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Restrictions on foreign holidays beyond the 17th of may — warning that new variants could lead to more deaths and further lockdowns. lockdown restrictions ease further in wales today — gyms and swimming pools are reopening, and two households can now meet indoors. theres a new warning that more needs to be done to tackle the sale and promotion of a harmful drug aimed at women and young girls on instagram. it follows an investigation by the bbc which found the stimulant apetamin was still bei...

Emotionally caught up, you will continually be part of a movement like blm, which only benefits those people at the top. is there light at the end of the tunnel, i believe so. are we seeing positive outcomes? i believe so. but to come back to my main point, be true to yourself. opal tometi. what ive seen is that we are making progress, but clearly theres a lot more to go. sadly, with the trial of derek chauvin, we saw that even during that time, black people continue to be killed by police. so, ...

As it was before blm started. all right. lets see what opal has to say. opal, whats your answer to carma? well, i really appreciate this question and i think its an important one, and i think what we know for sure is that when black people begin these types of social movements, like weve done all throughout history, every single community that has been marginalised benefits. we see that we lift up all of our communities, so asian communities, indigenous communities, women, across the board, peop...

A symbol that is empty? opal tometi is a co—founder of blm. are you just indulging in empty symbolism? absolutely not. i think what we know for sure is that our movements deserves substance over just mere symbolic action. and i think that is why weve evolved, even refined our calls to action over the years. i think people might be very familiar with blm seven years ago, and the imagery and the calls to action and the protests, but what youll also know, and everyone at this point has heard abou...

And itll all be ignored as it was before blm started. lets see what opal has to say. what is your answer? well, i really appreciate this question and i think its an important one. i think what we know for sure is that when black people begin these types of social movements like weve done all throughout history, every single community that has been marginalised benefits. we see that we lift up all of our communities, so asian communities, indigenous communities, women, across the board, people wh...

Im not against the protest or the right to protest. i believe the right to protest or demonstrate is fundamental in any society, but to commit violence, to loot, thats not necessary and thats wrong. opal tometi, role of civil disobedience. the new york times has reported 7% of the protests last year had any kind of property damage or anything like that, so it so nominal when that happens. however, what is important is that people are engaged in collective action and people are standing up for th...

Commissioned by the government here on ethnic disparities. this concluded that social and economic factors were more significant than race in determining unequal outcomes. welcome to you both, and remember you too can join the conversation. its #bbcglobalquestions. weve got a lot to discuss. lets go straightaway to our first question from jamaal, who joins us from addis ababa in ethiopia, but his home is in melbourne, australia. jamaal, your question, please. my question to the panelists is how ...

Way for people to move forward? be true to yourself. always question your actions. ask yourself, is whats being proposed your way forward? are you comfortable with what is being said and done by the group of people youre following? do you have the same values, the same wants? if you dont, the outcomes being promised may never be within your reach, but because youre emotionally caught up, you will continually be part of a movement like blm, which only benefits those people at the top. is there li...

Access to programmes, different policy changes at local, national levels. where? chicago, new york, california. give me an example. weve elected people in office. you know exactly what weve done here, but also in other parts of the world. i dont think its a small thing for people to go to the streets to take action, to call out their governments. we have to have the cultural movements — the emotions are important. the ability to know right from wrong and have a cultural understanding in order ...

Media, people were begging for auction, hospitals were sending sos messages for auction, whereas our government, led by prime minister narendra modi was a leading election marries in west bengal, the election page was a live tweeting —— election rallies. thousands of unmasked people were on the streets, the prime minister of the country welcomed a hindu religious festival just about one week ago when it was being held. millions of hindu devotees were taking a religious dip. it does not feel ...