Health Secretary Matt Hancock tonight warned Britons not to attend large scale anti-racism demonstrations this weekend due to the risk of coronavirus. He urged people to think of ‘the safety of their loved ones’ and said Covid-19 remained a ‘real threat’. Speaking at a Downing Street coronavirus briefing today, he urged people not to attend … Read more
Lena Dunham calls for individuals to make ‘reparations’ as she announces she’s ‘distributing my funds’ to black-led organizations By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 05:58 BST, 5 June 2020 | Updated: 05:58 BST, 5 June 2020 She’s famous for creating the HBO series Girls. And Lena Dunham is also well-known for her activism and left-leaning … Read more
The White House has effectively turned itself into a fortress after President Donald Trump‘s ill-time photo-op at Lafayette Square on Monday. Seven-foot hight black fences have sprung up around 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with armed guards and sharpshooters surrounding the perimeter. This is even as the number of people protesting over the death of black man … Read more
The Duchess of Sussex sounded like the ‘old Meghan’ in her speech on George Floyd‘s death, a friend has told Vanity Fair. Meghan, 38, this week delivered a virtual address to graduating pupils at her old school, Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles, in which she also named other African Americans who were killed … Read more
Dozens of protesters were arrested across New York City on Thursday night after thousands remained on the streets and continued marching past the 8pm curfew for a fourth night in a row. NYPD officers were out in full force following a day of George Floyd demonstrations that continued well into the night in Manhattan, Brooklyn … Read more
Hundreds of combat soldiers with the 82nd Airborne were ordered to leave Washington, D.C, Thursday after retired generals and the nation’s top officer rebuked Donald Trump over his use of the military. Members of the elite unit had been deployed to the nation’s capital to back up National Guard soldiers ordered onto the streets by … Read more
Bail has been set at $1million for each of the three police officers who did nothing as George Floyd died under the knee of Derek Chauvin after a tense court hearing which was heavily guarded by both army and police where one of the officer’s lawyer’s asked the judge: ‘What was he supposed to do? … Read more
Kanye West will pay college tuition for George Floyd’s six-year-old daughter Gianna as part of a $2MILLION donation that also helps Breonna Taylor’s and Ahmaud Arbery’s families Kanye West has set up a 529 college savings fund as part of $2million worth of donations to African American people who have recently been killed by police … Read more
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday praised the New York Police Department hours after two officers were shot and one was stabbed in an ambush attack in Brooklyn while they were on anti-looting patrol. The comments from the governor came just days after he apologized to the NYPD for criticizing their failure to stop … Read more
The gold casket carrying George Floyd’s body has arrived at the venue in Minneapolis where the first memorial service will be held in his honor – as his family’s attorney says it will be celebration of his life but also a plea to America not to let his death be in vain. Floyd’s body was taken … Read more