BLM

London’s New Year light display is slammed for BLM fist salutes

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Viewers have slammed the BBC for ‘forcing politics’ into London’s controversial New Year’s Eve light show after 300 drones made the shape of a BLM fist and shone in EU colours over London’s skies. Thousands of revellers eager to bid farewell to a miserable 2020 tuned into BBC One to watch the highly-anticipated pre-recorded display.  But outraged … Read more

National Trust chair praises BLM as a ‘human rights movement with no party-political affiliations’

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National Trust chair praises Black Lives Matter as a ‘human rights movement with no party-political affiliations’ despite UK arm calling for an end to capitalism and the ‘abolition’ of the police Tim Parker risks alienating the Trust’s 5.6 million members with his statement  His view came in letter in response to report that found a … Read more

Housing Minister to veto decisions on the removal of statues and monuments in wake of BLM protests

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to hand a cabinet minister the power to veto the removal of statues and monuments to help fight back against woke campaigners and ‘bullying’ local officials.  Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick would have the final say on what statues and memorials could be removed from public view.  The decision currently sits with … Read more

Diversity’s Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely discuss controversy over their BLM dance on BGT

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Diversity’s Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely have candidly discussed the backlash from their controversial BLM routine on Britain’s Got Talent.  After the dance troupe’s performance on September 5, Ofcom received 24,500 complaints but have since announced they will not investigate any further.  However despite the furore, the professional dancers have said that they’ve also seen … Read more

BLM activist in Indiana admits to being a race faker after posing as a black person for years

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A community activist who campaigned for racial justice has outed herself as a race faker after posing as a black person for years despite being white. Satchuel Cole, born Jennifer Lynn Benton, admitted in a Facebook post to having ‘taken up space as a Black person while knowing I am white’.  The activist, from Indianapolis, was … Read more

BLM activists who ‘toppled statue of slave trader Edward Colston’ are let off with police cautions

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Five people interviewed over the toppling of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol will be offered conditional cautions, a chief constable has said. The bronze memorial to the 17th century slave merchant was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest on June 7, before being dumped in Bristol Harbour. No arrests … Read more

Ofcom will NOT investigate Diversity’s BLM Britain’s Got Talent dance

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Ofcom bosses have concluded they will not investigate Diversity’s Black Lives Matter dance from Britain’s Got Talent on 5 September.  On Wednesday, viewer complaints about the performance soared to a vast 24,041, and after consideration a spokesperson for the government-approved regulatory body confirmed to MailOnline no action would be taken.  The representative said: ‘We carefully considered a … Read more

Alesha Dixon was in ‘floods of tears’ during Diversity’s BLM dance on Britain’s Got Talent

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Alesha Dixon has revealed she had a very strong response to Diversity’s Black Lives Matter performance on Britain’s Got Talent. The judge, 41, revealed how as she watched the troupe’s routine she grew emotional and ended up sitting ‘in floods of tears’, reports The Mirror.  Since being aired on September 5, Ofcom has received 24,041 … Read more

Ashley Banjo brushes off backlash with family snap as complaints for BLM routine soar to 24,041

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Ashley Banjo continued to laugh off backlash about Diversity’s Black Lives Matter-inspired performance on Britain’s Got Talent by sharing another family snap with a playful caption on Wednesday. The choreographer, 31, uploaded a sweet photo of himself carrying his daughter Rose, 18 months, on his shoulders, alongside the words: ‘Just me and Rosie patiently watching as we … Read more