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Elon Musk calls SNP leader Humza Yousaf a ‘blatant racist’

Scotland’s first minister fires back at tech mogul – urging him to tackle ‘unchecked racism’ on X

The Independent UK

Musk responds ‘blatant racist’ to Yousaf speech made after George Floyd murder

The video to which the X owner replied was posted by a right-wing account.

The Independent UK

Va. police investigate after pig mask, 'I Can't Breathe' shirt found in police car

The three words "I Can't Breathe" refer to what some police brutality victims, like George Floyd, Eric Garner and Manuel Ellis, said before their untimely deaths at the hands of law enforcement.

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Ex-officer sentenced after assaulting man during unrest in Minneapolis after murder of George Floyd

A former Minneapolis police officer has been sentenced to 15 days in the county workhouse after pleading guilty to assaulting a Black man during the unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd by another officer in 2020

The Independent UK

‘I accomplished my dream. Why did I feel invisible?’: Leigh-Anne Pinnock on Little Mix, racism in pop, and going solo

With five chart-topping singles and three Brits, the singer realised her childhood dreams of pop stardom, but at a cost. She reflects on fame, loneliness, and why she no longer feels the need to compromise

The Guardian - UK

Questions linger after Connecticut police officers fatally shoot man in his bed

A fatal shooting by police in Wallingford, Connecticut, is raising questions about whether officers could have responded in another way

The Independent UK

What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the cases against police and paramedics

Opening statements are set to start in the trial of a third police officer charged in the death of a Black man who was confronted by police as he was walking home in suburban Denver in 2019

The Independent UK

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California becomes first state to ban ‘excited delirium’ diagnosis after George Floyd’s death

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill to stop authorities relying on a controversial diagnosis its critics say simply does not exist

The Independent UK

From Big Brother to The Great British Bake Off: Alison Hammond’s chaotic rise to national treasure status

From crashing through a garden table in ‘Big Brother 3’ to giving Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling the giggles, Alison Hammond is the born show-off that the nation fell for. As the presenter joins ‘The Great British Bake Off’ line-up, Katie Rosseinsky looks at her unique appeal

The Independent UK

What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the cases against police and paramedics

Jurors delivered a split verdict against two officers charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain during the first of several trials over the Black man’s fatal confrontation with police while walking home in suburban Denver, convicting one and clearing the other

The Independent UK

Elijah McClain: Colorado police officer found guilty over death of man put in neck hold and given ketamine

Elijah McCain was stopped and restrained by police as he walked home from a convenience shop in Aurora, Colorado

Evening Standard

1 officer convicted, 1 acquitted in death of Elijah McClain

Jurors have convicted a Denver-area police officer and acquitted another of charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became a rallying cry in protests over racial injustice in policing

The Independent UK

Cop resistance undercuts justice reform

Police unions labeled DAs soft on crime while lawmakers made legislative efforts to remove them from office

Salon

California becomes first state to ban use of ‘excited delirium’ as cause of death

State prohibits the pseudoscientific diagnosis authorities have frequently cited to justify killings at hands of law enforcement

The Guardian - US

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Fortune

Gen Z just saw the worst war in Israel in 50 years break out all over the internet, but they were raised on 'disturbing images'

Gen Z is not doing okay. Consider the crashes of 2008 and 2020, the George Floyd murder, even the Parkland school shooting and 9/11.

The Independent UK

Lawyer says Black man who died after traffic stop beating had stolen items, hallucinogenic in car

A lawyer for a former Memphis officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols said in court documents that investigators found the hallucinogenic drug psilocybin and stolen credit cards in Nichols’ car when he was pulled over in a traffic stop that led to the confrontation between Nichols and…

Al Jazeera

British-Ghanaian boxer Joshua Buatsi: ‘I can’t be the only one benefitting’

The unbeaten WBA light-heavyweight champion talks to Al Jazeera about faith, fighting, and being a ‘nice guy’ in boxing.

The National (Scotland)

Plinth: An exploration of how society remembers war and heroism

WHAT do the ancient Greek myth of Theseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur, controversial 18th-century Scottish politician Henry Dundas and the war in…

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The Independent UK

Neck hold used on Elijah McClain emerges as focal point in officers' trial over his 2019 death

A neck hold that Denver-area police used on Elijah McClain prior to the Black man’s 2019 death lasted only seconds

The Independent UK

‘No, Britain is not best place to be Black’: Journalist Gary Younge on UK’s racism problem

Exclusive: Author was interviewed by The Independent’s race correspondent Nadine White during a talk at Henley Literary Festival

The Guardian - UK

UK equality watchdog refuses to allow staff to speak up on race, tribunal hears

Preeti Kathrecha is suing Equality and Human Rights Commission alleging unfair dismissal and race discrimination

The Independent UK

What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the criminal trial of two officers

Defense attorneys for two Denver-area police officers charged in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain are trying to cast doubt on whether a neck hold by police contributed to his death

The Guardian - UK

‘What would it be like to be evil?’ Controversial Philip Guston show ridicules the virus-like KKK

Delayed after the murder of George Floyd, this show has now arrived in Britain accompanied by warnings. Our critic revels in the American’s cartoonish renderings of everyday objects – and the hate groups lurking in our midst

The Independent UK

Washington officers on trial in deadly arrest of Manny Ellis, a case reminiscent of George Floyd

The trial for three Tacoma, Washington, officers charged in a Black man’s death begins this week

The Guardian - UK

Seeing a young gymnast’s pain, I saw myself – and just how far Ireland has to go on racism

Footage of a black child being ignored echoes my own experiences as a girl – and reveals a country in denial, says Guardian columnist Emma Dabiri

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