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black lives matter
Surgeon James Marion Sims brutalised Anarcha Westcott and dozens of others. Now a statue to their memory could be built at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
Police detained organiser Paddy Gibson in a public park shortly before the scheduled start of the march and ordered other participants to leave the area.
Organisers, who expect about 500 people to attend the rally, said they would adhere to COVID-19 social distancing rules.
The victim has been identified by his mother as Garrett Foster.
"If it wasn’t the time before, it is not the time now," said Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Nick Coatsworth.
It’s bad enough to live with systemic racism without having to reckon with this destructive enemy within our community.
Richard Paul Nicoletti was fired after he was filmed removing one protester’s goggles before spraying her in the face.
Dancer and choreographer Kemar Jewel describes his new project as a form of "joyful protest" against racial inequality that honours LGBTQ icons of yesteryear.
Bristol mayor says decision was not about Reid but "about taking down a statue of a London-based artist who came and put it up without permission".
“The status quo is easy to excuse, and it’s hard to break. But it will pull tightest right before snapping.”