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A grassroots racial justice movement has dropped a planned boycott of supermarkets in favour of an alternative proposal to boost black-owned businesses. Black Lives Bermuda admitted they got a “mixed” reception after they called on supporters to avoi...

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” — Desmond Tutu The events unfolding in America regarding the number of police killings in various states, culminating with the televised murder of George Flo...

A sea of peaceful demonstrators marched through Hamilton yesterday in a mass show of support for the Black Lives Matter movement. The protest swelled to about 7,000, making it the largest such gathering ever seen in the community, according to police...

A police officer was suspended pending an internal investigation into a social-media post over the weekend. The officer sparked fury across the community by posting a meme of a car driving over stick figures, with the words “All Lives Splatter. Nobod...

Bermuda’s biggest gathering in recent memory, which echoed Black Lives Matter demonstrations around the world, took both its organisers by surprise. Dynera Bean, 24, and Jasmine Brangman, 29, brought out more than 7,000 protesters through social medi...

Dear Sir, The men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity are disgusted and dismayed by the brutality we have witnessed in the recent deaths of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd. Many of us attended college/university in the United States, and ex...

A demonstration against racism this weekend has been given the green light by police. The Bermuda Police Service said organisers have been given permission to hold the march tomorrow, despite Covid-19 restrictions. Chief Inspector Jerome Laws, who wi...

The captain of the Bermuda football team has claimed he contemplated quitting the game because of racial discrimination during a turbulently brief spell in Poland. Danté Leverock said he believed he was singled out because of his colour and treated d...

Trailblazing footballer Clyde Best backed protesters yesterday as they prepared to demonstrate in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign tomorrow. Mr Best, who endured racism during his professional career in England, advised people to learn from...

Teenagers said yesterday that it was important to break down barriers and unite in the battle against racism and inequality. McKenzie-Kohl Tuckett, Ywione Darrell and Nizae Douglas, members of the island’s Youth Parliament, were speaking before a pla...

When art teacher Rachel Swinburne’s pupils learnt about the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minnesota, they wanted to show their support. However, Ms Swinburne, who works at Bermuda High School, said: “Attending the peaceful ...

Anglican priest Arnold Hollis may be 86 years old, but he said he planned to take part in the Black Lives Matter march in Hamilton tomorrow. Dr Hollis vowed: “I’ll be there — even if someone has to push me in a wheelchair.” The Archdeacon Emeritus an...