‘Perhaps we should refer to it as The Snowflake’: Locals accuse pub owners of ‘giving into woke’ as historic ‘Black Boy’ pub is renamed after 200 years because of Black Lives Matter movement The Black Boy Inn, in Bewdley, Worcestershire, is now called The Bewdley Inn Current pub leaseholders said it was changed ‘because of … Read more
Schoolchildren will learn more about Bristol’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade with a new textbook created by teachers and historians. It comes after last year’s Black Lives Matter protests and the toppling of the Edward Colston statue. Eight history teachers in Bristol worked together with Bristol museums and historians to research and write the … Read more
Tory councillor who shared Facebook meme saying ‘white slaves were sold for centuries’ is facing misconduct probe Pauline Culley broke Darlington Borough Council’s code of conduct last year The councillor since 2014 shared a meme that read ‘white slaves were sold’ Opposition councillors said meme suggested black suffering was insignificant By Emer Scully For Mailonline … Read more
Michael Holding has accused English cricket’s new anti-discrimination ‘moment of unity’ of diluting the Black Lives Matter message, and compared them unfavourably with England’s footballers. On the day Lancashire became the latest team to become embroiled in the controversy over historic abusive tweets, the West Indian great praised Gareth Southgate‘s side for continuing to take … Read more
Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert’s asked during a hearing of a House committee whether the federal government could change the orbits of the moon or earth to deal with climate change – raising some eyebrows among experts. Gohmert, a Republican from Texas, was on a video call with associate deputy chief of the National Forest Service Jennifer … Read more