Anti-racism Follow

The British far right is hoping to initiate a right wing backlash against the BLM movement.

Anti-racists are gearing up for Black Lives Matter protests this weekend in the face of a Tory attempt to stoke a right wing backlash.

Around 4,000 people gathered on Tuesday to call for the removal of the statue of the racist and imperialist Cecil Rhodes that fronts Oriel College in central Oxford.

‘No. The prime minister would not agree that this is a racist country,” said Boris Johnson’s spokesperson on Monday.

When politicians start fretting about “mob rule” and “law and order” it’s often a racist dog whistle. But it’s also about fear of the power of ordinary people.

The Black Lives Matter ­movement has sparked a wave of mass protests in countries across the world.

The magnificent uprising taking place across the US is historic. Mass demonstrations following the police murder of George Floyd have now continued for more than two weeks. The rebellion is the most significant in decades.

Many of the international solidarity protests took aim at police racism and violence in their own countries—and many defied state repression and bans.

Alongside a terrible history of vicious racism in the US, there is a tradition of militant anti-racism. Yuri Prasad looks back at when black and white people have fought back together against the system

A monster march snaked through London on Sunday as tens of thousands of people protested to say Black Lives Matter. 

It was after the US’s wars in the Middle East escalated that military equipment really started flooding into police departments, writes Nick Clark 

Tens of thousands of people joined Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests across Britain on Saturday.