Bank of England discovers it owned 599 slaves in Grenada in the 1770s after claiming it was ‘never directly involved’ in the trade The Bank of England owned 599 slaves when it bought two plantations in 1770s The revelation came to light in research after 2020 Black Lives Matter protests A new exhibition showcases the … Read more
New rules for schools to BAN woke teachers from ‘left-wing brainwashing’ pupils over topics such as Black Lives Matter, Israel and Palestine, and the British Empire Education Secretary said new rules forbid ‘promoting contested theories as fact’ Teachers will not be able to give one-sided accounts of historic national heroes These include Winston Churchill, who … Read more
Banksy supports ‘Colston four’: Street artist sells T-shirts to fund trial of four people accused of toppling Bristol statue of slave trader Edward Colston The anonymous stret artist designed the tees to raise funds for those on trial The designs feature the empty plinth on which the Colston statue stood Bristol’s statue of slaver Edward … Read more
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
Michael Holding has accused English cricket’s new anti-discrimination ‘moment of unity’ of diluting the Black Lives Matter message, and compared them unfavourably with England’s footballers. On the day Lancashire became the latest team to become embroiled in the controversy over historic abusive tweets, the West Indian great praised Gareth Southgate‘s side for continuing to take … Read more
Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert’s asked during a hearing of a House committee whether the federal government could change the orbits of the moon or earth to deal with climate change – raising some eyebrows among experts. Gohmert, a Republican from Texas, was on a video call with associate deputy chief of the National Forest Service Jennifer … Read more
‘All hell would break loose’: Team GB’s Adam Gemili insists IOC will be in for a rude awakening if they sanction athletes who support the Black Lives Matter movement at the Olympics… and he admits he intends to take the knee if he wins a medal By Riath Al-Samarrai for the Daily Mail Published: 22:30 … Read more
Oklahoma boys, eight and five, are removed from class for wearing Black Lives Matter t-shirts because ‘politics is banned from schools’ since George Floyd case Boys were made to sit in the school’s offices for the rest of the day over the shirts Mother Jordan Herbert challenged the decision as it is not official school … Read more
New Made In Chelsea star Paris Smith says she’ll always fear being portrayed as the ‘angry black woman’ on the show. The reality star, 22, is committed to promoting diversity and said she is proud to ‘represent the minorities’ after becoming the first woman of colour in the show’s 10 -year history – but will … Read more
Taking the knee for Black Lives Matter will be BANNED at Tokyo Olympics as IOC seek to punish those who choose to make political protests following consultation with over 3,500 athletes IOC has decided to clamp down on any political gestures made during Olympics Taking the knee or raising fist in support of Black Lives … Read more
Taking the knee for Black Lives Matter will be BANNED at Tokyo Olympics as IOC seek to punish those who choose to make political protests following consultation with over 3,500 athletes IOC has decided to clamp down on any political gestures made during Olympics Taking the knee or raising fist in support of Black Lives … Read more
White liberal college professor is under investigation for telling students she is ‘sick’ of talking about Black Lives Matter Erica Coper, a lecturer at SUNY Buffalo State college, made the comment during a Zoom class last fall A student recorded the remark and posted it to social media this week A free speech attorney who … Read more
Facebook is accused of censorship AGAIN after it bans users from sharing DailyMail.com article about BLM founder’s multi-million LA property empire Users that wanted to share links to the DailyMail.com and New York Post stories were met with a message that said it ‘couldn’t be shared,’ Mediate noted The same article in Black Enterprise was … Read more