LAPD officers ‘shared image of George Floyd captioned “You take my breath away” for Valentine’s Day’

LAPD officers ‘shared image of George Floyd with the caption “You take my breath away” ahead of Valentine’s Day’ LAPD on Saturday confirmed it had launched an investigation into the reports An officer claimed ‘Valentine’ images of Floyd were circulated among the force Chief Michel Moore said the officer would be interviewed on Monday He … Read more

Stop and search on black people halves as officers are more wary following the BLM protests 

Stop and search on black people halves as officers are more wary following the BLM protests Top officer says some think that stop and search is ‘more trouble than it’s worth’ Superintendent Simon Rotherham suggested BLM demos dented confidence  About 7,000 black people were searched last month- down from 17,295 in May By Rebecca Camber … Read more

Jennifer Lopez says she was compelled to take part in ‘beautiful’ Black Lives Matter protests

‘We have to get involved’: Jennifer Lopez says she was compelled to take part in ‘beautiful’ Black Lives Matter protests for the sake of her children By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 16:04 GMT, 9 February 2021 | Updated: 16:07 GMT, 9 February 2021 Jennifer Lopez admits she was compelled to take part in the … Read more

Black Lives Matter movement is nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize

Black Lives Matter has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of what the nominator said was BLM’s impact in raising awareness of racism worldwide. Despite a turbulent summer in the United States following the death of George Floyd, which saw some BLM protests splinter into violent confrontation, the group was praised for … Read more

Joe Biden will order national policing commission in wake of George Floyd’s death

Joe Biden will order national policing commission in wake of George Floyd’s death, restrict cops’ access to military equipment and sign order on housing equality as he stakes out agenda on race today By Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com Published: 18:22 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 18:24 GMT, 26 January 2021 … Read more

Donald Trump unveils plan for his ‘garden of heroes’ but no location

President Donald Trump wants to put his stamp on the nation’s historical memory by signing an order with just hours left in his presidency for a ‘Garden of American Heroes’ that would pull together a hodgepodge of figures including Thomas Jefferson, Kobe Bryant, Grover Cleveland, and Alex Trebek. The executive order contains no funding nor … Read more

US Capitol riots: Barack Obama slams Trump for ‘inciting’ violence

Barack Obama weighed in on the descent on the Capitol by thousands of Trump’s supporters, claiming: ‘We’d be kidding ourselves if we treated it as a total surprise’ Barack Obama weighed in on the unprecedented breach of Capitol Hill on Wednesday by thousands of Donald Trump’s supporters, claiming the chaos is not surprising based on … Read more

Lewis Hamilton credits Black Lives Matter for his ‘extra drive’ to seal seventh Formula One title

Lewis Hamilton credits Black Lives Matter for his ‘extra drive’ to seal his seventh Formula One title this year – because he wanted to protest from the podium Lewis Hamilton has been hugely active in his support for Black Lives Matter He took the knee throughout while wearing T-shirts with anti-racism slogans The Brit regularly … Read more

Lewis Hamilton calls for school children to be taught about black history

Lewis Hamilton calls for school children to be taught about black history after not discovering his grandparents were from the Windrush generation until this year Lewis Hamilton has been hugely active in his support for Black Lives Matter He took the knee throughout while wearing T-shirts with anti-racism slogans The Brit regularly called for political … Read more