32 h. ago The end of Washington DC’s Black Lives Matter Plaza is a sign of the times

It started as an ordinary intersection, became extraordinary, and now any signs of BLM have been removed

Politics

45 h. ago Black Lives Matter Plaza's end — like its beginning — is a barometer of the times

It started as an ordinary D

Politics

8 d. ago ‘Defend yourself’: the Memphis gun club educating Black women and children on firearm safety

A Tennessee chapter of the National African American Gun Association (Naaga) is teaching their community self-defense as more Black adults in US become firearm ownersIn the middle of a strip of industrial, single story buildings, it’s easy to miss the offices of 901 Brothers Sisters Keeper gun club, the Memphis chapter of the National African American Gun Association (Naaga).Inside the office multiple flags hang: the Black Lives Matter flag; the thin green line flag, which is often used by members and supporters of the US military; an American flag; and the Naaga flag, a red, black and green version of the country’s flag that reads: “community engagement”, “tactical training”, “safe storage”, “kid’s gun safety”, “self defense” and “mentoring” – tenets of the organization. Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago Met Police hits back at 'misleading' claims it abandoned No10 security during Black Lives Matter unrest

A newspaper report claimed police chiefs ‘capitulated to a mob’ by pulling armed officers away from No10's gates

Events

1 week ago Police chiefs pulled armed officers AWAY from Downing Street at the height of violent Black Lives Matter protests to appease hostile mob that left dozens of cops injured

The extraordinary decision, exposed by The Mail on Sunday today, came as an anti-racist rally in Whitehall turned ugly in 2020.

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2 w. ago Washington worried with Trump back in town: ‘The atmosphere is toxic here’

The Kennedy Center and BLM mural have been targeted, the newspaper is in freefall – and the Maga movement is gaining a footholdIt was an audience more accustomed to stifling a cough or resisting the temptation to unwrap a sweet. But when they spotted vice-president JD Vance taking his seat at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Thursday night, classical music-goers erupted in unrestrained boos, jeers and shouts of “You ruined this place!”The noisy protest exemplified a culture clash taking place in the nation’s capital. It came in the same week that work began to remove a giant “Black Lives Matter” mural near the White House, a top political columnist quit the Washington Post newspaper and a spending bill passed by the House of Representatives sought to impose drastic budget cuts of $1.1bn on the District of Columbia (DC). Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Black Lives Matter mural removed in Washington DC after Republican threat to withhold city funding

Construction crews have begun dismantling a large Black Lives Matter mural in Washington DC.

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3 w. ago Anger as crews begin destruction of ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural near White House

The mural was originally painted in response to George Floyd’s death in 2020

Society

3 w. ago DC begins removing 'Black Lives Matter' plaza from street near White House

Crews have begun work to remove the large yellow “Black Lives Matter” painted on the street one block from the White House

Society

3 w. ago Love is Blind viewers rage at 'insufferable' bride in brutal clip and say the groom 'dodged a bullet' as she dumps him for opinions on BLM, sexual identity and vaccines

Viewers of Love is Blind were furious after a contestant left her fiancee at the altar over his political views towards Black Lives Matter and sexuality.

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3 w. ago DC will rename Black Lives Matter Plaza after GOP lawmaker threatens federal funding

The city is due to receive $1.5 billion in federal grants for its 2025 operating budget

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4 w. ago Mayor signals DC will rename Black Lives Matter Plaza after GOP lawmaker threatens federal funding

The city is due to receive $1.5 billion in federal grants for its 2025 operating budget

Society