Follow RT on Crowds desperate to buy shirts designed by the mysterious street artist Banksy have been seen in Bristol, UK. They were released to support protesters on trial for toppling a slave trader statue during a Black Lives Matter march. Banksy designed the limited edition “souvenir shirts” to mark…
School to change name after founder’s statue dumped in harbor during BLM protests
Follow RT on Just over a year after the statue of its founder was toppled amid Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests, Colston’s School in Bristol has announced it will change its name, despite the public supporting its retention. In a statement on Monday, Colston’s Board of Governors said that the…
US retail giant given hell for banning BLM masks
Follow RT on Labor board prosecutors have alleged that Whole Foods Market, which is owned by Amazon, illegally prevented its workers from wearing Black Lives Matter (BLM) masks, and punished those who broke the ban. According to Jill Coffman, the regional director of the San Francisco National Labor Relations Board,…
Rittenhouse shares views on BLM, race in 1st post-acquittal interview
Follow RT on Kyle Rittenhouse denied being a racist in his first interview after his acquittal in a high-profile fatal shooting case. He also spoke in support of Black Lives Matter. “I’m not a racist person. I support the BLM movement. I support peacefully demonstrating,” the 18-year-old said in…
BLM could ‘unleash the people’ in New York – co-founder to RT
Follow RT on Black Lives Matter co-founder Chivona Newsome has warned that she has the power to “snap our fingers and unleash the people,” should New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams resurrect controversial NYPD anti-crime units. “Eric Adams is a man without a plan, so all he can conceive of…
BLM leader threatens NYC mayor with ‘fire & bloodshed’
Follow RT on Black Lives Matter leader Hawk Newsome has promised “riots,” “fire” and “bloodshed” if incoming New York City Mayor Eric Adams brings back a controversial plainclothes police unit. A former NYPD captain, Mayor-elect Eric Adams has promised to reinstate the city’s anti-crime units. Some 600 officers worked in…
Slavery-linked statues to remain after City of London councillors vote for ‘retain & explain’ in U-turn after BLM outcry
Follow RT on London city councillors have voted to retain two slavery-linked statues with the caveat that their connections to the transatlantic trade are listed on informative plaques. On Thursday, Square Mile financial district councillors voted in favour of retaining and explaining the two slavery-linked statues which had previously been…
‘Proud Boys’ leader sentenced to jail for burning BLM banner in DC and having rifle magazine
Follow RT on Leader of the ‘Proud Boys’ group Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to a total of 300 days in jail for bringing a loaded rifle magazine into Washington, DC and setting a Black Lives Matter banner on fire outside a church. Tarrio was given 240 days in prison –…
Team USA social justice warrior Rapinoe would ‘almost bully’ players into taking ‘very divisive’ knee for BLM, claims ex-teammate
Follow RT on US Women’s National Team star Megan Rapinoe pressured other players into taking the knee during her country’s national anthem before football matches, one of her former teammates has claimed. Legendary American goalkeeper Hope Solo says that woke icon Rapinoe has been so intent on making the gesture,…
Missouri governor pardons St. Louis couple who brandished guns at BLM protesters
Follow RT on Missouri Governor Mike Parson has pardoned Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who rose to national prominence last year after they aimed guns at a group of protesters in their gated St. Louis community, resulting in misdemeanor charges. The Republican governor announced the move on Tuesday alongside 10 other…
BLM activist Shaun King blasted as grifter over report detailing ‘lavish’ & pricey property
Follow RT on Liberal activist Shaun King, connected to movements like Black Lives Matter, is facing accusations of living like the one-percenters he so often criticizes. Having previously worked for Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign and promoting the social justice causes he often does, it may come as a surprise to…
Now it’s official: NPR allows its reporters to join BLM and LGBT activists, as long as the cause is ‘freedom and dignity’
Follow RT on NPR has overhauled its ethics rules and will now let its reporters march in BLM protests and pride parades. Some commenters say the move blurs the line between journalism and activism. Others say NPR’s already way past that line. National Public Radio updated its two-decade-old ethics policy…
More American voters want the 2020 BLM riots investigated than Democrat probe of Capitol ‘insurrection’ – poll
Follow RT on A new poll suggests that most Americans believe Congress is investigating the wrong riot, amplifying the magnitude of the US Capitol ‘insurrection’ while showing no concern over last summer’s burning and looting of major cities. The Rasmussen Reports poll, released on Wednesday, found that 66% of American…
Free speech news channel GB News ‘cancels’ host for taking BLM knee live on air – reports
Follow RT on GB News, a free-speech-centred UK news channel that launched just last month, has reportedly taken one of its hosts off air “indefinitely” for taking a knee “rejecting racism” on his show. According to The Guardian, which spoke to unnamed sources at GB News, presenter Guto Harri has…
BLM declares solidarity with people of Cuba in attack on ‘cruel & inhumane’ US embargo
Follow RT on Racial justice group Black Lives Matter has publicly condemned the decades-long US embargo on Cuba as the socialist nation was swept by protests against food and drug shortages. The stance alienated some devotees. BLM “condemns the US federal government’s inhumane treatment of Cubans, and urges it to…
World is divided over BLM and masks, claims Osaka as she thanks Markle, Obama, swimmer Phelps and tennis ace Djokovic for support
Follow RT on Tennis star Naomi Osaka has claimed the world is “as divided as she can remember” over “obvious” issues such as mask-wearing and kneeling against racism, adding that big names including Michelle Obama and Meghan Markle back her. Four-time major champion Osaka, who became the top-earning female athlete…
St. Louis couple who confronted BLM protesters surrender their guns to the state… then buy NEW AR-15
Follow RT on Fresh from a plea deal that required giving up the guns that they brandished at Black Lives Matter protesters last year, Mark and Patricia McCloskey showed off a brand-new AR-15, a month after Mark announced a run for the Senate. The McCloskeys became household names last June,…
Surprising US hasn’t blamed Russia for starting BLM movement that shook nation, Putin jokes, while backing African-American rights
Follow RT on Russia is sympathetic to the cause of black rights in the US, but is wary of extremism, President Vladimir Putin has said, joking that Washington could have done more to try to pin the blame on Moscow for the recent protests. Discussing the Black Lives Matter (BLM)…
Police didn’t boot BLM protesters from outside White House for Trump photo op – US govt report
Follow RT on The Interior Department has concluded that the US Park Police’s crackdown on Black Lives Matter protesters at a church near the White House last year had nothing to do with Donald Trump’s photo opportunity there minutes later. Protesters demonstrating in front of the White House last year…
‘Not a good look’: US Embassy in Vatican flies LGBT pride flag, offending Catholics
Follow RT on The State Department’s woke foreign policy crusade has reached the Vatican, as the US Embassy to the Holy See tripled down on celebrating LGBTQI+ Pride Month, both on social media and by hoisting the rainbow flag. “The United States respects the dignity and equality of LGBTQI+ people….
London police arrest 5 men on suspicion of attempted murder of BLM activist Sasha Johnson who was shot in head
Follow RT on The Met Police have arrested five men on suspicion of the attempted murder of Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson, who was shot in the head in the early hours of Sunday, but they don’t believe she was intentionally targeted. Johnson, 27, who is a member of…
Hoist the Black (Lives Matter) flag! US embassies to champion ‘global racial justice’ on George Floyd anniversary – leaked memo
Follow RT on By Graham Dockery, RT US embassies around the world will soon fly the flag of Black Lives Matter and campaign against “global racial justice,” expanding the global export of wokeness as official policy that began with the rainbow banner of LGBT+. George Floyd was killed a year…
12% of Brits say they’re ‘woke’, with Guardian and BBC among ‘wokest’ media outlets, YouGov poll finds
Follow RT on Some 12% of the British public consider themselves “woke,” according to new research by polling site YouGov, although it appears that not everyone in the UK has added the trendy term to their vocabulary. In February, YouGov asked 1,692 British adults about what it means to be…
‘You can’t choose what to kneel for’: Russian F1 driver Mazepin takes knee to honor WWII victims, gets accused of swipe at BLM
Follow RT on Russian F1 driver Nikita Mazepin took a knee on Sunday but gave the gesture new meaning by honoring World War II victims and veterans as Russia marked the 76th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany. Russia held parades and ceremonies across the country on May 9 to…
WATCH: Furious motorist tries to single-handedly fight BLM protesters blocking traffic in Texas
Follow RT on A Black Lives Matter protest in Texas resulted in a heated confrontation between a frustrated driver and a group of demonstrators blocking a road, with video of the dramatic encounter spreading across social media. Activists in Plano, a city about 20 miles (32.2 km) north of Dallas,…
Juror who vowed impartiality in George Floyd case, despite donning BLM shirt, now touts jury duty as activism
Follow RT on One of the jurors in the murder trial of former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin may have misled the judge about his knowledge of the case, and said in an interview that serving on such panels is a form of community activism. Brandon Mitchell, the first juror to…
‘Babes Lounging in Malibu?’ BLM leader’s jail reform group accused of grifting over meeting at posh beachside ranch
Follow RT on A group founded by BLM leader Patrisse Cullors spent thousands of dollars on a meeting at a luxury Malibu hotel, which some people are viewing as suspicious. She previously came under fire for her real-estate purchases. The fresh accusation of grifting targeting Cullors, an activist organizer who…
UK police urged to ‘think very carefully’ before participating in BLM protests – report
Follow RT on A report by the UK’s independent police watchdog has warned the nation’s police to consider their actions before engaging with protestors during demonstrations by taking a knee, skateboarding or dancing with activists. The warning from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) came in a report commissioned by…
BLM backfire? US public opinion shifts on George Floyd’s death, law & order, as racial divide widens after summer of riots – poll
Follow RT on US public opinion on the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody has shifted since the early days of last year’s Black Lives Matter protests, with trust in law enforcement growing after violent unrest in the streets. Just 36 percent of respondents in a USA Today/Ipsos…
‘Where’s our restitution?’ Ferguson activists & Mike Brown Sr. demand BLM cough up $20 MILLION, a fraction of its global donations
Follow RT on A Ferguson, Missouri activist group and Michael Brown Sr. are demanding that Black Lives Matter shell out $20 million to local organizers, accusing the org of abandoning “freedom fighters” while it basks in the public spotlight. Tory Russell, who co-founded Ferguson’s International Black Freedom Alliance, appeared in…