BRITAIN’S first black magazine editor is to be commemorated on October 15, with a ceremonial blue plaque in the heart of Sunderland. Celestine Edwards, a famous 19th century anti-racist campaigner and journalist, lived and worked in Sunderland and played a major role in bringing about the abolition of slavery […]
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Newcastle supports Black Lives Matter with online protest
GEORGE Floyd’s death in police custody has sparked global anti-racism protests. A shocking viral video captured George Floyd’s struggle to breathe while in police custody on May 25, 2020. Officer Dereck Chauvin, 44, was videoed kneeling on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes while pleading “I can’t breathe”. George Floyd’s […]