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Kanye West’s White Lives Matter controversy
Talking Point Rapper blames ‘liberal Nazis’ for a storm of condemnation over T-shirt
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Amy Gallagher and critical race theory
feature The once-obscure academic concept is now on frontline of culture wars thanks to legal case brought by UK nurse
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Police tactics are not getting worse, they are simply being filmed’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
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‘Colston statue topplers drag Britain’s view of itself closer to reality’
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How the ‘Colston Four’ were found not guilty
feature Conservative MP calls for appeal after protesters cleared of criminal damage charges
By Julia O'Driscoll Published
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Kyle Rittenhouse: teenager on trial for BLM protest killings
Why Everyone’s Talking About The 18-year-old is charged with shooting three people during civil unrest on Wisconsin streets
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How taking the knee began
feature NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick popularised the gesture as a protest against police brutality and racism
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‘A lesson for Johnson: if you pick fights, you can get hurt’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
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Should ‘empire’ be dropped from the UK’s honour titles?
Why Everyone’s Talking About ‘Excellence Not Empire’ campaign calls for gongs to be distanced from colonial past
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Why Black Lives Matter has thrown its weight behind Palestinian solidarity
In Depth Outbreak of violence in Gaza prompts vocal support from racial inequality movement
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Timeline: one year since the death of George Floyd
feature Police killing of the unarmed African American prompted moment of reckoning for US race relations
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Quiz of The Week: 27 March - 1 April
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Windrush activist lists ‘100 great black Britons’
Speed Read The Black History Month project celebrates individuals who collectively span the past 400 years
By Gabriel Power Published
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BLM: almost 100 National Trust properties linked to slavery and colonialism
Speed Read Review reveals ‘uncomfortable truths’ behind homes owned by famous figures including Winston Churchill and Rudyard Kipling
By Gabriel Power Last updated
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