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Community rallies around elderly Sikh woman as UK Home Office threatens to deport her
Staff Reporter
July 20, 2020 | 04:33 pm
Community campaigners are rallying behind an elderly Sikh woman from Smethwick who is being threatened with deportation, despite living in the country for over ten years. Outraged friends and neighbours of 75-year-old Gurmit Kaur…
Sikh Langar meets Black Lives Matter for powerful anti-racism rally in Smethwick
Staff Reporter
July 20, 2020 | 03:19 am
The Sikh tradition of Langar was embraced at a Black Lives Matter protest in Sandwell on Saturday, as residents came together to rally against racism and to defend a local elderly woman from…
West Midlands Police vow to fight racism amid growing public criticism from campaigners
Staff Reporter
July 13, 2020 | 06:31 pm
West Midlands Police chiefs have jointly committed themselves to fighting racism and discrimination in the regional force amid growing criticism of their handling of a recent racism scandal. The Police and…
Black Lives Matter: Campaigners demand West Midlands Police name cop sacked for racism
Staff Reporter
July 10, 2020 | 09:19 pm
Campaigners supporting the Black Lives Matter movement in Birmingham are demanding West Midlands Police release the name of an officer who has been sacked for making racist comments. Community activists from the region's…
West Midlands Police officer sacked for “making racist comments” and inappropriate behaviour
Parsifal Knight
July 10, 2020 | 12:07 pm
An officer from the West Midlands Police has been sacked after making racist and inappropriate comments about his colleagues, according to the force. The officer, whose identity has been withheld…
OPINION: Why the Blues anti-racism march in Birmingham must not be underestimated
Guest Contributor
July 7, 2020 | 04:16 pm
The significance of Saturday’s demonstration by ex Zulu Warriors and Birmingham City fans in support of Black Lives Matter cannot be underestimated. Flashback to 24 March 2018 and 4,500 supporters of…
Hundreds of Birmingham City football fans march together against racism
Staff Reporter
July 4, 2020 | 09:00 pm
Hundreds of Birmingham City football fans marched through their home city this afternoon to stand against racism, in response to scenes of far-right violence in London last month. Organised by former football…
Former football hooligan to hold anti-racism march to honour friend killed by armed police
Denise James
July 3, 2020 | 04:22 pm
A former football hooligan from Birmingham is organising an anti-racist march to show solidarity with Black Lives Matter in honour of his friend who was tragically shot dead by armed…
Brum satirical street artist strikes again with ‘white privilege’ parody poster
Rangzeb Hussain
July 1, 2020 | 05:05 pm
A daring new poster which employs acidic satire to attack and highlight the concept of 'white privilege' has been displayed in Digbeth, Birmingham. The parody poster is the work of an enigmatic…
New ‘Black Lives Matter’ message appears across Birmingham bridge
Rangzeb Hussain
June 21, 2020 | 02:38 pm
Birmingham street artists are continuing to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement, as a fresh BLM slogan appeared overnight in a daring Birmingham location. The large-scale 'Black Lives Matter' message…