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Bank of England owned 599 slaves in 1770s, new exhibition reveals

Research commissioned by Bank in the wake of Black Lives Matter uncovers grim history of colonial Grenada

The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2022

DOJ and civil rights groups reach settlement over Lafayette Square protesters

The U.S. Park Police and Secret Service are revising their protest policies as part of the agreement.

Axios · Apr 14, 2022

Department of Justice settles lawsuits over Trump’s removal of Black Lives Matter protesters

The Biden administration agreed to change U.S. Park Police and Secret Service policies to settle four lawsuits over the violent removal of Black Lives Matter protesters from a park near the White House when former President Donald Trump was in office.

Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2022

Why did Black Lives Matter ‘buy a $6m California mansion’?

Property to serve as housing and studio space for recipients, says group

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022

For Britain postpone demo against Black Lives Matter at Colston plinth

A counter demo was planned

Bristol Post · Apr 3, 2022

Gay and trans rights issues divide both Tories and Labour

Analysis: while the right looks on gleefully at the left’s contortions over gender identity, it is no better at addressing the same questions

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2022

Black Lives Matter protests are shaping how people understand racial inequality

Considered to be the largest social justice movement since the civil rights era of the 1960s, Black Lives Matter is more than the scores of street protests organized by the social justice group that attracted hundreds of thousands of demonstrators across the world.

The Conversation · Mar 30, 2022

Louisiana Supreme Court Allows Police Officer's Lawsuit Against Black Lives Matter Organizer

DeRay Mckesson didn’t cause or encourage violence against police in Baton Rouge in 2016. The court says he can still be held responsible.

Reason · Mar 29, 2022

Activist Elaine Brown: ‘You must be willing to die for what you believe in’

Elaine Brown reveals how in 1974 she came to be the first and only woman to lead the Black Panther Party – and talks about revolution, resistance and activism today

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2022

Sign of Things to Come? Royals' Caribbean Tour Hit by Protests

Prince William's trip to the Caribbean was meant to help Commonwealth countries where his 95-year-old grandmother is also head of state celebrate her record-breaking 70 years on the throne. But what were designed to be carefully choreographed photocalls and public appearances for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee did not go…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 26, 2022