School headmaster ‘forced black student to kneel and apologize because it was the “African way”‘

John Patrick Holian (pictured), the headmaster of a Catholic school on Long Island, has been placed on leave after an incident involving an 11-year-old black student The white headmaster of a $15,000-a-year Long Island Catholic school forced an 11-year-old black student to kneel down and apologize to a teacher because doing so was the ‘African … Read more

Billy Vunipola leads players who chose NOT to kneel against racism at Six Nations

Billy Vunipola led a minority of England players who chose not to kneel against racism at the Six Nations today.  The second half of the annual Calcutta Cup kicked off at an empty Twickenham stadium in southwest London today.  Ahead of kick-off, the players lined up in support of the Rugby Against Racism campaign but … Read more

Chinese company makes staff kneel and slap themselves in ‘training’

Chinese company ‘orders its staff to slap themselves in the face repeatedly to build their resilience’ Viral footage appears to show employees punishing themselves during training Their firm in southern China claimed they had ‘voluntarily’ slapped themselves  A spokesperson told reporters the training aimed to help them hit sales targets  The authority was said to … Read more

NFL fans express their anger at the ‘politicization’ of the league as teams kneel for anthem

Fans of the NFL have been expressing their dismay at how the NFL has become ‘politicized’ in the wake of recent Black Lives Matter protests.  Teams opening their seasons in empty stadiums on Sunday knelt, locked arms, raised fists in protest or stayed off the field entirely for the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ and the Black anthem … Read more

Daniel Ricciardo defends six F1 drivers who chose not to kneel before Austrian Grand Prix

Daniel Ricciardo has defended the decision made by six Formula One drivers who refused to take a knee during a Black Lives Matter anti-racism demonstration. Ferrari’s Monegasque driver Charles LeClerc, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen from the Netherlands and 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen of Finland, were among those who refused to kneel, moments before the season opening Austrian … Read more

Britons across the country kneel on their doorsteps in support of George Floyd

Hundreds of Britons stepped outside their doorsteps last night to ‘take the knee’ and demand justice for the police killing of George Floyd. Families, children and emergency services across the country showed their support for the Black Lives Matter movement by standing outside their homes and places of work at 6pm yesterday in solidarity with  … Read more

Capitol Police kneel before protesters in DC as George Floyd protests continue nationwide

The ninth night of protests over the death of George Floyd came to a relatively peaceful end on Wednesday as crowds in several cities dispersed without aggressive intervention from police enforcing curfews. In Atlanta, streets that were filled with hundreds of protesters during the day emptied out when a 9pm curfew went into effect.  Similar … Read more

Police in North Carolina surprise protesters during standoff when 60 cops kneel

Police in North Carolina surprise protesters during standoff when 60 cops kneel in support of their call for justice in George Floyd case  Some 60 officers in Fayetteville knelt during march on Monday Witnesses say both officers and protesters were moved to tears Similar scenes have played out across the country as leaders call for … Read more