Locals accuse pub owners of ‘giving into woke’ as historic ‘Black Boy’ pub is renamed

‘Perhaps we should refer to it as The Snowflake’: Locals accuse pub owners of ‘giving into woke’ as historic ‘Black Boy’ pub is renamed after 200 years because of Black Lives Matter movement The Black Boy Inn, in Bewdley, Worcestershire, is now called The Bewdley Inn Current pub leaseholders said it was changed ‘because of … Read more

Bristol schoolchildren will get new book on history of the slave trade in city

Schoolchildren will learn more about Bristol’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade with a new textbook created by teachers and historians.  It comes after last year’s Black Lives Matter protests and the toppling of the Edward Colston statue.  Eight history teachers in Bristol worked together with Bristol museums and historians to research and write the … Read more

Darlington Tory councillor facing misconduct hearing for sharing Facebook meme about slavery

Tory councillor who shared Facebook meme saying ‘white slaves were sold for centuries’ is facing misconduct probe Pauline Culley broke Darlington Borough Council’s code of conduct last year The councillor since 2014 shared a meme that read ‘white slaves were sold’ Opposition councillors said meme suggested black suffering was insignificant  By Emer Scully For Mailonline … Read more

Cecil Rhodes WON’T fall: Bosses of Oxford’s Oriel College REJECT calls to tear him down

Cecil Rhodes WON’T fall: Bosses of Oxford’s Oriel College REJECT calls to tear down statue of British colonialist due to ‘financial challenges’ after BLM-inspired inquiry said it should be removed Oriel College’s decision comes after a long-running campaign to remove statue An independent inquiry to examine Rhodes’ legacy was set up in June amid BLM … Read more

Inquiry set up in wake of BLM protests says statue of Cecil Rhodes in Oxford SHOULD be removed 

Will Cecil Rhodes fall? Inquiry set up in wake of BLM protests says statue of British colonialist at Oxford’s Oriel College SHOULD be removed – but final decision rests with university’s governing body It needs to be taken down along with a plaque to the colonialist, the inquiry said It said Oriel should fund fellowships … Read more

Police Federation chief slams Met officer filmed shouting ‘free Palestine’ and hugging protesters

A Met policewoman who was filmed shouting ‘free Palestine’ and hugging protesters at a rally was today condemned by a senior police federation official who said he feared officers had lost their impartiality when they began taking the knee during Black Lives Matter protests last year. The unnamed officer was also recorded endorsing the protest … Read more

Black Lives Matter condemns Israel’s ‘settler colonialism’, declaring ‘solidarity’ with Palestinians

Black Lives Matter has condemned Israel’s ‘settler colonialism’ while declaring ‘solidarity with Palestinians’ in a statement on Twitter.  The BLM movement said it would ‘continue to advocate for Palestinian liberation’ as it equated the conflict in Gaza to anti-police protests in the US.     The tweet came as thousands of pro-Palestine protesters gathered across the US … Read more

BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors blasts ‘white supremacy’ of housing market despite $3m property

Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors has shared a story blasting the ‘white supremacy’ of the housing market just weeks after her own $3 million property portfolio was revealed. Cullors made the remark while sharing an NPR story about black home ownership levels on her Instagram account. She wrote: ‘Thank you @npr for highlighting the history … Read more

Businesswoman, 46, spared jail after urging her Facebook followers to dress up as Ku Klux Klan

British businesswoman, 46, weeps as she is spared jail after urging her Facebook followers to dress up as KKK for BLM protest and ‘smash this nonsense’  Wendy Rowland, 46, from Nantwich, Cheshire, spared jail for Facebook posts The mobile pizza van owner asked Facebook followers to ‘dress as Ku Klux Klan’ Judge Jones imposed six-month … Read more