A police watchdog has warned forces ‘risk losing trust’ over the use of stop and search as it admonished them for failing to explain why black people are more likely to be targeted. It found police forces are still unable to explain the disproportionate use of powers, such as stop and search and use of force … Read more
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening has spoken out about the show’s decision to recast its non-white roles, following allegations of racial stereotyping in recent years. On Tuesday it was announced the character of Dr. Hibbert, voiced by white actor Harry Shearer, has been replaced by black actor Kevin Michael Richardson. Cartoonist Matt, 67, said while … Read more
LAPD officers ‘shared image of George Floyd with the caption “You take my breath away” ahead of Valentine’s Day’ LAPD on Saturday confirmed it had launched an investigation into the reports An officer claimed ‘Valentine’ images of Floyd were circulated among the force Chief Michel Moore said the officer would be interviewed on Monday He … Read more
Stop and search on black people halves as officers are more wary following the BLM protests Top officer says some think that stop and search is ‘more trouble than it’s worth’ Superintendent Simon Rotherham suggested BLM demos dented confidence About 7,000 black people were searched last month- down from 17,295 in May By Rebecca Camber … Read more
Black Lives Matter has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of what the nominator said was BLM’s impact in raising awareness of racism worldwide. Despite a turbulent summer in the United States following the death of George Floyd, which saw some BLM protests splinter into violent confrontation, the group was praised for … Read more
President Joe Biden signed a series of executive orders Tuesday afternoon that deal with racial ‘equity.’ He began his remarks by crediting the outcry after the Memorial Day death of George Floyd. ‘Those eight minutes and 46 seconds that took George Floyd’s life, opened the eyes of millions of Americans and millions of people all over … Read more
Joe Biden will order national policing commission in wake of George Floyd’s death, restrict cops’ access to military equipment and sign order on housing equality as he stakes out agenda on race today President Joe Biden is set to sign executive orders Tuesday afternoon that deal with ‘equity’ He’s expected to sign one that creates … Read more
President Donald Trump wants to put his stamp on the nation’s historical memory by signing an order with just hours left in his presidency for a ‘Garden of American Heroes’ that would pull together a hodgepodge of figures including Thomas Jefferson, Kobe Bryant, Grover Cleveland, and Alex Trebek. The executive order contains no funding nor … Read more
Barack Obama weighed in on the descent on the Capitol by thousands of Trump’s supporters, claiming: ‘We’d be kidding ourselves if we treated it as a total surprise’ Barack Obama weighed in on the unprecedented breach of Capitol Hill on Wednesday by thousands of Donald Trump’s supporters, claiming the chaos is not surprising based on … Read more
Lewis Hamilton calls for school children to be taught about black history after not discovering his grandparents were from the Windrush generation until this year Lewis Hamilton has been hugely active in his support for Black Lives Matter He took the knee throughout while wearing T-shirts with anti-racism slogans The Brit regularly called for political … Read more