LONDON (AP) â An activist who has played a leading role in anti-racism demonstrations in Britain was in critical condition in a London hospital on Monday after being shot.
The Taking the Initiative Party said Sasha Johnson, who played a leading role in Black Lives Matter protests last year, was shot in the head on Sunday. Police and a friend said it did not appear to be a targeted attack, though the party said Johnson had received ânumerous death threatsâ related to her activism.
The party said Johnson was âa strong, powerful voice for our people and our community.â
The Metropolitan Police force said officers were called to reports of gunshots in the Peckham area of the city just before 3 a.m. on Sunday. Police said the shooting took place near a house where a party was taking place.
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5 inspiring influencers to follow this Lesbian Visibility Week
Updated / Wednesday, 28 Apr 2021
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From Jessica Kellgren-Fozard to Tanya Compas, these people are shining a light on their community.
It’s Lesbian Visibility Week: an opportunity to celebrate and raise awareness around the lesbian community. Much has been achieved, of course, and we celebrate that progress during Lesbian Visibility Week, said Diva magazine publisher and founder of the week, Linda Riley. But there is so much more to do, and I for one will not rest [until] we are all honoured, celebrated and respected equally, regardless of our sexual orientation or gender identity.
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EA Sports’s Channel 4 Diversity Award-winning ad focuses on a lack of British Asian professional footballers
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And, after counting up the votes, the pick of this week is an absurd ad by Filipino bakery chain Julie’s Bakeshop. When a young man decides to ’auntie shame’ two ladies at the gym, a baker turns him into a pandesal – a bread roll that is popular in the Philippines.
The campaign, by adam&eveDDB, highlights the lack of British Asian representation in professional football and features Hamza Choudhury and the Midnight Ramadan League