News Derek Chauvin taught ‘to avoid neck pressure’ before George Floyd’s death by Hayley Noble Derek Chauvin, the former officer accused of murdering George Floyd was ‘trained to avoid neck pressure’, says police instructor. In the prosecutor’s effort to dismantle the argument that the accused…
News George Floyd’s murder trial against Derek Chauvin begins by Mike Hitch CW: Police Brutality and Violence. Former Minneapolis policeman, Derek Chauvin, “squeezed” the life out of George Floyd while arresting him last May, a prosecutor told jurors. Opening statements in Derek…
News World George Floyd’s family to receive $35 million from the city of Minneapolis by Ria Pandey George Floyd’s family is being paid $27 million (USD) by the city of Minneapolis to settle the lawsuit filed over the circumstances of his death. On May 25, 2020, George…
News Getting to know Kamala Harris, the first black female vice-presidential candidate by Annalise Travaglione In a historic first for a woman of colour, Joe Biden has chosen Kamala Harris as his 2020 vice-presidential running mate. With former President Barack Obama saying “Joe Biden nailed…
News Terry Crews has called for Pornhub to be defunded, and people aren’t having it by Claudia Schmidt Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Terry Crews has taken to Twitter to call for the defunding of major porn site, Pornhub. It comes as a viral campaign, #Traffickinghub, is demanding the shutdown…
News Donald Trump claims “more white people” are killed by police than black people by Jayden Collins Another day, another attempt by Donald Trump to twist the facts, this time telling an interviewer that more white people are killed by US law enforcement, in an attempt to…
Film and TV News Brooklyn Nine-Nine decide to re-write upcoming season following death of George Floyd by Manning Patston TV, and the arts in general, should rarely appear oblivious to the world they are created in. That’s why the upcoming season of police-based show Brooklyn Nine-Nine is getting a…
News Björk has made her entire discography available on Bandcamp by Kayla McNicoll Björk has long been celebrated for her obscure sound and offbeat character, approaching sonic delivery in intricate and offbeat ways. Now, fans of the Icelandic talent can lap up her…
News John Cleese makes fun of Fox News for accidentally reporting Monty Python quote by Claudia Schmidt Fox News has made quite the fool of itself this week after a news anchor unknowingly quoted Monty Python live on air. The outlet had been covering the Capitol Hill…
News The Beatles’ Penny Lane could be renamed due to potential slave trade link by Rachel Daniel Liverpool’s iconic Penny Lane, famously immortalised by The Beatles, is at risk of being renamed if allegations of its links to notorious 18th century slave trader James Penny are proven true….
News The 17-year-old who captured the death of George Floyd is now a hero by Talya Jacobson Meet 17-year-old Darnella Frazier, the unexpected heroine who captured the moment George Floyd lost his life; a moment that ultimately changed the world as we know it. The video of…
News UK protesters topple controversial slave trader statue into harbour by Claudia Schmidt Anti-racism protests have sparked across the world following the death of George Floyd and almost two weeks of protests in the US. Now Black Lives Matter protesters in Bristol have…
News Minneapolis announces it will disband its police department by Claudia Schmidt The Minneapolis City Council has voted in favour of dismantling the police department and instead investing in proven community-led public safety programs. The move comes after almost two weeks of…
