Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales are to be relabelled in the British Library to explain how it once came to be owned by a slave-trading family. The relabelling of the collection is part of the institution’s ‘anti-racism action plan’ which was put in place after the Black Lives Matter protests last year, internal documents seen by The … Read more
Tech moguls who made their fortunes from Facebook, Twitter and Netflix have donated at least $7.5 million to groups tied to BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors, who has in turn publicly backed their policy goals, according to a new report. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, and Patricia Ann Quillin, the wife of Netflix’s … Read more
How will the theatre look after lockdown? A clue emerges in a statement made by Guy Jones, the literary associate of the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond: ‘The victims of this year are many. Homelessness is on the rise. Loneliness is deadly. The monster of racism lurks in everyday interactions… and inequalities are written into … Read more
Two ‘Benin Bronze’ sculptures gifted to the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1982 that are set to be repatriated to Nigeria were made in the 1980s, officials have said. Sculptures and plaques made for royalty in the former Kingdom of Benin and seized by British forces in 1897 have been the subject of growing calls for … Read more
Taking the knee for Black Lives Matter will be BANNED at Tokyo Olympics as IOC seek to punish those who choose to make political protests following consultation with over 3,500 athletes IOC has decided to clamp down on any political gestures made during Olympics Taking the knee or raising fist in support of Black Lives … Read more
Columbus police on Wednesday released additional body camera video showing 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant lunging at another woman with a knife before she is fatally shot by a police officer. During a press conference held by top brass and city officials to provide an update on the case, Interim Chief of Police Michael Woods identified the … Read more
This is the damning bodycam footage that shows George Floyd first being approached by cops and held at gunpoint, escalating to him being pinned under Derek Chauvin’s knee – an act that found the former cop guilty of murder today. The tapes show minute-by-minute detail how a very distressed Floyd begs ‘Mr. Officer, please don’t … Read more
People across the United States celebrated on Tuesday as Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd after cities across the country had been on high alert for protests in the case of a not guilty verdict. Hundreds of people who had gathered outside a courthouse in Minneapolis could be heard inside as they cheered … Read more
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has apologized after one of its former presidents sent an email to members calling Black Lives Matter a ‘racist hate movement’ and comparing its work to notorious mass murderer Charles Manson. The organization behind the Golden Globe Awards issued a statement saying it ‘condemns all forms of racism, discrimination and … Read more
An Army drill sergeant has been caught on camera fleeing his family home after Black Lives Matter protesters gathered outside his house, following his altercation with a young black man. Pentland, 42, has been charged with third degree assault after shoving a black man and telling him: ‘You came to the wrong neighborhood motherf****r’ US Army … Read more