Black Lives Matter

Ohio police ‘hit and pepper spray’ double amputee BLM protester

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Shocking moment double amputee writhes in agony on the ground ‘after being pepper-sprayed by police and having his prosthetic legs taken by cops while peacefully protesting’ Video from Sunday’s protests in Columbus, Ohio, shows double amputee laying on the sidewalk in agony with his prosthetic legs detached  According to witness accounts, police officers seeking to … Read more

Burnley FC apologise after ‘White Lives Matter’ banner is flown over match against Manchester City’

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Burnley FC apologise after ‘White Lives Matter’ banner is flown over their Premier League match against Manchester City moments after players take the knee for BLM Burnley apologised and vowed to hand out lifetime bans to those responsible   Private plane flew over Eithad stadium as players took a knee in support of BLM Burnley FC say … Read more

Burnley FC apologise after ‘White Lives Matter’ banner is flown over match against Manchester City’

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Burnley FC has apologised and vowed to hand out lifetime bans after a plane carrying a banner reading ‘White Lives Matter Burnley’ was flown over the Eithad stadium ahead of the team’s match with Manchester City this evening.  A private plane bearing the message flew over the stadium just moments after both Burnley and Manchester players … Read more

BBC to spend £100m of over three years to increase diversity

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BBC will spend £100m over three years to ensure 20% of its off-screen workforce is from minority or under-privileged groups and create ‘inclusive’ content Twenty per cent of BBC off-screen talent to be from under-represented groups This will include disabled, BAME workers and people from poor backgrounds The BBC’s pledge comes in the wake of a … Read more

BBC will spend £100m of its TV budget over three years to increase diversity

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BBC will spend £100m of its TV budget over three years to ensure 20% of its off-screen workforce is from minority or under-privileged groups in wake of Black Lives Matter protests Twenty per cent of BBC off-screen talent to be from under-represented groups This will include disabled, BAME workers and people from poor backgrounds The BBC’s … Read more

Black student Yale student racially abused for wearing BLM shirt

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Video footage shows the moment a white woman launches into a vile racist rant directed at a young Black woman on a Manhattan street this weekend.  The unidentified woman uses the N-word and calls the woman, Kathryn Graves, ‘ape’ multiple times during the 35-second video in Midtown on Sunday.  Graves, a 27-year-old student at Yale … Read more

Statues to the philosopher Voltaire and a colonial military figure are vandalised in Paris

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Two statues have been doused with red paint in Paris amid a global movement to tear down monuments with links to colonialism and slavery. Statues depicting colonial administrator Hubert Lyautey and Voltaire – who profited from the slave trade – were drenched in red by protesters in the French capital. Statues and monuments have become … Read more

Statues to the philosopher Voltaire and a colonial military figure are vandalised in Paris

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Two statues have been doused with red paint in Paris amid a global movement to tear down monuments with links to colonialism and slavery. Statues depicting colonial administrator Hubert Lyautey and Voltaire – who profited from the slave trade – were drenched in red by protesters in the French capital. Statues and monuments have become … Read more