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The Black Lives Matter movement is having a lasting impact on the racial reckoning in the US that was triggered after the murder of George Floyd by a white police officer in 2020.
The acquittal of the Colston Four is an important moment in upholding the right to protest, precisely because the jury’s verdict was based on the law as well as sentiment.
When the movement made its way from the United States in 2016, it wasn’t met with nearly the same amount of support we see today.
As anti-racism moves to centre stage, the industry’s historic issues are coming to light
Police forces need to negotiate with communities to win back trust or risk getting trapped in a cycle of violence.
Without Black Lives Matter the promise of true multiculturalism will continue to remain something of a pipe-dream.
If Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory are out of step with the times, perhaps some sensitively chosen pop songs could fit the bill instead.
Teenagers told us they experienced racism at school, on social media, and in their wider community.
The structures of leaderful practices in online social media networking sites in the case of the Black Lives Matter Movement.
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Lecturer in Sociology and Criminology, Coventry University
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Postgraduate researcher of the Black Lives Matter movement, Nottingham Trent University
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Reader in Political Sociology, Aston University
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Emeritus Professor, School of Law, Birkbeck, University of London
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Professor of Political Sociology, Keele University
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Research fellow at the Centre for Inclusion and Diversity, University of Bradford
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Washington
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Senior Lecturer in Events and Leisure Management, University of East London
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Associate Professor in Social Justice and Social Learning at Staffordshire University, University of Staffordshire
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Communication, University of California, Davis
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Senior Lecturer in Commercial Music Performance, University of Westminster
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Professor, Aston University
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Associate Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, University of Birmingham