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By Zuri Anderson Apr 9, 2021 As the United States become more aware of the pervasive threat and prevalence of sexual assault, some experts say less eyes are on the Black women who helped jump start the modern #MeToo Movement. WARNING: The following content will touch on issues of sexual assault, rape, racial violence and more. Viewer discretion is advised. In fact, early exposure of rape and sexual violence in the country can be traced all the way back to the slavery era, according to Healthline. Rape was used as a means to subjugate Black female slaves and for decades onward. This lead B...

From our Violent Disorder Correspondent The violence which surrounded the ‘Kill the Bill’ protest on Sunday 21 March catapulted Bristol into national headlines. The predictable outrage and condemnation by politicians and business leaders was magnified by gruesome statements (now unmasked as lies) coming from Avon & Somerset Police of officers with ‘punctured lungs’ and ‘compound fractures’. Meanwhile, the reason for the demonstration, a Tory Bill to repress protests, and the numbers of protestors injured by police in full public order kit, armed with shields, clubs and pepper spra...

From our Violent Disorder Correspondent The violence which surrounded the ‘Kill the Bill’ protest on Sunday 21 March catapulted Bristol into national headlines. The predictable outrage and condemnation by politicians and business leaders was magnified by gruesome statements (now unmasked as lies) coming from Avon & Somerset Police of officers with ‘punctured lungs’ and ‘compound fractures’. Meanwhile, the reason for the demonstration, a Tory Bill to repress protests, and the numbers of protestors injured by police in full public order kit, armed with shields, clubs and pepper spra...

Why Bristolians should watch Naga Munchetty's new Panorama about racism and Colston's fall The BBC documentary Let's Talk About Race confronted uncomfortable truths Edward Colston's statue being pushed into the harbour; inset, Naga Munchetty talking about the programme (Image: PA/BBC) FIND OUT WHAT'S ON NEAR YOU WITH OUR NEWSLETTER Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy N...

At just 15-years-old, Claudette Colvin ignited the Alabama bus boycott flame, years before Rosa Parks would refuse to give up her seat.