Racism
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…
4 years on: Remembering how Birmingham responded to the Orlando mass shooting
Staff Reporter
June 14, 2020 | 02:33 am
Four years ago on June 12th 2016, a mass shooting in Florida, sent shockwaves around the world as 49 innocent people were shot dead at an Orlando nightclub. Gunman Omar Mateen murdered…
Police investigate ‘hate crime’ after two black men chased and attacked by Coventry mob
Parsifal Knight
June 11, 2020 | 03:56 pm
Police have launched an investigation and are hunting for CCTV and mobile footage of a terrifying and shocking attack against two unarmed black youths by a violent mob of Coventry…
Police launch investigation as Coventry “lynch mob” target two black men and destroy Black Lives Matter placards
Parsifal Knight
June 10, 2020 | 05:17 pm
A shocking and deeply distressing video showing a horde of Coventry City FC supporters chasing and abusing two black teenagers yesterday has caused outrage and indignation. Police have launched an…
Violent neo-Nazi terror group who wanted to start an ethnic ‘race war’ jailed
Parsifal Knight
June 9, 2020 | 11:41 pm
Four members of an extremist neo-Nazi group described as a “racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic organisation” have been jailed today. The three men and one woman were found guilty at Birmingham…
VIDEO: Black Lives Matter protests erupt across Birmingham in wake of George Floyd murder
Staff Reporter
June 5, 2020 | 07:20 pm
Black Lives Matter and related anti-racism protests are being held across Birmingham in response to the police murder of George Floyd in the US, and to challenge institutional racism across…
Thousands march in Birmingham in act of solidarity for police brutality victim George Floyd
Rangzeb Hussain
June 5, 2020 | 03:55 pm
Birmingham city centre was packed with thousands of 'Black Lives Matter' protestors on Thursday afternoon to show solidarity for George Floyd, who died as a result of US police brutality…
Food charity feeds hundreds of Birmingham’s vulnerable people during coronavirus pandemic
Rangzeb Hussain
June 4, 2020 | 06:34 pm
A Birmingham food distribution charity has been busy handing out essential food supplies to hundreds of vulnerable and homeless people during the coronavirus pandemic. Volunteers from Feedo Needo, which is…