We all know a bigot when we meet one, or at least we think we do. The reactionary old gent, set in his ways. The stubborn old woman, distrustful of everything and everyone ‘different’. But in recent years the face of bigotry has started to get a lot younger and, oddly, a lot more socially … Read more
A Bristol private school set up by slave trader Edward Colston could be forced to change its name following a consultation with parents. Colston’s School told parents that discussions on whether its name has a future would take place in June. Colston – a philanthropist and 17th century slave merchant – founded the independent school in … Read more
Eboni K. Williams made her historic debut as the first black star of The Real Housewives Of New York City on Tuesday wearing a Black Lives Matter face mask and hoodie representing the Central Park Five. The 37-year-old attorney and TV host joined season 13 of the Bravo show as a main cast member and … Read more
A Louisville diner brandished a handgun at armed Black Lives Matter protesters surrounding a restaurant during a demonstration for Breonna Taylor. The unidentified man is thought to have been eating at upscale French eatery La Chasse on Saturday night when he confronted the group of around 50 protesters. They had been marching ahead of the 147th Kentucky … Read more
In December 1896, Britain’s Acting Consul-General in the region, James Phillips, embarked on an expedition to depose Oba Ovonramwen, the king of Benin. In his letter to Lord Salisbury, the Foreign Secretary, Phillips wrote: ‘I have reason to hope that sufficient ivory would be found in the King’s house to pay the expenses incurred in removing … Read more
Diversity star Ashley Banjo said he is ‘massively proud’ of his group’s Black Lives Matter dance routine after it received a BAFTA nomination this week. Appearing on Saturday night’s The Jonathan Ross Show, the dancer, 32, will touch upon the impressive routine, which took place during Britain’s Got Talent in September. He tells host Jonathan, … Read more
BLM protesters crossing Brooklyn Bridge are ‘pepper sprayed’ by cops for blocking traffic Dozens of Black Lives Matter protesters were seen clashing with the NYPD on Saturday while marching across the Brooklyn Bridge around 10.30pm Dramatic video taken at scene shows a scuffle between police bicycle officers and demonstrators who were ‘hit’ by the bikes … Read more
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales are to be relabelled in the British Library to explain how it once came to be owned by a slave-trading family. The relabelling of the collection is part of the institution’s ‘anti-racism action plan’ which was put in place after the Black Lives Matter protests last year, internal documents seen by The … Read more
Tech moguls who made their fortunes from Facebook, Twitter and Netflix have donated at least $7.5 million to groups tied to BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors, who has in turn publicly backed their policy goals, according to a new report. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, and Patricia Ann Quillin, the wife of Netflix’s … Read more
How will the theatre look after lockdown? A clue emerges in a statement made by Guy Jones, the literary associate of the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond: ‘The victims of this year are many. Homelessness is on the rise. Loneliness is deadly. The monster of racism lurks in everyday interactions… and inequalities are written into … Read more