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Canada Day: Resurrecting John A. Macdonald statues ignores critical lessons about Canada’s history

“We’re freeing John A.,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford recently announced, unveiling plans to return a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald to its place of prominence overlooking the south lawn of the Ontario legislature at Queen’s Park.

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Illinois Court Dismisses Defamation Suit Based on Allegations that Plaintiff Teacher Was "Anti-White" etc.

The court does, however, leave open the possibility that the plaintiff can file an amended complaint that can go forward.

Reason

Go viral for racist behavior, receive $750,000: inside the new extremist crowdfunding campaigns

The response to these online fundraisers signals the rise of more overt, public support for racist actions

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Sir Geoff Palmer obituary

Grain scientist whose work was important to the brewing and distilling industry and who became a distinguished campaigner for racial equality

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Millions rally against authoritarianism, while the White House portrays protests as threats – a political scientist explains

At the end of a week when President Donald Trump sent Marines and the California National Guard to Los Angeles to quell protests, Americans across the country turned out in huge numbers to protest Trump’s attempts to expand his power. In rallies on June 14, 2025, organized under the banner…

The Conversation

Los Angeles, city of immigrant protests: why it’s no surprise LA rose up against Trump

For decades, LA has been at the center of the civil rights and immigrants’ rights movements – and Trump’s raids appear to be mobilizing a new generation

The Guardian - US

How does woke start winning again?

The long read: British progressives have suffered major setbacks in recent years, in both public opinion and court rulings. Was a backlash inevitable, and are new tactics needed?

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Five years since Colston fell, there have been setbacks – but those who demanded race equality have not gone away

When the enslaver’s statue was torn down in Bristol, it signified hope. Now the government must harness that to bring about real change, says Operation Black Vote co-founder Simon Woolley

The Guardian - UK

Former police officer sentenced after lying about leaking info to Proud Boys leader

Enrique Tarrio attended sentencing and called for Trump to pardon Shane Lamond

The Independent UK

A scuffle in the lolly aisle. The sickening death toll climbs. Another family face gut-wrenching grief

Australians will rally this weekend to mourn Kumanjayi White, a Warlpiri man with disabilities who stopped breathing after being restrained by NT police

The Guardian - AU

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

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

Black British TV makers ‘fighting over scraps’ amid lack of opportunities

Industry figures say conditions are worse now than before the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020

The Guardian - UK

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

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Firms ‘rebranding’ diversity initiatives to avoid unwanted political attention

British business figures say many companies in UK and US disguising inclusion policies in face of rightwing attacks

The Guardian - UK

Five years on from Black Lives Matter, has the UK made progress on ethnic equalities?

The murder of George Floyd in 2020 sparked large anti-racism protests and promises of reform, but deep inequalities persist

The Independent UK

George Floyd’s uncle says ‘not enough’ has changed in the 5 years since his nephew’s killing

In the five years since his nephew George Floyd was killed, Selwyn Jones has seen the racial justice movement score big wins and major setbacks. A new administration intent on attacking anything race-related won’t stop him now, he tells Josh Marcus

The Guardian - UK

How did 2020’s Black Lives Matter movement change the world? Our panel responds

Five years ago, George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis. Writers and activists from Brazil to Berlin talk about the protests, hope and disappointment that followed

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Critics say the movement to defund the police failed. But Austin and Seattle are seeing progress

The rallying cry from 2020 Black Lives Matter protests pushed some US cities to divert money towards housing and community services

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

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

International Business Times

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.

The Guardian - UK

‘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 - US

US adults’ belief in impact of BLM protests consistently decreased since 2020 – study

Study also found 54% of adult Americans said the relationship between police and Black people was about the same since George Floyd’s death

The Guardian - UK

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

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