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Black Lives Matter
Latest news and updates on the protests in the UK, US and beyond following the death of George Floyd
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- The Independent
Black Lives Matter protesters near White House have one final message for Trump – you should be arrested
President has just hours left in White House yet demonstrators will not give up, reports Andrew Buncombe
- INSIDER
All but 4 of the USWNT starters kneeled for the national anthem on MLK day
Carli Lloyd, Kelley O'Hara, Julie Ertz, and Lindsey Horan stood as Megan Rapinoe, captain Becky Sauerbrunn, and the other starters kneeled.
- Miami Herald
On MLK Day, Heat’s Iguodala reflects on a year of activism and what’s next for the NBA
There were moments of regret throughout the last year for NBA players. There was often progress in the social justice initiatives the Miami Heat and others championed, and progress was always met eventually by the harsh realities of a world too slow to change.
- HuffPost
Trump’s Legacy Through The Eyes Of Those His Presidency Hurt
One week into his term, President Donald Trump devastated tens of thousands ofpeople with the stroke of a pen.
- Harper's Bazaar
Adwoa Aboah on Designing Jewels and Taking a Stand for Social Justice
The supermodel and activist partners with John Hardy on a collection that celebrates acceptance and inclusivity.
- The Root
Say Her Name: Dr. Susan Moore and Medical Apartheid
On December 20th, Michigan-based family medicine physician Dr. Susan Moore died due to complications from COVID-19. Less than two weeks before her death, Moore shared her experience with racism at the Indiana hospital where she was being treated, showing yet another example of anti-Blackness and medical apartheid.
- WWD
Thirteen Lune Raises $1 Million, Invested by Sean Combs, Gwyneth Paltrow, Naomi Watts
The online platform sells Black- and brown-owned beauty brands.
- HuffPost US
Patrick Warren Needed Help, But Police Killed Him. His Family Wants Justice.
A police officer in Texas fatally shot Warren, who was Black, unarmed and on the lawn of his home, after his family called for mental health support.
- The Independent
Jacob Blake says he did not want to be the ‘next George Floyd’ in first TV interview
‘I didn’t want to die’
- INSIDER
New York attorney general is suing the NYPD saying it used 'excessive force' and made false arrests during last year's Black Lives Matter protests
NY AG Letitia James said the rough treatment of protesters stemmed from a pattern of abuse and inadequate training, supervision, and discipline.