Black lives matter

The statement also promised its spending 'will be made public in the spirit of transparency and accountability in due course'. As to who is behind the organisation, it claimed its leaders were busy dealing with 'emergency legal matters' and 'the hostility of far-Right groups' which represent 'a genuine threat to our safety'. … [Read more...] about Sky Sports pundits Jamie Redknapp and Patrice Evra DITCH badges for Black Lives Matter as football captains consider making public statement over links to organisation and Premier League distances themselves following group’s extreme statements

The BLM UK account wrote: "As Israel moves forward with the annexation of the West Bank, and mainstream British politics is gagged of the right to critique Zionism, and Israel's settler colonial pursuits, we loudly and clearly stand beside our Palestinian comrades. FREE PALESTINE." … [Read more...] about Jamie Redknapp and Patrice Evra ditch Black Lives Matter badges on Sky Sports after movement’s controversial statements

'The mayor of London and Cressida Dick should resign in total shame.' It comes after Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab came under criticism after he said he understood why some people took the knee, but said he would only do so 'for the Queen and the Mrs when I asked her to marry me.'  … [Read more...] about British military are banned from ‘taking the knee’ in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protests after commanders said it was too political

"You can influence the way democracy evolved in South Africa," she tells a school class of teenage girls in a ONE documentary. The aim is to teach young women "the value of the vote and how to use their power," and how ultimately to become "a driving force in their democracy." … [Read more...] about From COVID-19 to Black Lives Matter: #PassTheMic campaign shifts focus

Bashy – Black Boys Without fail, at every British Black Lives Matter protest Bashy’s Black Boys has been blasting from the speakers, with groups of black men and boys rapping along to the melodic and spirited tune. The lyrics list black British icons from Lenny Henry to Ian Wright and Dizzee Rascal, giving people, in Bashy’s own words, an “inspirational song that people could always listen to and feel like they could go out and achieve whatever they want”. When the world constantly displays a complete disregard for black men, this song year after year reminds them of how far they have come and empowers them to do more. As music journalist Aniefiok Ekpoudom writes: “For someone like myself, who had a different accent and first language to my parents, but shared the same surname, Black Boys was an important moment in finding an identity of my own.” … [Read more...] about YG, Che Lingo, Kendrick Lamar: the protest songs of Black Lives Matter 2020