Black Lives Matter

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Art gallery pictured in the $40 million luxury underground bunker.

Company unveil $40 million doomsday bunker - complete with art gallery

Xahra Saleem leaves Bristol Magistrates Court where she pleaded not guilty to two charges of fraud.

Black Lives Matter protest organiser denies stealing tens of thousands

England's manager Gareth Southgate (Getty Images)

Man found guilty of sending racist email to Gareth Southgate

Exhibition of Photography by Belfast born Photographer Hannah Starkey, at the Hepworth, Wakefield. Picture by Simon Hulme 17th October 2022

New exhibition of work by photographer Hannah Starkey at The Hepworth Wakefield

Xahra Saleem, one of the co-founders of the All Black Lives Bristol movement who was also named among 30 of the most influential under-30s by Rife Magazine last year, will appear before Bristol Magistrates’ Court in January charged with two counts of fraud by abuse of position.

Organiser of Black Lives Matter protest charged with fraud

'As Covid first hit the country there was a growing sense of unity'. PIC: PA

How our society is more divided now than it has ever been before - GP Taylor

The future of Yorkshire CCC is in the balance, a MP has warned, in the midst of a developing 'culture war' row

Yorkshire's future 'in the balance' as chairman reveals Black Lives Matter row

This was Boris Johnson delivering a speech on levelling up - but what does it actually mean and does the Prime Minister know the answer?

Levelling Up’s mission to be ‘word of 2022’ – The Yorkshire Post says

Cherie Federico

'Cutting edge of British cinema' heads to Yorkshire this week for film festival

Major moments from modern history have been reimagined as ‘ancient’ cave art

16 books to learn about racism and inequality within the UK and US

Legendary West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding is one of the most respected commentators - in all sport.

Michael Holding on Black Lives Matter, racial injustice and his disdain for poli...

Azeem Rafiq: Case against Yorkshire CCC is on Wednesday and Thursday.

Azeem Rafiq discrimination case against Yorkshire CCC starts behind closed doors

The 27-year-old mother-of-three was found with life-threatening injuries on Sunday (23 May) (Photo: Shutterstock)

Five men arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of Black Lives Matter activis...

Sasha Johnson was found with life-threatening injuries in Southwark, London, on Sunday (23 May) (Photo: Shutterstock)

Black Lives Matter activist in critical condition after being shot in the head i...

Winston Churchill's statue in London has been repeatedly vandalised.

Climate crisis and putting history before culture wars – Joseph Silke

Four charities and trusts that still bear the name of Joseph Rowntree (pictured), who set up the company, united earlier this week to express they were “appalled” at the review’s findings, and have committed to further research as well as apologising on behalf of their predecessors.

York "must confront uncomfortable truths" after Rowntree slavery links exposed

A Black Lives Matter banner as players take a knee in support of the movement during a Betfred Super League match last season.

RFL gives players a 13-second window to take a stand

Marielle O'Neill on the night she won a Batley West council seat for Labour in 2015. Picture: Allan McKenzie.

Ex-Yorkshire councillor's research on what links Virginia Woolf to modern issues

What should be the legacy of Captain Sir Tom Moore?

Captain Sir Tom Moore racism row unwarranted – Yorkshire Post Letters
From: Marilyn S Shaw, Dewsbury.

Police in Northern Ireland have apologised for their actions during Black Lives ...

David Olusoga, right, during the Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, California, in 2017. (Getty Images).

David Olusoga on why 2020 has been a big year for the Black Lives Matter movemen...

Amy Williams will be a speaker at Make Impact's event on Friday.

How Black Lives Matter has empowered businesses to do good

Backing campaign: Tammy Beaumont. Picture: PA

England Women backing Black Lives Matter campaign

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, holds up the championship trophy after defeating Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, in the women's singles final of the US Open tennis championships. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Naomi Osaka uses US Open triumph as a platform for peace

A woman holding a Black Lives Matter banner during a protest in Leeds

Yorkshire council to create staff BAME network in wake of BLM protests

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Patriotic songs Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory may be banned from the...

Donald Trump takes on former vice-president Joe Biden in the race the become US President (Getty Images)

Here are the nominees for the next US presidency - and their chances of winning

Wakefield Trinity players stay stood during the Black Lives Matter (BLM) demonstration. Picture: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com.

Wakefield players justify why they did not take the knee before game with Wigan

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Here's why the term 'Karen' became popular during the Black Lives Matter movemen...

Firing back: Yorkshire's Steve Patterson bowls against Durham. Picture: SWPIX

How Yorkshire CCC fared as cricket finally returned
ONE hundred and 11 days after it should have started, Yorkshire’s county season finally got under way in Chester-le-Street on Saturday.

Tommy Robinson claims he has been forced to leave the UK (Getty Images)

This is why far-right leader Tommy Robinson has left the UK

The statue of slave trader Edward Colston was brought down in June by Black Lives Matter protesters in Bristol, and it has now been replaced with a sculpture of one of the protesters (Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

A new Black Lives Matter statue in Bristol has now been removed - here’s why

In a minority: Atiba Lyons, is entering his 13th season as head coach of the Sheffield Sharks, but is one of very few BAME head coaches in Yorkshire professional sport. (Pictures: Bruce Rollinson)

Sheffield Sharks’ Atiba Lyons keen for BAME conversation to stay top of agenda

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These 8 common words and phrases have racist connotations you might not know abo...

Wadsworth's apinting depicts Jesus as a black man (Lorna May Wadsworth)

A UK cathedral is installing a 'Last Supper' painting portraying Jesus as black ...

Coun Taylor was sacked as the deputy chair of Wakefield's licensing committee for the posts.

Labour condemns councillor over 'inappropriate' social media posts and says he's...

Councillor Taylor has represented Featherstone on Wakefield Council since 2010.

Wakefield Labour councillor and former mayor disciplined over string of social m...

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Harrogate parish councillor who called for White Lives Matter protest will not f...

Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com - 01/02/2019 - Rugby League - Betfred Super League - Hull KR v Hull FC - KC Lightstream Stadium, Hull, England - Masi Matongo.

League’s Black Lives Matter stance welcomed by Hull FC’s Zimbabwe-born forward M...

Former England captain Chris Robshaw, right, Picture: David Davies/PA.

Former England captain Chris Robshaw backing Swing Low, Sweet Chariot review

21 moving pictures from the Black Lives Matter protest in Leeds today

21 pictures from the Black Lives Matter protest in Leeds

Thousands of protesters attended a Black Lives Matter demonstration at Hyde Park, Leeds (Photo: James Hardisty)

Thousands join second Black Lives Matter protest in Leeds

Phoebe Waller-Bridge is one of 98 leading creative figures who have written an open letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Culture minister Oliver Dowden, calling for drastic and immediate assistance to our theatre industry. (AP).

Of course Black Lives Matter and so does saving our theatres: Nick Ahad

Monument to former Lord Mayor of Hull Zachariah Pearson in Pearson Park in the city where he left land for a 'people's park'. Picture: Terry Carrott

Memorial to pro-slavery Confederate-supporting Mayor of Hull sparks concerns

These are some of the statues that have been taken down as the Black Lives Matter movement continues to gain momentum (Photo: MICHAEL BRADLEY/AFP via Getty Images)

The statues removed amid BLM protests

Demonstrators in Atalanta have paid tribute to Rayshard Brooks over the weekend (Getty Images)

Rayshard Brooks was shot in the back twice by a white police officer -this is wh...

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These are the TV shows that have been removed from streaming services amid Black...

Darren Moore. Picture Bruce Rollinson

Doncaster Rovers’ Darren Moore hopes global focus can tackle lack of BAME bosses

Some locals have defended the statue's presence in Poole (Getty Images)

This is why the statue of Scouts founder Robert Baden-Powell is set to be remove...

Young people at last Saturday's Black Lives Matter demonstration in Sheffield. Photo: Bruce Rollinson.

Our greatest divide isn’t race: it’s social inequality – Jayne Dowle

The Black Lives Matter demonstration will be held on Woodhouse Moor in Hyde Park, Leeds. Photo: James Hardisty.

Black Lives Matter announces socially distant and peaceful Leeds demonstration

Little Britain has been criticised for its use of characters such as Desiree DeVere, played by David Walliams in blackface (Photo: BBC)

This is why Little Britain has been pulled from online streaming services

David Lascelles, of the Harewood family, issued a statement "recognising the colonial past" of the Grade-II listed house and said although they "cannot change its past", they can "use it as a stark, unequivocal truth to build a fairer, equal future."

Harewood House acknowledges slave trade history and speaks in solidarity with Bl...

This is what Yorkshire Tea and PG Tips have said on Twitter (Shutterstock)

Here’s why Yorkshire Tea and PG Tips are going viral on Twitter after Black Live...

You can sign these Black Lives Matter petitions online to enact change from home

CHANGE THINKING: Huddersfield Giants' Jordan Turner. Picture Tony Johnson.

Why Black Lives Matter campaign is so crucial for Huddersfield Giants’ Jordan Tu...

Protesters sprayed graffiti on the statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Westminster (Photo: Aaron Chown)

Here’s why a Winston Churchill statue was defaced amid the Black Lives Matter pr...

Colston was involved in Britain’s slave trade past (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is why Black Lives Matter protesters pulled down a Bristol statue of Edward...