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Artist replaces slave trader statue with one of a Black Lives Matter protester
Last month, Black Lives Matter demonstrators in Bristol, UK, made headlines around the world when they toppled a statue of 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston and dumped it into the River Avon. Now, the city has an entirely new figure being celebrated on the once-empty plinth: […]
Clarence Thomas’ Wife Asks Virginia Mayor To Remove Black Lives Matter Banner
By Victor Omondi The wife to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asked Mayor William Holloway of Clifton, Virginia in an email to remove a Black Lives Matter banner. The banner which reads “Welcome to Clifton, where Black Lives Matter,” is displayed over the Main […]
Trump calls Black Lives Matter a ‘symbol of hate’
(CNN)On Monday, President Donald Trump went after attempts to strip the names of racists from buildings. On Tuesday, it was a federal housing rule meant to combat racial segregation. By Wednesday, Trump was calling the words “Black Lives Matter” a “symbol of hate” — a description he’s refused […]
Environmental justice means racial justice, say activists
Tackling systemic racism is fundamental to achieving environmental and climate justice, according to leading activists, as Covid-19 disparities and the global uprising against police brutality lay bare the ramifications of racial inequalities in every sphere of life. A wave of protests demanding an end […]
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