The Latest Breaking News from Black Lives Matter

The "woke" wars are worse than you think

However racist you thought the "woke banks" talking point was, somehow it's even worse

Salon · Mar 17, 2023

Dallas Has a Problem With ‘Zombie’ Astroturf Groups

Despite being exposed as bogus, some right-wing organizations keep coming back from the dead. No one knows who is funding them.

Texas Observer · Mar 16, 2023

Family Tree review – study of the mother of modern medicine falls between poetry and play

Mojisola Adebayo’s play connects Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were used in decades of vital scientific research, with the Black Lives Matter movement

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2023

Black Lives Matter UK gives £350,000 in funding for black-led organisations

Exclusive: Total amount given to campaign groups around the UK passes £500,000 since 2020

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023

‘Lift the lid, and there’s a well of rage’: why women are mad as hell (and not afraid to show it)

Once upon a time, women showing their anger was frowned upon. But the gender anger gap is widening, and women’s wrath is on the rise, about everything from police brutality to domestic inequality

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2023

Slavery plaque on Scots memorial could go after plan approved for its removal

The brass plate on the Melville Monument dedicated to Henry Dundas claims he used his influence to delay the abolition of slavery.

Daily Record · Mar 1, 2023

Dining across the divide US special: ‘I read an article he wrote about being attacked at a Black Lives Matter protest’

One is centre-right, the other 100% Democrat. Where do they stand on immigration, defunding the police, and closing Guantánamo?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2023

Seattle settles CHOP lawsuit for $3.6M, with $600K for deleted texts

SEATTLE — The city of Seattle has agreed to pay $3.65 million to settle a lawsuit filed by businesses disrupted during the Capitol Hill Organized Protests, an amount that includes $600,000 in penalties for the deletion of thousands of text messages by the former mayor, police chief and other high-ranking…

Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2023

Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked for gushing over ‘anti-woke’ Chris Stapleton - not realising he’s a BLM activist

Twitter user called the Georgia congresswoman “you freaking bigot”

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

Fears of renewed FBI abuse of power after informant infiltrated BLM protests

‘Outraged’ senator Ron Wyden urges agency to explain tactics from 2020 protests reminiscent of rogue behaviour from decades past

The Guardian - US · Feb 14, 2023