implications…
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More than 50 politically left-of-centre groups in the United States have signed a letter to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, warning he could lose Black voters’ support unless he commits to more transformative policing reforms. Biden’s criminal justice agenda has drawn renewed attention following weeks of nationwide protests since George Floyd, an unarmed Black man,…
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Lewis Hamilton is set to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement by ‘taking a knee’ when the 2020 F1 season kicks off in Austria next month. The F1 star has championed anti-racism and civil rights action across the globe in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minnesota. Hamilton has used his standing as one of the world’s…
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On the CBS special, Justice for All hosted by Gayle King, George Floyd’s brother Philonise said he believes Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree murder in Floyd’s death, knew exactly who Floyd was as he pressed his knee into his neck. Not only that, Philonise said he believed it was personal, and he’s not the only one who sees it…
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California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom wants a statewide standard of police use of force as his state is dealing with protests in response to the death of George Floyd. Newsom tweeted, “Protesters have the right to protest peacefully – not be harassed. Not be shot at by rubber bullets or tear gas. Today I am calling for the creation…
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Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington DC, America’s capital, has painted the street leading to the White House with giant Black Lives Matter text. The move comes days after United States President, Donald Trump, ordered the U.S Park Police and National Guard troops to disperse peaceful protesters outside the White House so he could walk out…
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Donald Trump was earlier accused of having a walk from his White House cabinet to a historic church in the vicinity, which had been nearly burnt down by Black Lives Matter protesters. President Donald Trump has busted the claims that he had ordered to disperse the protesting crowds from nearby Lafayette Square, as he was…
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The wave of violence across the US has affected members of the media reporting during the events. On 1 June, Sputnik journalist Nicole Roussell said she was fired at by police while covering protests in Washington, DC, despite identifying as being a member of the media. A stinger grenade left a couple of welts on…
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It’s unbelievable that the life of an average black man is now valued at a 3-year prison term. Take your time and envisage an “ideal” American society where a typical white supremacist has the right to pull his trigger at random — by error or commission — towards a group of protesting blacks, and gets…
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This article preaches self control, love, understanding and respect for the laws, unity among blacks, and the need for peace. It’s a must-read for everyone. Image: Black Lives Matter. It saddens me that what little is left of the black civil rights movement is spent defending thugs, hustlers, drug dealers, and troublemakers such as Michael Brown, Eric…
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The 2016 ESPY Awards has come and gone but the contributions from NBA’s famous four at the event–Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James–especially with their outstanding Black Lives Matter messages, will forever live in our memories. It gives us solace hearing the idols pass across a message of love and peace. The…
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“Brave Lady in Baton Rouge – Brave man in Tiananmen Square.” As racial tension rises and protests against police brutality rage in the United States an image of a young woman standing defiantly before heavily-armored riot police has drawn comparisons with the 1989 Tiananmen Square “Tank Man”. The photograph of the lone black woman standing…
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Image: Curtis Jackson (50 Cent) 50 Cent has joined the many voices sharing their thoughts on this week’s series of violence as he reaches out to the Dallas police officers with a condolence message. The multiple shootings that killed five police officers and left many wounded, made national headlines around the world. The horrific events…
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