City Can Choose What Gets Painted on City Roadways Painting "Black Lives Matter" doesn't require New York to allow other groups to paint other slogans. Reason · May 29, 2022
Kansas equity efforts bring little change after George Floyd Elected leaders in Kansas convened community groups and held town hall conversations after demonstrators protested George Floyd’s death statewide The Independent UK · May 28, 2022
Racial controversy around plant genetics conference puts Australian scientists 'on notice' Controversy over racial representation at an international science conference planned for Cairns has put the spotlight on how Australia deals with cultural diversity in science. ABC News · May 27, 2022
Hells Angel jailed for his part in riot against Newcastle Black Lives Matter protest dies in prison Colin Green, 58, from Sunderland, passed away just days into his 29-month prison sentence at HMP Northumberland Chronicle Live · May 26, 2022
Sasha Johnson: £20,000 reward offered to break ‘wall of silence’ over shooting Black rights campaigner was shot in head at close range in May 2021 and now requires constant medical care The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2022
£20k reward offered a year on from shooting of BLM activist Sasha Johnson A £20,000 reward has been offered for information a year on from the shooting of Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson in south-east London. Evening Standard · May 26, 2022
Outrage as NRA to gather in Houston just days after Texas school massacre Counter-protests expected as about 55,000 NRA members to attend event, including Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Greg Abbott The Guardian - US · May 26, 2022
Hells Angel who took part in violent riot while opposing Black Lives Matter protest dies in prison Colin Green, 58, passed away just days into his 29-month prison sentence for his role in a violent riot protesting against the Black Lives Matter movement. Daily Record · May 26, 2022
Two years after Floyd, Biden signs police reform executive order Steering a middle path, US president finds consensus for narrow reforms after overhaul proposals fail in Congress. Al Jazeera · May 25, 2022
Anti-racism protestors take a knee in Nottingham in George Floyd's memory Black Lives Matter protesters chanted 'I can't breathe' in front of the Council House Nottingham Post · May 25, 2022
George Floyd two years on: some accountability but killings go on Minneapolis officers prosecuted, local reforms adopted in some states, but national overhaul of policing falls short. Al Jazeera · May 25, 2022
What would George Floyd’s life have looked like without the crushing weight of racism? Two years on from his death, it’s worth considering the success he might have had in a different world, say writers Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2022
SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens looks back on the difficult decisions around the COVID-19 response After 793 days making huge decisions over the lives of South Australians, Grant Stevens is stepping out of the COVID-19 spotlight. He reflects on "pissing off" half the population during the state’s pandemic response. ABC News · May 25, 2022
GOP gubernatorial debates: Bailey calls Chicago ‘a crime-ridden, corrupt, dysfunctional hellhole’ It was a bleak picture painted by the half of the GOP primary field — venture capitalist Jesse Sullivan, businessman Gary Rabine and state Sen. Darren Bailey — who squared off during a live debate hosted by WGN-TV. Chicago Sun-Times · May 25, 2022
The National (Scotland) · May 24, 2022 Sheku Bayoh inquiry becomes focal point for Black Lives Matter protest “From Minnesota to Kirkcaldy, Black Lives Matter!” was the chant outside the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry at Capital House in Edinburgh this morning.
The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2022 Infamous Captain Cook statue in controversial pose removed from Queensland street Eight-metre-tall statue in pose some liken to a Nazi salute will be moved from Sheridan St in Cairns to the Atherton Tablelands
The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2022 My teacher said I’d more likely be dead by 25 than a footballer. What if I had listened? Imagine how children would flourish if they learned about Black achievements instead of oppression, says footballer and anti-racism campaigner Troy Deeney
The Guardian - US · May 21, 2022 Trump shares CPAC Hungary platform with notorious racist and antisemite Hungarian talkshow host who has called Jews ‘stinking excrement’ and Roma ‘animals’ addresses rightwing conference
The National (Scotland) · May 21, 2022 'I get abuse constantly': How Brexit has affected xenophobia in Scottish politics Has xenophobia got worse in Scotland since Brexit?
Los Angeles Times · May 20, 2022 This militia patrols the border, stops migrants and shoots video of children. Civil rights groups say they're racist EAGLE PASS, Texas — The armed militia arrived at the Rio Grande after dark and headed toward a group of 29 migrants who had illegally crossed the river.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · May 19, 2022 Editorial: Black Lives Matter is a good cause. Gross financial mismanagement is not A closer inspection of the nonprofit tax form filed by the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation reveals even more unseemly details about the group’s financial mismanagement than previously known. The group came under initial scrutiny after New York Magazine reported that the organization had secretly purchased a $6 million…
Tribune News Service · May 18, 2022 Raleigh reaches settlement with teen detained in 2020 George Floyd protests for arrest RALEIGH, N.C. — The city of Raleigh will pay $37,500 to a woman who alleged her civil rights were violated by a Raleigh police officer almost two years ago when she was wrongfully arrested at a downtown Black Lives Matter protest.
The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2022 With the left asleep at the wheel, the right has surged ahead with its cynical anti-woke narrative Progressives can no longer afford to sit back and let the anti-woke agenda dominate the media, says Ellie Mae O’Hagan, the director of the Centre for Labour and Social Studies
The Independent UK · May 17, 2022 AP Exclusive: Black Lives Matter has $42 million in assets A new, 63-page IRS tax filing shared exclusively with The Associated Press shows the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Inc. ended its last fiscal year with nearly $42 million in net assets
The Independent UK · May 17, 2022 AP Exclusive: Black Lives Matter has $42 million in assets A new, 63-page IRS tax filing shared exclusively with The Associated Press shows the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Inc. ended its last fiscal year with nearly $42 million in net assets