On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, in 2010, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu preached unity. “With the rising water, differences and divisions were washed away,” he said, asking the audience to listen to each other, and embrace their common aspirations. “We will hear and we will learn the beautiful truth that Katrina taught us all,” he declared, “We are all the same.”
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- Judge sentences Lake County Black Lives Matter founder to 40 days in jail for taking photographs in court
A judge has sentenced the founder of the Lake County Black Lives Matter to 40 days in jail after the man took photos during a court proceeding and posted them online in violation of court rules. Clyde ...
10/18/2024 - 11:04 am | View Link - Astonished parents share wild email school sent after substitute reenacted George Floyd’s murder in class
A Minnesota substitute teacher was banned from teaching at a local high school after re-enacting George Floyd’s murder with a student by putting his knee on the student’s neck.
10/17/2024 - 2:43 am | View Link - Saratoga BLM: City has been 'gaslighting' us for years and we are 'deeply disappointed'
Saratoga Black Lives Matter leader says the most racist thing is telling Black people that racism doesn't exist.
10/16/2024 - 12:55 pm | View Link - Home used by Black Lives Matter destroyed by fire in Highview
A fire in Highview has destroyed a home used by Black Lives Matter Louisville, leaving the organization heartbroken. Chanelle Helm is the core lead strategic organizer for the organization. "I was ...
10/16/2024 - 12:00 pm | View Link - Refreshed Black Lives Matter mural to be unveiled during BLINK Cincinnati
This year's festival will bring a new "Black Lives Matter" mural to downtown Cincinnati. The mural in front of City Hall is being painted over to put the new one in. That process started last week. We ...
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- Toni Morrison made it her lifetime goal to ensure black lives matter ...
Toni Morrison has passed away aged 88. The peerless novelist and cultural commentator Toni Morrison, who has died aged 88, never accepted the received wisdom about anything. In a writing career that spanned half a century – from the appearance of the first of her 11 novels, The Bluest Eye, in 1970, to that of her last essay collection, Mouth ...
10/17/2024 - 4:20 pm | View Website - Black History Month: What is it and why do we need it?
A continued engagement with history is vital as it helps give context for the present. Black History Month is an opportunity to understand Black histories, going beyond stories of racism and slavery to spotlight Black achievement. This year's theme is African Americans and the Arts. February is Black History Month.
10/17/2024 - 8:27 am | View Website - 4 ways to be an ally in the fight against racism
Alicia Garza, one of the founders of Black Lives Matter, was honoured by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader in 2020. The organisation she started has grown to include many local Black Lives Matter chapters around the world; finding one in your local area can give you insight in how best to get involved with your local organizers.
10/17/2024 - 7:45 am | View Website - What companies are doing to fight systemic racism
Since then, citizens have been protesting in cities across the United States and around the world. Businesses and organizations are also taking action – by supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, tackling inequality in their own workplaces, donating to social justice organizations and using their platforms to promote racial diversity, inclusion and equity in the business community.
10/17/2024 - 5:21 am | View Website - The Black Lives Matter movement explained | World Economic Forum
The Black Lives Matter movement explained. Following high-profile police killings of black men in Baton Rouge and Minneapolis, fatal attacks on officers by anti-police gunmen – and more recently protests in North Carolina after the police shooting of Keith Scott, a black man – the United States is being forced to confront its deep-rooted ...
10/16/2024 - 11:35 am | View Website - More
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