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A statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis was torn down by protesters along Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia on Wednesday night per TIME and others. According to reports, the statue was toppled at around 11pm with Richmond police on the scene, while videos showed a cheering crowd watch the monument…
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One of the four erstwhile Minneapolis police officers charged over the killing of George Floyd has been released from jail after posting bail. Floyd, a black man, was arrested by Minneapolis police on Monday, May 25, for reportedly using a counterfeit $20 note in a store. While being detained, ex-cop…
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George Floyd's six-year-old daughter Gianna has been offered a full schoolship from Texas Southern University. Following George's funeral on Tuesday, the university released a statement saying: "The Board of Regents of Texas Southern University (TSU) honors the memory of George Floyd on the day that he is laid to eternal…
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The New York City police union chief has told people to stop treating cops "like animals and thugs". This comes as unrest continues to unfold across the US, as protests - some peaceful, some violent - are calling out the systemic injustices carried out against black people, not least seen…
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Per local NBC News newsroom NBC 12, a statue of Christopher Columbus was torn down by protesters in downtown Richmond on Tuesday night. According to NBC 12, the incident occurred at around 9pm, following a peaceful demonstration in solidarity with indigenous people outside of the statue. It was ripped from…
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The TV show Cops has officially been canceled at Paramount Network, Variety reports. This comes just days after it was reported that the show had been pulled from the network's schedule - a decision that Variety says was "spurred" by the recent nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic injustices…
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One of the prosecutors investigating the prime suspect in the case of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann says he believes the British child died shortly after she was abducted. Hans Christian Wolters from the Braunschweig Public Prosecutor's Office is currently leading the investigation into a 43-year-old convicted child sex offender,…
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The husband of the Phoenix woman who went viral earlier this week for making racist comments to a woman and receiving a slap in return has apologized for his wife's behavior. Footage of the incident was uploaded to Facebook over the weekend, and shows events unfold inside the gas station…
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FedEx has revealed that it has fired one of its employees after a video showing a man reenacting and mocking the death of George Floyd surfaced on social media. During a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Franklinville, New Jersey on Monday, a group of men were recorded antagonizing the protesters…
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President Trump has claimed that a 75-year-old pushed by Buffalo police could have faked his fall and described him as an "ANTIFA provocateur". Taking to Twitter, the president wrote: "Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to…
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Actor Terry Crews has issued a response on social media, after receiving a backlash for comments he made over the weekend on Twitter. His tweets come in the wake of the protests taking place in America and all over the world that are calling out systemic racism and injustices carried…
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A former "Miss Hitler" beauty pageant contestant has been jailed for being a member of the banned far-right terror group National Action (NA). Alice Cutter, 23, was handed a three-year sentence at Birmingham Crown Court, and she wasn't alone in her sentencing, with her boyfriend Mark Jones, 25, being handed…
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A US Marine veteran stood outside for hours in uniform with the words "I can't breathe" taped over his mouth in a striking protest. These words were spoken by George Floyd, who died on May 25 after being arrested by Minneapolis Police. Per the Guardian, after reviewing the bodycam footage…
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Statues and street names in London that have links to slavery "should be taken down", the city's mayor Sadiq Khan has said. This comes after anti-racism protesters toppled a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol at the weekend. 71-year-old protestor John McAllister said of the statue; "It says…
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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…
