How Republicans’ racist attack ads wiped out Democrat’s lead in Wisconsin Ron Johnson’s campaign of ‘race and fear’ is affecting Senate race that Mandela Barnes once looked to have in the bag The Guardian - US · Nov 4, 2022
Kanye West’s tee is a fashion don’t. Someone else owns ‘White Lives Matter’ trademark When it comes to T-shirt sales, “White Lives Matter” will not make a dime for Kanye West. The rapper, legal name Ye, doesn’t own the trademark to the phrase and the Black men who do don’t seem inclined to license it to him. Los Angeles Times · Nov 3, 2022
Yes, Sunak at No 10 is a ‘win’ – in exposing the emptiness of elite diversity rhetoric If Britain’s first Asian PM is meant to be a high mark for progress, let’s not forget the inequalities his politics create, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2022
‘I’m changing Congress’: how Cori Bush brought her lived experience to Capitol Hill Member of ‘the Squad’ on how her abortion experience, sexual assault and front-line fight in Ferguson, Missouri, affected her politics The Guardian - US · Oct 29, 2022
Report shows feds gathered intel on Portland protesters U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials under then-President Donald Trump compiled intelligence dossiers on people who were arrested at Black Lives Matter protests in Portland, Oregon The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022
Edinburgh formally apologises for history of slave trade, following 2020 Black Lives Matter report Next steps include the creation of an independent Legacy Commission which will carry out work with full support from the council. Wales Online · Oct 27, 2022
Kanye West’s fame gives his unrepentant antisemitism a powerful, troubling megaphone LOS ANGELES — As the United States increasingly grapples with racist and bigoted rhetoric entering the mainstream — accompanied by a rise in hate crimes, the extremism has tended to come from the margins of political life. Los Angeles Times · Oct 25, 2022
Kanye West 'has a right' to question George Floyd's death as family sues him The family of the late George Floyd have sued Kanye West for $250million over his controversial remarks about Floyd's death, but the rapper has doubled down on his opinion Daily Mirror · Oct 21, 2022
Taking the knee has come and gone again but football's racism issues still exist There are still a number of challenges regarding discrimination in football and progress continues to move at a slow pace despite the increase in awareness on the subject following the Black Lives Matter movement Daily Mirror · Oct 21, 2022
Australian artists Soda Jerk debut new film Hello Dankness, a cinematic mashup of Trump-era America and classic movies Hundreds of visual references from movie history combine with biting political satire in the latest project from New York-based Australian artists Dan and Dominique Angeloro aka Soda Jerk. ABC News · Oct 20, 2022
Hell's Angel spared jail for violent disorder at Black Lives Matter protest in Newcastle city centre Gary Richardson, who recklessly struck a police officer during the violence, walked free due to being in poor health Chronicle Live · Oct 19, 2022
Kanye West being sued for $250million by George Floyd's daughter George Floyd's family have sent a cease-and-desist letter to rapper Kanye over his remarks about Floyd's death, claiming that they have been 'retraumatised' Daily Mirror · Oct 18, 2022
FBI agents resist Jan. 6 probes: report "They keep repeating talking points that violence from Black Lives Matter protests is not being taken as seriously" Salon · Oct 18, 2022
Kanye West's bid to buy conservative platform Parler an 'expensive vanity project', analysts say Rapper Kanye West, who is now legally known as Ye, could be in control of the right-wing social media network Parler by the end of the year. So, how did this come about and what do analysts think? ABC News · Oct 18, 2022
Tribune News Service · Oct 14, 2022 Plays by Black writers are finally getting the spotlight, from Broadway to the West DALLAS — It’s a great time to be a Black playwright.
Al Jazeera · Oct 12, 2022 Actress Priyanka Chopra’s Iran stand ‘selective outrage’: Critics Top actress and UN goodwill ambassador accused of ‘hypocrisy’ for speaking out on Iran and being silent on India issues.
The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022 House Judiciary GOP faces calls to take down tweet celebrating Kanye West ‘It’s wild this tweet is still up days after Kanye went full-blown antisemite. The Republican Party is an active threat to Jewish Americans’
The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022 House Judiciary GOP faces calls to take down tweet celebrating Kanye West ‘It’s wild this tweet is still up days after Kanye went full-blown antisemite. The Republican Party is an active threat to Jewish Americans’
Los Angeles Times · Oct 10, 2022 Kanye West locked out of Instagram and Twitter after antisemitic posts Instagram and Twitter have suspended Kanye “Ye” West after the rapper shared a series of antisemitic statements on both social media platforms.
The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022 House Judiciary GOP sparks outrage with tweet championing Kanye West ‘It’s wild this tweet is still up days after Kanye went full-blown antisemite. The Republican Party is an active threat to Jewish Americans’
The Guardian - US · Oct 9, 2022 ‘We must defeat them’: new evidence details Oath Keepers’ ‘civil war’ timeline Testimony from government’s first witness showed militia group’s leader had planned resistance well before election results were out
Daily Mirror · Oct 8, 2022 Justin Bieber ends friendship with Kanye West after rapper slammed wife Hailey Kanye West accused Hailey Bieber of having a nose job after posting an old article from 2016 about Hailey and Drake out on a date
Daily Mirror · Oct 8, 2022 Kanye whines over criticism for Trump support and says 'what's the point in being famous?' During Donald Trump's presidential term, Kanye West was open about supporting him, even wearing a 'Make America Great Again' cap
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022 Sharon Osbourne says she wants £800k Black Lives Matter donation refunded after Kanye West calls it a ‘scam’ Rapper recently wore ‘White Lives Matter’ shirt at Yeezy fashion show
Daily Mirror · Oct 7, 2022 Sharon Osbourne defends Kanye over White Lives Matter top and demands BLM donation refund Sharon Osbourne has jumped to the defence of Kanye West amid the ongoing controversy of his White Lives Matter shirt and publicly asked for her Black Lives Matter donation back