UK riots – everyday life amplified
People have branded the recent UK riots and uprising as senseless violence. For me it has been a highlighted section of our normal life, just sped up and multiplied.
Violence, crimes and fear. Those …
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More deaths following police arrests
The last time we mentioned someone getting tasered by police we received a threat of legal action on behalf of the police. Despite the fact that we did not mention the name of the officer or officers …
Red verses blue black – WTF!!
Despite the abolition of slavery in the 1800s, the slave mentality has not left black people.
Yeah. I said it. Some of us are still trapped in the divide and conquer that was slavery. We are a …
Nivea aplogises for racist skin care ad
Nivea – the Skincare and beauty products company – came under fire this week after they used a tasteless ad campaign depicting a clean-cut black male holding the decapitated head of a man …
Nabil Abdul Rashid Responds to David Starkey
A young man called Nabil Abdul created a video response to David Starkey’s recent outrageous claims about black people.
Starkey went on BBC Newsnight to proclaim that “the white’s …
UK riots – We can play the blame game too
If enough of us talk out against the racist’s then maybe eventually people will move on to realise that the UK riots were not a colour issue, nor was it a gang issue. We need to understand the …
Rioting idiots
The UK riots have brought out the stupid in a lot of people.
People who would never normally steal things took the opportunity to grab some free stuff. I put that down to heat of the moment. …
London riots – Clapham Junction Speaker
Boris Johnson finally comes back from holiday in time to pose with a broom after the riots in Clapham. A Londoner speaks out and is grabbed by the arm by the police. He’s a loud Jamaican and you …
David Starkey: The whites have become black
Historian David Starkey has told BBC’s Newsnight ”the whites have become black” in a discussion on the England riots. This interview shows Mr Starkey to be a clueless racist …
2011 UK riots: Racist’s getting it twisted
This week’s UK riots have been viewed quite gleefully by racists as a ‘black thing. This has set race relations back about 10 years and when the next election comes the BNP will be trying …
London riots: Fake samaritan
During the London riots, a group of people were filmed helping a young injured boy up from the floor. Unfortunately, some of them took the opportunity to rifle through the boy’s bag, and one guy …
Young people resent being locked out of homeownership
A new poll of British attitudes to housing trends has revealed that growing intergenerational tension and long-term social problems will be the likely outcome if young people continue to be locked out …