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History that We Should All Be Aware Of: The Time the US Government Bombed their Own Citizens

By Betty HendersonPosted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020Posted in LifestyleTagged activism, black history, black lives matter, MOVE bombing

For many of us, it is almost unimaginable to consider a government turning the full might of the army on its civilians, dropping bombs on a street where families live, breathe, eat, work, and raise their children. But that is exactly what happened on the 13th May 1985, when the police force dropped a bomb […]

History that We Should All Be Aware Of: The Murder of Stephen Lawrence

By Betty HendersonPosted on July 5, 2020July 5, 2020Posted in LifestyleTagged black history, black lives matter, Stephen Lawrence

This is one of the most high-profile murder cases in British history, which brought the term ‘institutional racism’ into the national lexicon, but until recently, I knew very little about the details of it. The murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence in an unprovoked, racially motivated attack sparked national outrage and a number of public inquiries […]