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What I learned from the aftermath of the Black Lives Matter uprising

Five years ago, I didn’t trust the moment; did the world really need to see a man die on a pavement to realise racism existed?

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025

Storyville: White Man Walking review – the man who marched 1,500 miles with a Black Lives Matter sign

This documentary starts with an off-putting sense of white saviourism and sanctimonious liberalism … only to become a compelling tale of how the US is riven by disfranchisement and division

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2025

I walked across the south of America in a Black Lives Matter shirt — this is what happened

Documentary maker Rob Bliss set out on an epic journey to the Deep South in 2020. Cue the threats

Evening Standard · May 27, 2025

Was the Black Lives Matter rebellion all for nothing? It may feel like that, but I have seen reasons for hope

It is easy to look back at 2020 and feel aggrieved, even fooled. But in the British city where slaver Edward Colston’s statue was pulled down, I found cause for optimism, says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2025

Black Lives Matter street murals stand as an enduring reminder of protests against racism

In 2020, Black Lives Matter street murals appeared in cities across the U.S. following the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery

The Independent UK · May 23, 2025

Did George Floyd Protesters Miss Their Moment For Change?

Outrage over George Floyd's killing by police catapulted Black Lives Matter into one of the largest protest movements in US history, with angry crowds chanting the slogan at rallies from Los Angeles to Washington.

International Business Times · May 23, 2025

‘We’re going backwards’: Black Lives Matter’s Nekima Levy Armstrong on Trump’s US and the murder of George Floyd

When Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, Armstrong led the fight to bring them to justice. She talks about those terrible days in 2020 – and the battles that lie ahead

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2025

Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd review – timely, human-scale recap of momentous times

The Black Lives Matter protests – and counterprotests – that unfolded in the UK in the wake of Floyd’s killing by police are at the centre of this detailed look at British racism

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025

The Federal Government Has a Lot of Unused Land. Can We Sell It Off To Build Houses?

One proposal would create a streamlined process for selling off federal land to state and local governments, but only if they allow housing to be built on it.

Reason · Mar 17, 2025

Fears mount over Kash Patel’s use of FBI to persecute leftwing protest groups

Concern over crackdown on anti-fascists and Black Lives Matter movement as Trump loyalist takes control of agency

The Guardian - US · Mar 11, 2025