46 m. ago Was the Black Lives Matter rebellion all for nothing? It may feel like that, but I have seen reasons for hope | Jason Okundaye

It is easy to look back at 2020 and feel aggrieved, even fooled. But in the British city where slaver Edward Colston’s statue was pulled down, I found cause for optimismIt has been five years since George Floyd, a Black man who lived in Minneapolis, was murdered by Derek Chauvin, a white police officer. The killing, captured in a distressing 10-minute video that quickly flooded social media timelines, sparked something that felt like an international revolution: protests took place across the world, forcing countries and cities to reckon with their present and historical treatment of Black people.In Britain, protests reached fever pitch when activists in Bristol toppled a statue of Edward Colston, the slave trader and deputy governor of the Royal African Company, and hurled it into the harbour. Bristol, once a major slave-trading port, had maintained a veneration of Colston that was increasingly divisive. The statue in particular had been a key focus of tensions: attempts to add a s...

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13 h. ago Fiona Phillips, 64, is seen for the first time in a year in lovely new photo as she promotes book about her Alzheimer's journey

Fiona Phillips has been pictured for the first time in over a year to promote her new book, Remember When: My life with Alzheimer's, amid her battle with the disease.

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20 h. ago Infant and nursery school teachers go on strike after 'persistent intimidation and bullying'

Glodwick Infant and Nursery School teachers have walked out in a dispute over safety and claims of intimidation

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63 h. ago Natalie Portman says the size of her baby bump was mocked at the 2011 Oscars

The Black Swan star said people told her they hoped she didn’t give birth on the red carpet, despite only being four months pregnant

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3 d. ago Trans student faces instant karma after filming 'sexual harassment' in the boys' locker room

A transgender student filmed three boys in a Virginia high school locker room who he claimed were bullying him for his gender identity. But his attempt to get them in trouble has backfired.

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3 d. ago Justice Department investigates Chicago's hiring practices after mayor touts Black hires

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into hiring practices at the city of Chicago in response to comments made by Mayor Brandon Johnson at a church Sunday, praising the number of and naming Black people in top positions in his administration

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3 d. ago A black market for VAPES: Brits 'will turn to illegal options' to get a hit on single

Nearly two thirds of people who use disposable vapes are prepared to turn to the black market for their nicotine hit after the new disposable vape ban comes into place.

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3 d. ago Teacher 'hit schoolgirl with stick for taking too long to wash hands' claims mum

A teacher is accused of inappropriate behaviour towards a student after they allegedly 'touched' a female student 'on her left leg and thigh area with a 36-inch ruler'

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3 d. ago Alan Shearer gets blunt response from Wrexham chiefs after comments about Ryan Reynolds' side

Wrexham secured a third successive promotion last month to book their place in the Championship next season, but doubts have been raised over their ability to compete

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4 d. ago What British children are REALLY being taught in school: Transatlantic slavery becomes most studied topic in UK history lessons

Meanwhile a significant 96 per cent of schools teach students about the abolition of slavery, a report by Policy Exchange revealed.

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4 d. ago Assistant headteacher at top secondary school sacked after giving out award making fun of student's 'sexual assault'

Nick Barends lost his claim for unfair dismissal from The Blue Coat School in 2023 - making it the second time he lost his job at the institution in Wavertree.

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5 d. ago Now woke history book promoted to schools claims Stonehenge was built by black people... while Waterloo and Trafalgar go untaught

A Policy Exchange investigation has warned that schools have 'taken it too far' as they adapt history curriculums in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests.

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6 d. ago Now woke schools teach pupils that Stonehenge was built by black people... while Waterloo and Trafalgar go untaught

A Policy Exchange investigation has warned that schools have 'taken it too far' as they adapt history curriculums in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests.

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7 d. ago Beautiful Scottish isle was home to Neolithic villages older than Stonehenge and the Pyramids

Orkney’s stunning islands were home to advanced Neolithic communities who built monuments older than Stonehenge and the Pyramids

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2 w. ago Millions of the black and brown people who fought for Europe's freedom didn't get a VE Day | Gary Younge

The heroism of soldiers from India, Africa and the Caribbean is too often airbrushed, as is the struggle of those who resisted colonial powersOn 8 May 1945, as the allies rejoiced at Germany’s unconditional surrender, some local people in the market town of Sétif in Algeria gathered not to celebrate their freedom but to demand it, carrying Algerian flags and placards calling for independence from France. The French police opened fire, unleashing a spiral of violence resulting in a notorious massacre. Algerian independence militants retaliated by killing about 100 settlers and wounding hundreds more over the next five days. Similar disturbances erupted in the nearby village of Guelma. The colonisers responded with brutal disproportionality – bombing small villages, shelling the area from the coast and running amok, inflicting collective punishment. Official estimates for the number of Algerians killed vary widely, ranging from about 8,000 from some French historians to 45,000 from th...

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2 w. ago A woman who called a Black child a slur has raised a backlash but also thousands of dollars

A video showing a Minnesota woman at a playground admitting to using a racist slur against a Black child has garnered millions of views

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2 w. ago US adults’ belief in impact of BLM protests consistently decreased since 2020 – study

Study also found 54% of adult Americans said the relationship between police and Black people was about the same since George Floyd’s deathThis 25 May marks the fifth anniversary of the police killing of George Floyd, a Black man in Minneapolis, Minnesota, whose murder sparked international protests against police brutality and racism.A new study by the Pew Institute examines the beliefs of American adults regarding race and racial issues five years after Floyd’s death. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘A safe haven from racial violence’: Sinners shows the importance of juke joints

Ryan Coogler’s smash hit horror focuses on the opening of a juke joint, a one-time mainstay in Black southern cultureIn Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, the Smokestack twins – a gangster pair played by Michael B Jordan – return to their Mississippi Delta home town to open a juke joint and make a fast buck, only to wind up hunkered inside when danger literally comes knocking. But the juke joint is more than a safe space from vampires; for Black people during segregation, it was an escape from the horrors of the so-called “separate-but-equal” US economy. “The juke joint represents, as the film suggests, this multifaceted connection to the foundation of Black experience,” says William Ferris, a University of North Carolina history professor who has made documenting blues music and southern culture his life’s work. “It’s a safe haven from racial violence.”During the late 19th and early 20th century the juke joint was a southern social institution, the place to drink and unwind over live music. T...

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2 w. ago The Met Gala is over, but dandyism isn't. Here's how to dress like a dandy in everyday life

Dandyism was at the heart of Monday’s Met Gala, where many of the world’s most famous and influential tastemakers donned their luxury best to kick off the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” exhibit

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2 w. ago South African party launches legal challenge against new diversity and equity labor law

South Africa’s second biggest political party has launched a legal challenge against a new labor law aimed at boosting the hiring of Black people and other groups in some industries

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