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Renowned street artist, Banksy, has taken to Instagram to suggest a replacement for the statue of the 17th-century slave owner, Edward Colston, that was taken down by Black Lives Matter protestors in Bristol, England, last weekend. [caption id="attachment_12599334" align="aligncenter" width="710"] Credit: PA[/caption] The prominent British slave trader's statue, which has…
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Per TMZ, a pig head has been left on a spike outside a police station in Los Angeles, USA. Law enforcement officials are currently trying to figure out who left it there, according to the publication. The swine's skull was reportedly discovered outside the LAPD's Rampart station on Sunday afternoon.…
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A group of white men have attempted to try and save the Edward Colston statue from Bristol harbour. The prominent British slave trader's statue, which has stood on the city's Colston Avenue since 1895, was topped on Sunday the 7th of June by protesters at the Black Lives Matter protest,…
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Ice Cube took to Twitter in celebration after Black Lives Matter protestors in Bristol, England, pulled down a statue of the slave trader, Edward Colston. The American rapper retweeted a post from the British political commentator, Owen Jones, about Colston's involvement in the slave trade, captioning it: "THEY WILL ALL…
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Actor Terry Crews has faced a backlash on social media after referring to "black supremacy" in a tweet, in the wake of the protests taking place in America and all over the world that are calling out systemic racism and injustices carried out against black people. Crews tweeted, "Defeating White…
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The search for a bronze chest filled with treasures such as gold and jewels that was hidden in the Rocky Mountain wilderness more than a decade ago is finally over. Forrest Fenn, the art and antiquities collector who's brainchild the treasure hunt was, confirmed to the Santa Fe New Mexican…
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Former Secretary of State and Democratic nominee Hilary Clinton has eviscerated President Trump in a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, calling his time in office a "failure". Clinton questioned how anyone could continue to support President Trump in the face of his response to the"historic moments" America is…
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Per NBC News and others, federal prosecutors in New York have made a formal request via the British government to speak to Prince Andrew as part of the criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's history of sexual abuse. The request was reportedly made under a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, or MLAT.…
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A retired US Navy captain has issued an apology after accidentally live-streaming a conversation with his wife to Facebook in which they both used derogatory language and racial slurs. Scott Bethmann says he has been left "mortified" by the incident and is now working on becoming a better person. He…
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A white police officer in Virginia, US, has been charged with assault after law enforcement officials ruled that he used "unacceptable" force on a black man, which involved firing his stun gun and pressing a knee to the individual's back, per ABC7. Fairfax County Police Department officer, Tyler Timberlake, was…
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Protesters in the United Kingdom sprayed the words "was a racist" onto a statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, during demonstrations that took place over the weekend. It has been reported that protests taking place across the United Kingdom at the weekend were largely peaceful, though some saw…
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Today marks two weeks since the death of George Floyd, who died following his arrest by four former Minneapolis police officers - all of which are currently facing charges linked to his death. And in a monumental vote, the Minneapolis city council yesterday pledged to disband the city's police department…
