The Justice Department declared New York City, Portland and Seattle as ‘anarchist jurisdictions that can have federal funding ripped away for failing to clamp down on violence according to its criteria. It listed the three cities as among those ‘that have permitted violence and destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake reasonable … Read more
Les Ferdinand believes the meaning behind ‘taking a knee’ has been lost after QPR players shunned making the gesture at the weekend. QPR players did not take the knee before their 3-2 defeat by Coventry on Friday night, a sight that has become commonplace since the return of football as a gesture of support for … Read more
Trump says it was a ‘beautiful thing’ when MSNBC journalist Ali Velshi was struck by a rubber bullet during a George Floyd protest in Minnesota On May 30, reporter Ali Velshi was covering protest when he was injured by cops The MSNBC journalist was struck in the knee by a rubber bullet in Minneapolis On … Read more
A school in Westchester has come under fire after a teacher handed out an image to students about the Black Lives Matter movement, comparing modern-day cops to slave owners and the Ku Klux Klan. Westlake High School educator Christoper Moreno gave his 11th-graders a handout on September 8, on the first day of classes. The handout … Read more
The University of Edinburgh has come under fire after it renamed a tower bearing the name of 18th century philosopher David Hume over his links to slavery. The David Hume Tower will now be known as 40 George Square, the university confirmed, following pressure from activists, despite a petition amassing less than 2,000 signatures. The campaign … Read more
If ITV says sorry over BLM-inspired dance, I’ll quit says Alesha Dixon: Britain’s Got Talent judge issues ultimatum after supporting controversial performance by Diversity on the show By Katie Hind Showbusiness Editor For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:25 BST, 12 September 2020 | Updated: 22:26 BST, 12 September 2020 Britain’s Got Talent judge Alesha … Read more
The police officer who knelt on George Floyd‘s neck for almost nine minutes before his death has appeared in person in court for the first time since the May 25 killing, and was heckled as he was escorted to a corrections department SUV afterwards. Derek Chauvin, 44, has been charged with murder and is currently … Read more
Laurence Fox has apologised to actress Rebecca Front and deleted a tweet of a ‘private message’ revealing she had blocked him on Twitter over his ‘AllLivesMatter’ posts. The star of ITV drama Lewis said on social media earlier today that it is was the ‘most painful cancellation I’ve had yet’ after The Thick of It … Read more
Diversity’s Britain’s Got Talent BLM-inspired dance has become the second most complained about TV moment of the past 10 years. Ofcom complaints have reached over 10,000 as of Thursday, knocking the Kim Woodburn/Coleen Nolan argument – which took place on Loose Women in 2018 – off the second spot with only 7,912 complaints. The first … Read more
Laurence Fox has revealed that his ‘friend of ten years’, actress Rebecca Front, has blocked him on Twitter over his views of the Black Lives Matter movement. The star of ITV drama Lewis said on social media today that it is was the ‘most painful cancellation I’ve had yet’ after The Thick of It star … Read more