Britain’s Got Talent star Ashley Banjo has hit back at ‘hateful’ trolls after being bombarded with messages following Diversity’s Black Lives Matter-inspired routine. The dancer, 31, took to Twitter on Sunday to insist that trolls ‘highlighted exactly what needed to change’ after his performance left many viewers claiming the show was ‘making a political statement.’ … Read more
A woman who self-harmed after she was told she would never get a boyfriend because of her race has defied the bullies by entering Miss England. Taylor Thomas, 23, from Warwickshire, was driven to self harm at just 13 after her peers bullied her for years, repeatedly saying she would never be loved because of … Read more
Britain’s Got Talent fans have been embroiled in a row over the politicisation of the show after the dance troupe Diversity took to the stage last night for a raw performance inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. Led by dancer Ashley Banjo, the former champions opened the performance by reciting a viral poem The … Read more
‘I’m trying not to cry!’ Britain’s Got Talent fans are left in awe as Diversity storm the stage with a raw Black Lives Matter-inspired performance By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 22:22 BST, 5 September 2020 | Updated: 22:22 BST, 5 September 2020 Britain’s Got Talent fans were moved to tears on Saturday night as … Read more
Attorney General Bill Barr said Wednesday that Jacob Blake was was committing a felony and ‘armed’ at the time a Kenosha police officer shot him in the back last month. The AG made the comment in a CNN interview a day after visiting Kenosha, Wisconsin, a city still reeling from the shooting of the black … Read more
City of London’s only primary school changes its name to avoid ‘celebrating’ 17th century slave trader Sir John Cass Sir John Cass’s Foundation Primary School said it was ‘incompatible’ with values The only primary school that is in City of London will become The Aldgate School It announced on its website the decision comes after … Read more
She moved fans in June after disclosing her mental health struggles in an emotional anti-racism speech in the wake of George Floyd‘s death. And Clara Amfo has reflected on the powerful moment in the October issue of Cosmopolitan. The BBC Radio 1 presenter, 36, also admitted that she is ‘very aware’ of the new attention on her but insisted that … Read more
Disturbing video captured the shooting that left Jay Bishop dead in Portland on Saturday night The man shot and killed wearing a Patriot Prayer baseball cap during violent clashes between Trump supporters and BLM protesters in Portland has been named as Jay Bishop. In disturbing footage, recorded by videographer Justin Dunlap, the victim, later identified as … Read more
Stunning images show the wide swaths of Kenosha, Wisconsin, that have been ripped apart and burned to the ground during riots over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. The city of 100,000 on the shore of Lake Michigan has been roiled by unrest in the week since 29-year-old Blake, a black man, was left paralyzed from … Read more
Disturbing video shows the moment a man wearing a Patriot Prayer baseball cap was shot and killed in Portland as tensions between pro-Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter counter-protesters boiled over. In the footage, recorded by videographer Justin Dunlap, the victim appears to be following two other people down a street before two gunshots ring … Read more
One person was shot dead in Portland on Saturday night as tensions between pro-Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter counter-protesters boiled over. The victim was pictured lying on the ground wearing a Patriot Prayer baseball cap, appearing to show support for the far-Right group which is frequently present during Portland protests. The Portland protest was … Read more
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd, has requested a judge dismiss the murder charges as prosecutors push for longer prison sentences. On Friday, an attorney for Chauvin filed a motion in court that argued there was no probable cause to support the second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter … Read more
Footage has emerged showing the 17-year-old gunman charged with the fatal shooting of two BLM protesters in Kenosha, attending a Trump rally earlier this year – as it’s revealed the teen had bragged about his role as a vigilante in an interview taken moments before the bloodshed on Tuesday. Kyle Rittenhouse was charged with first degree … Read more