The Latest Breaking News from Black Lives Matter

Police officer who knelt on George Floyd's back during his murder is JAILED

Former Minneapolis cop J. Alexander Kueng has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail after pleading guilty to the aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter of George Floyd

Daily Mirror · Dec 9, 2022

I am an expert on diversity in mainstream media. Here’s why leaving Twitter helps the racists

I would rather endure a few hostile–and even possibly racist–tweets than lose my voice altogether, writes Marcus Ryder.

Fortune · Dec 8, 2022

Convictions remain rare when police are accused of sexual assault

Over the past few years, social movements from #MeToo to Black Lives Matter have raised awareness of sexual violence, police brutality and systemic racism.

The Conversation · Dec 7, 2022

Musk takeover threatens Black Twitter

Black Twitter’s expected demise would make it harder to discuss police brutality and racism

Salon · Nov 30, 2022

Black and minoritised ethnic communities at disproportionate risk of homelessness in the UK

In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, there has been a heightened awareness of ethnic inequality in the UK. Despite some recent studies on housing conditions in the context of the pandemic, little attention has been paid to how racial inequality and homelessness intersect.

The Conversation · Nov 30, 2022

Black Twitter's expected demise would make it harder to publicize police brutality and discuss racism

Before the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile and Sandra Bland were propelled into the media spotlight, their names were Twitter #hashtags.

The Conversation · Nov 30, 2022

Leeds United star Tyler Adams' classy response to Iranian journalist amid US discrimination question

The Leeds United midfielder has a growing stature off the field

Leeds Live · Nov 29, 2022

NYPD sergeant punished for wearing pro-Trump patches at Black Lives Matter protest

NEW YORK — An NYPD sergeant who wore pro-Trump “Punisher” logos on her uniform and blew kisses at demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest in Brooklyn has been docked 30 vacation days, the Daily News has learned.

Tribune News Service · Nov 28, 2022

Melbourne BLM protest charge 'mangled'

A magistrate has refused an application by police to amend charges against two Black Lives Matter protesters, agreeing with defence that they were "mangled".

AAP · Nov 24, 2022

'Bad Axe' film puts thumb on America's tension points

DETROIT — When the world shut down in 2020, New York City-based filmmaker David Siev came home to Bad Axe, the small town in Michigan's Thumb where he was born and raised, and started filming his family.

Tribune News Service · Nov 23, 2022