North Lanarkshire Council hosts its first Black Lives Matter conference It chaired by Councillor Heather Brannan-McVey who is the council's equalities champion. Daily Record · Mar 7, 2022
Libel Lawsuit Against Black Lives Matter Sacramento Can Go Forward BLM posted racist e-mails that purported to have come from plaintiff, and added that plaintiff's "INFORMATION HAS BEEN VERIFIED"; but the e-mails had apparently come from an ex-tenant who was impersonating her. Reason · Mar 3, 2022
First Thing: Russian rouble crashes as sanctions make their mark Central bank more than doubles interest rates in effort to protect currency and economy. Plus, Patrisse Cullors on co-founding Black Lives Matter The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2022
‘I have a lot of resentment’: Patrisse Cullors on co-founding Black Lives Matter, the backlash – and why the police must go It is 10 years since she helped launch possibly the biggest global protest movement in history. But then came controversy as huge sums of money flowed in. She describes how her childhood inspired her activism – and the hurt she has suffered The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2022
The stars of Top Boy: ‘Are drug dealers going to Black Lives Matter marches? I doubt it’ Britain’s edgiest crime drama is about to return – and this time its scope is bigger than ever. Ashley Walters, Little Simz, Kano and more discuss turning Drake down, the call of Hollywood and not being able to depict BLM The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022
Athletes permitted to raise fist on the podium at Commonwealth Games Medallists can now show support for Black Lives Matter and LGBT+ although protests are subject to guidelines as hate group gestures are forbidden The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg says senior civil servants should not endorse Black Lives Matter Brexit minister says officials should only show support for state-backed occasions like the Queen’s jubilee The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022
Top civil servants should not show support for Black Lives Matter – Rees-Mogg The Government Efficiency Minister said senior civil servants must be ‘completely apolitical’. The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022
A decade after Trayvon Martin’s killing, ‘Being Black in America still comes at a great risk’ MIAMI — Sybrina Fulton is exhausted. Miami Herald · Feb 21, 2022
Austin charges 19 police officers for misconduct during 2020 Black Lives Matter protests ‘We believe many protesters injured by officers during the protests were innocent bystanders,’ Austin district attorney José Garza said The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2022
Grand jury indicts 19 Austin police officers on assault charges over Black Lives Matter protests, report says ‘No one should be injured while exercising their constitutional right to protest’ The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022
New rules to ban teachers from politicising Black Lives Matter and British Empire New Government guidance on political impartiality in schools urges teachers to approach “contentious and disputed” periods of history such as the British Empire in a “balanced” manner. Evening Standard · Feb 17, 2022
Tories ban teachers from 'promoting' Black Lives Matter in political bias crackdown New guidance says Britain's imperial past must be taught in a 'balanced manner' and teachers should not 'promote' partisan political views Daily Mirror · Feb 17, 2022
Enes Kanter Freedom says he was threatened with an NBA ban Amid COVID and the social-justice protests of 2020, the league had encouraged self-expression, and NBA players had written various messages on their shoes in Sharpie: black lives matter, say their names, wash your hands. Kanter, who spoke at a Black ... USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 16, 2022
The Guardian - US · Feb 16, 2022 ‘Brave people stepped up to the plate’: remembering the Black Panthers through art A new group exhibition adds a contemporary lens to the work of the Black Panther party in the era of Black Lives Matter
The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2022 UK Black Lives Matter group dissolves following police infiltration plot Swansea BLM cited concerns for their members’ safety, harassment and threats from the far-right as the primary reasons for shutting down its operations.
Wales Online · Feb 15, 2022 Black Lives Matter disbanding in Swansea after far right people started turning up at volunteers' homes 'We’re dissolving our organisation for a number of reasons, including the physical and mental safety of all of our team members'
The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2022 British BLM group closes down after police infiltration attempt Swansea Black Lives Matter says covert police operations and far-right threats made supporters scared to join
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022 Girl banned from swim meet over Black Lives Matter suit ‘Keep bringing home the W’s, Leidy!’
Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2022 Girl, 12, 'nearly banned' from swim meet for wearing Black Lives Matter swimsuit Leidy Lyons was told she couldn't compete at the Superior High School swim meet after constructing the swimwear but the decision was overturned and the person who banned the girl was later removed
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022 Black Lives Matter activist jailed for six years for trying to register to vote after authorities told her she could ‘This case is one about the disparity in sentencing and punishment – and one that shouldn’t have happened,’ lawyer says
Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2022 Civil War erupts at Yorkshire County Cricket Club as current and former Chairmen trade verbal blows Lord Patel says he is aware of a group who believe ‘the lamb that is Yorkshire Cricket Club is to be sacrificed on the altar of Black Lives Matter’
Reason · Feb 1, 2022 Who's In Charge of Black Lives Matter's Millions of Dollars? "A giant ghost ship full of treasure drifting in the night with no captain, no discernible crew, and no clear direction."
Reason · Jan 27, 2022 Whole Foods Fight Over Black Lives Matter Masks Pits National Labor Relations Board Against Free Speech Should Whole Foods be allowed to stop staff from wearing Black Lives Matter masks on the job?