Latest news about Black Lives Matter in The Nomad Today

FILED - 12 July 2020, United Kingdom, London: Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson speaks during a Black Lives Matter protest in Parliament Square. Sasha is in critical condition in hospital after being shot in the head in the early hours of Sunday, according to her Taking The Initiative Party. Photo: Thabo Jaiyesimi/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

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Black Lives Matter activist in critical condition after shooting

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/24/21

The mother of two had helped organize protests against systemic racism in Britain in summer 2020.

FILED - A woman holds a Black Lives Matter flag as she speaks with police officers during a Black Lives Matter protest at Times square following the death of George Floyd, an African American man who was killed on 25 May while in police custody in the US city of Minneapolis. Photo: Bryan Smith/ZUMA Wire/dpa

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RACISM

Three Georgia men charged with hate crimes in black jogger's death

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/29/21

The Department of Justice said in a Wednesday statement that the men confronted Arbery "because of his race."

24 August 2020, US, Kenosha: Police officers guard the Kenosha County Court House, after a demonstration following the shooting of Jacob Blake, an African-American man, by a white police officer the day before. Photo: Mark Hertzberg/dpa.

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US - JACOB BLAKE

Black mother pleas for 'healing,' amid riots after son shot by police

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/26/20

The attorney said the shooting occurred at a birthday party for Jacob Blake's 8-year-old son.

Finland

FAR-RIGHT RALLY

'White Lives Matter' xenophobic parade in Turku

The Nomad Today 8/17/20

An hour earlier, another demonstration started in the city's Market Square to oppose "racism" and "fascism."

Finland

This was the detention of a man who walked with a knife in Vaasa

The Nomad Today 7/2/20

Jokes and the phrase 'Black lives matter' while the man is detained can be heard in the video uploaded to Twitter. Finally, congratulations and cheers of "good dog!" for a German…

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump is seated prior to signing an executive order regarding social media companies in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

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Trump deletes video with 'white power' slogan, after backlash

The Nomad Today 6/29/20

The video shows Trump supporters shouting the slogans. Trump attached a comment saying: "Thank you to the great people of The Villages."

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Finland

MIDSUMMER NIGHT

Police say Hietaniemi riots caused by whim of intoxicated youth

The Nomad Today 6/21/20

Police says the events do not seem to be related to the Black Lives Matter movement. The five minors arrested were released on Saturday.

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Statue of Christopher Columbus removed in San Francisco

The Nomad Today 6/19/20

City official Catherine Stefani called the removal a "necessary step" and said the monument represented the "painful foundations" of the country's history.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. Photo: UN Photo.

World

UN calls for reparations for centuries of race injustice

The Nomad Today 6/17/20

"Patience has run out," Michelle Bachelet said.

US President Donald Trump stands in front of St. John's Episcopal Church across from the White House. Photo: Shealah Craighead/White House/dpa

World

Trump issues order on limited police reforms

The Nomad Today 6/17/20

The order includes limited reforms for law enforcement unlikely to meet the demands of protesters.

A general view of George Floyd's makeshift memorial near the site where he died. Floyd was an African-American man who was killed by police during an arrest in Minneapolis on 25 May 2020. Photo: Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Wire/dpa

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Minneapolis police officers quit in wake of George Floyd death

The Nomad Today 6/15/20

Officers are feeling misunderstood and crushed by the state probe, protests, city authorities and the media, officials told.

3 June 2020, England, London: A protester with blood on his face lies outside the Houses of Parliament during the right-wing movement Democratic Football Lads Alliance clash with a Black Lives Matter protest. Photo: Victoria Jones/PA Wire/dpa

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BLACK LIVES MATTER

Police arrest 113 after 'shocking' violence during London protests

The Nomad Today 6/14/20

Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggested that much of the violence came from the right-wing counterprotesters, who were separated from the Black Lives Matter protesters by barriers and police lines.

Photograph taken with permission from the Twitter feed of Bristol City Council showing the statue of slave trader Edward Colston being removed from the harbour where it was dumped by anti-racism protesters on Sunday. Photo: Bristol City Council/PA Media/dpa

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British colonialism 'heroes' expelled by anti-racism protesters

The Nomad Today 6/12/20

Many famous names are losing their commemorative places in British cities.

FILED - A man with a cow walks in front of an advertisement for skin whitening in New Delhi, India. Photo: dpa
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Lifestyle

Controversy over skin lightening creams amid anti-racism protests

The Nomad Today 6/9/20

TV in India and other parts of Asia is rife with advertisements for skin-whitening products promising better career prospects and a better life. In the wake of global anti-racism protests,…