A nine year old girl in Minnesota has gone viral after she berated her school board for banning political posters from campuses, yet displaying Black Lives Matter images on the wall. The student, who gave her name only as Novalee, spoke at the Lakeville Area School Board meeting on June 8. Lakeville is a suburb…
A south Calgary high school has paused the distribution of this year’s yearbook after concerns were raised over two pages that featured Black students. The last days of school at Joane Cardinal-Schubert High School have students and parents talking about two collage pages, featuring pictures of Black students with the caption “JCS Black students represent influence.”…
A non-profit group tied to Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors failed to report significant donations to the IRS, according to a new report. Dignity and Power Now, a group that Cullors founded in 2013 to help black and minority prisoners, brought in at least $225,000 in 2016, but only disclosed $50,000 to the IRS,…
Several Black and Indigenous families whose loved ones have been harmed and killed by police came together in Ottawa to mark Juneteenth and demand accountability and changes to the justice system. Black Lives Matter Toronto organized the gathering on the steps of the prime minister’s office, where 10 families from across the country shared their…
Mike Tindall said he probably would not take the knee if he was still playing rugby for England because he does not ‘buy into’ the Black Lives Matter organisation. Princess Anne’s son-in-law said in an interview that he would instead take a stance against racism ‘in my own way’, insisting he does ‘support the fight against…
Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson was shot in the head by silent disco gatecrashers as they gunned down a security guard who confronted them, a court heard. Mother-of-two Ms Johnson, 27, dubbed the ‘Black Panther of Oxford’, was shot at a 30th birthday party in Peckham, south London. She remains in a critical condition in hospital. …
Was some of Enid Blyton’s writing racist, with examples of abhorrent language that was and is completely unacceptable? Absolutely. Should the joy of her storytelling that helped develop the imagination of so many children, including mine, be erased for future generations? Absolutely not. But that is my fear after a decision by English Heritage today…
Prolific children’s writer Enid Blyton’s work has been linked to ‘racism and xenophobia’ by English Heritage after a review of its blue plaques following last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests. The English children’s author has enchanted millions of young readers with tales of adventure, ginger beer and buns. But Ms Blyton, whose books have been…
The Bank of England has been accused of taking part in a ‘bonfire of the vanities’ after removing portraits of governors linked to the slave trade despite the government’s ‘retain and explain’ guidance. Eight oil paintings and two busts were recently transferred to a private area following last June’s review into former Bank leaders’ links…
Former football manager Harry Redknapp today said that players taking the knee in support of Black Lives Matter ‘can’t go on forever’. During an interview on The Great British Breakfast on the new GB News channel, Mr Redknapp, 74, was asked about his thoughts on the action as the Euro 2020 Championship matches began. Presenter Nana…
‘If they take a knee, turn off the TV’ trends on Twitter in Spain as fans at home prepare to BOYCOTT Euro 2020 if their stars follow England’s lead with Black Lives Matter gesture against Sweden tonight By Ben Nagle for MailOnline Published: 12:12, 14 June 2021 | Updated: 16:10, 14 June 2021 Spanish football…
Republican Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson has claimed that an ‘unequal administration of justice’ is being applied to the suspects of the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol versus those involved in Black Lives Matter protests across the country last spring and summer. Johnson, who’s also a member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, shared his…
Like many of my generation, I feel conflicted about this brave new woke world of ours. For example, when it comes to the trans debate, of course I want trans people to feel valued and secure in their lives. Why ever would I not? Equally, I don’t see why this has to happen at the expense…
Statue of steam engine pioneer and ‘father of the industrial revolution’ James Watt will be reinstalled in Birmingham with a plaque about his ‘dark side’ and family links to slave trade in the wake of BLM protests The statue of inventor James Watt has been in storage in Birmingham since 2017 Council will reinstall it…
‘I understand it 100%’: Ashley Banjo says he ‘wasn’t shocked’ by Harry and Meghan’s Oprah interview because they had an ‘eye-opening chat’ with him before… as he teases new project By Aisha Nozari For Mailonline Published: 12:35, 11 June 2021 | Updated: 15:58, 11 June 2021 Ashley Banjo has revealed he was ‘not shocked’ by…
