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‘Refusing to meet Trump was an easy no’: Colin Kaepernick on being ‘blackballed’ for taking the knee, racism, and why he’s still ready to play
By Steve Rose

Ten years ago, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback refused to stand for the national anthem. He was accused of disrespecting the flag, the game, and America. In a rare interview, he talks about inspiring a global gesture of civil rights

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/sep/26/colin-kaepernick-interview-nfl-taking-the-knee

#Activism #ColinKaepernick #NFL #BlackLivesMattermovement #Sport #ProtestUS #USsports #Worldnews #Civilrightsmovement #Sportpolitics #Race #TheGuardian #SteveRose

‘Refusing to meet Trump was an easy no’: Colin Kaepernick on being ‘blackballed’ for taking the knee, racism, and why he’s still ready to play https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/sep/26/colin-kaepernick-interview-nfl-taking-the-knee #Activism #ColinKaepernick #Nfl #BlackLivesMatterMovement #Sport #ProtestUs #UsSports #WorldNews #CivilRightsMovement #SportPolitics #Race

Monarchs, MPs and merchants: the register laying bare Britain’s slave-trading past
By David Conn Investigations correspondent; Illustration: Diana Ejaita

Exclusive: New research identifies thousands who profited from trafficking enslaved Africans and traces some financial links to institutions still operating today

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/14/register-british-slave-traders

#Slavery #Reparationsandreparativejustice #Africa #Liverpool #UKnews #Bristol #Caribbean #BlackLivesMattermovement #Labour #LiberalDemocrats #Conservatives #Politics #Worldnews #Monarchy #Business #Colonialism #Americas #TheGuardian #DavidConnInvestigationscorrespondent #IllustrationDianaEjaita

After a reckoning and the toppling, what is replacing Britain’s symbols of empire?
By Nadine White

In this month’s newsletter: communities are reshaping how empire is remembered in public life. Plus, holding royalty to account in Jamaica and repairing centuries of harm in California

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/aug/31/what-is-replacing-britain-symbols-empire-cotton-capital

#Society #Slavery #Colonialism #Localgovernment #Worldnews #Race #Protest #ProtestUS #BlackLivesMattermovement #Politics #UKnews #TheGuardian #NadineWhite

What comes in the wake of Woke 1.0? | Letters
By Guardian Staff

Readers respond to Nesrine Malik’s article about the shift away from US society’s progressive and inclusive zeitgeist

https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2026/aug/24/what-comes-in-the-wake-of-woke-10

#Inequality #Society #Politics #BlackLivesMattermovement #Race #Worldnews #MeToomovement #ProtestUS #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

By disparaging 2020 protests as ‘Woke 1’, liberals are following the rightwing’s lead
By Andre Gee

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s co-opting of conservative language to discuss a movement against state-sanctioned killings of Black people is damning

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/19/woke-1-aoc-rightwing

#AlexandriaOcasioCortez #Democrats #ZohranMamdani #Democraticsocialism #USpolicing #GeorgeFloyd #Race #BlackLivesMattermovement #USpolitics #USnews #TheGuardian #AndreGee

By disparaging 2020 protests as ‘Woke 1’, liberals are following the rightwing’s lead https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/19/woke-1-aoc-rightwing #AlexandriaOcasiocortez #Democrats #ZohranMamdani #DemocraticSocialism #UsPolicing #GeorgeFloyd #Race #BlackLivesMatterMovement #UsPolitics #UsNews

Here is the news from the US: Woke 1.0 is over. But what did progressives do wrong? | Nesrine Malik
By Nesrine Malik

A movement with safety, dignity and equality at its heart may now be blamed for the rightwing backlash. But within it were principles worth carrying forwards

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/18/woke-progressives-rightwing-backlash-equality

#Protest #BlackLivesMattermovement #Worldnews #MeToomovement #Socialmedia #Inequality #Race #Universities #ProtestUS #USnews #TheGuardian #NesrineMalik

Former Sacramento Kings announcer Grant Napear reiterates controversial message https://www.rawchili.com/nba/749593/ #Basketball #BlackLivesMatterMovement #BonnevilleInternationalCorporation #ChrisWebber #ControversialMessage #DeMarcusCousins #GrantNapear #Kings #MattBarnes #NBA #Sacramento #SacramentoKings #SacramentoKings

Former Sacramento Kings announcer Grant Napear reiterates controversial message https://www.rawchili.com/nba/749378/ #Basketball #BlackLivesMatterMovement #BonnevilleInternationalCorporation #ChrisWebber #ControversialMessage #DeMarcusCousins #GrantNapear #Kings #MattBarnes #NBA #Sacramento #SacramentoKings #SacramentoKings

Bristol church repair opens door to Edward Colston exhumation https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/05/bristol-church-repair-opens-door-to-edward-colston-exhumation #Bristol #UkNews #Slavery #Christianity #BlackLivesMatterMovement

Trump’s Fight With Minnesota Is About More Than Immigration

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/magazine/minnesota-liberalism-trump-ice.html

BBC reporters cannot wear Black Lives Matter T-shirts in newsroom, says Tim Davie https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/oct/20/bbc-reporters-black-lives-matter-t-shirts-newsroom-tim-davie #Cheltenhamliteraturefestival #BlackLivesMattermovement #Campaigningjournalism #BlackBritishculture #Television&radio #ThenewsonTV #USpolitics #Television #Worldnews #TimDavie #Culture #USnews #TVnews #Media #Books #Race #BBC

US Open: Naomi Osaka steps in to slam Jelena Ostapenko over heated row with black player

Naomi Osaka said using words such as “no education” and “no class” to criticise a black …
#Japan #JP #Osaka #american #BlackLivesMattermovement #CocoGauff #FrenchOpen #Haitian #instagram #Japanese #JelenaOstapenko #Latvian #NAOMIOSAKA #news #osakanews #TaylorTownsend #us #USOpen #大阪 #大阪府
https://www.alojapan.com/1357516/us-open-naomi-osaka-steps-in-to-slam-jelena-ostapenko-over-heated-row-with-black-player/

DOJ seeks single-day sentence for officer who violated Breonna Taylor’s civil rights https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/17/doj-one-day-sentence-officer-breonna-taylor #BlackLivesMattermovement #BreonnaTaylor #Kentucky #USnews #Race

Five years since Colston fell, there have been setbacks – but those who demanded race equality have not gone away | Simon Woolley https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/07/edward-colston-statue-bristol-five-years-race-equality #BlackLivesMattermovement #Slavery #UKnews #Race

5 Years After George Floyd’s Murder, the Backlash Takes Hold https://www.byteseu.com/1046609/ #BlackLivesMatterMovement #BlackPeople #CivilRightsAndLiberties #DonaldJ #GeorgeFloydProtests(2020) #Politics #trump #UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment

We demanded justice after George Floyd’s death. Donald Trump made things worse, but we fight on | Al Sharpton https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/26/george-floyd-death-donald-trump #BlackLivesMattermovement #GeorgeFloyd #DEIpolicies #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Worldnews #USnews #Race

How did 2020’s Black Lives Matter movement change the world? Our panel responds https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/25/how-did-2020s-black-lives-matter-movement-change-the-world-panel #BlackLivesMattermovement #TrinidadandTobago #GeorgeFloyd #SouthAfrica #Worldnews #Germany #USnews #Brazil #UKnews #Race

Was the Black Lives Matter rebellion all for nothing? It may feel like that, but I have seen reasons for hope | Jason Okundaye https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/24/black-lives-matter-rebellion-2020-reasons-for-hope-edward-colston #BlackLivesMattermovement #Worldnews #Bristol #Police #UKnews #Race

US adults’ belief in impact of BLM protests consistently decreased since 2020 – study https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/07/black-lives-matter-george-floyd-race-study #BlackLivesMattermovement #GeorgeFloyd #USnews #Race

Fears mount over Kash Patel’s use of FBI to persecute leftwing protest groups https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/11/kash-patel-fbi-antifa-black-lives-matter-trump #BlackLivesMattermovement #Trumpadministration #Farright(US) #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #USnews #FBI

Wrecking ball: Trump’s war on ‘woke’ marks US society’s plunge into ‘dark times’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/02/trump-woke-dei-culture-wars #BlackLivesMattermovement #WashingtonDCplanecrash #Trumpadministration #Raceineducation ##MeToomovement #DonaldTrump #Republicans #USeducation #USpolitics #USnews #Race

Portland police chief apologizes to mass shooting victims falsely said to be armed https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/01/portland-police-chief-apologizes #BlackLivesMattermovement #USpolicing #WestCoast #Portland #USnews #Oregon #Race

Melania by Melania Trump review – a blame-dodging masterclass https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/13/melania-trump-memoir-review #BlackLivesMattermovement #USCapitolattack #MichelleObama #MelaniaTrump #DonaldTrump #Republicans #USpolitics #RoevWade #Abortion #USnews #Books

If Trump wins the election, US protest movements could face serious crackdowns https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/oct/05/trump-presidency-protest-rights-black-lives-matter #BlackLivesMattermovement #USelections2024 #DonaldTrump #GeorgeFloyd #USpolitics #Tennessee #Protest #USnews

Parademic convicted in Elijah McClain’s killing will be released from prison https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/13/paramedic-elijah-mcclain-death-released-parole #BlackLivesMattermovement #ElijahMcClain #Colorado #UScrime #USnews #Race

‘The darker you are, the less you’re worth’: the influencer pay gap https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/jun/24/darker-skin-lower-pay-influencer-pay-gap #BlackLivesMattermovement #Digitalmedia #Marketing&PR #Lifeandstyle #Socialmedia #Instagram #UKnews #TikTok #Race

‘White supremacy was never hidden from me’: Jeremy O Harris on bringing Broadway hit Slave Play to the UK https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/jun/09/jeremy-o-harris-slave-play-broadway-london-colonialism #BlackLivesMattermovement #KitHarington #Broadway #Theatre #Culture #UKnews #Stage #Race

#blacklivesmattermovement #kanaky #nouvellecaledonie #NonAuDegelDuCorpsElectoral
#stopgenocide #StopGazaGenocide #EtudiantsPourLaPalestine

UK galleries rushed to diversify art after Black Lives Matter, artist says https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/jun/04/uk-galleries-rushed-to-diversify-art-after-black-lives-matter-artist-says #BlackLivesMattermovement #Artanddesign #SouthAfrica #Worldnews #Painting #Culture #UKnews #Africa #Art

‘It’s our duty to fight for freedom’: the Los Angeles teen who fought for change and won https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/05/los-angeles-teen-social-justice #BlackLivesMattermovement #LosAngeles #California #WestCoast #Activism #Protest #Culture #USnews #Books

Texas’s pardon of a man who killed a Black Lives Matter protester is chilling | Tayo Bero https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/24/daniel-perry-pardon-texas #BlackLivesMattermovement #Thefarright #GregAbbott #USpolitics #Texas

Authorized big-screen biopic of George Floyd in the works https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/22/george-floyd-movie-biopic #BlackLivesMattermovement #GeorgeFloyd #Biopics #Culture #USnews #Film

Texas governor pardons man who killed Black Lives Matter protester in 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/16/texas-greg-abbott-pardons-daniel-perry #BlackLivesMattermovement #GregAbbott #UScrime #USnews #Texas

The day they set OJ Simpson free – and left America in turmoil https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/13/the-day-they-set-oj-simpson-free-and-left-america-in-turmoil #BlackLivesMattermovement #Domesticviolence #USjusticesystem #USpolicing #OJSimpson #Worldnews #USnews #Race

The OJ Simpson trial was sensational – and a portent of the strife-torn America we see today https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/12/oj-simpson-trial-america-race-misogyny-policing-celebrity #BlackLivesMattermovement #Domesticviolence #USjusticesystem #USpolicing #OJSimpson #Media #Race #Law

C of E’s historic slavery fund – worth £100m but how far will it stretch across communities? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/10/c-of-es-historic-slavery-fund-100m-how-far-stretch-west-africa-caribbeans #BlackLivesMattermovement #Christianity #JustinWelby #Anglicanism #Caribbean #Religion #Heritage #Slavery #Africa #UKnews