Confidence Is Not A Crime
Yesterday in Croydon, a Black woman with crutches and food containers had a taser pulled on her, not because she was dangerous, but because two-tier policing still treats Black women’s voices as violence and their self-advocacy as a threat.
Veteran news anchor Jon Snow has shared that he’s living with dementia, speaking publicly for the first time to raise awareness of a condition affecting around 1 million people across the UK.
Jon and his wife, neurologist Dr Precious Lunga, are supporting Alzheimer’s Society @alzheimerssoc and shared the story of Jon’s diagnosis in @DailyMail as part of our Defeating Dementia campaign with the newspaper.
https://t.co/Sy08OWXmms
We’ve partnered with Jon, in association with @Channel4, on a powerful new documentary airing on 20 June. Jon Snow: A Last Big Story looks at how he’s navigating life with dementia, and how, when we all come together, we can change the story.
Thank you to Jon and Precious for their courage and openness to bring much-needed attention to dementia 💙
@jonsnowC4
Photo credit: Cynthia R Matonhodze
I extend my sincere appreciation to the arsenal fans at Holloway Road for their exceptional assistance during the arsenal parade, particularly in accommodating my wheelchair. Their support was truly outstanding #uta#COYG ❤️
22-year-old Nothando Nhliziyo from Leicester was repeatedly dismissed by doctors and told to “just take paracetamol” for her severe back pain. She had to lie about falling down the stairs to finally get scans she needed
Those scans showed incurable stage 4 angiosarcoma.
A heartbreaking story. Sending her strength and prayers. 💔🙏🏾
Since my car accident, I have been trying to bounce back selling art full time. I suffered a fractured spine after nearly losing my life. I appreciate any support I get
So they’re saying the bodies of the three women who were found in the sea in Brighton were three JAMAICAN women? They want us to believe that 3 Jamaican women went for a swim at 6:30am in the choppy and freezing waters at Brighton? I’m ngl this absolutely stinks.
These pictures should be used for campaigns against gun and knife crimes. There is no human in the streets worth losing 18 years of your life and attending a loved one’s funeral in cuffs.
We've reached the point in the UK where working full time doesn't actually mean anything anymore.
It used to mean stability. It used to mean you could afford a home, eat properly, maybe go away once a year and not panic if your car made a weird noise.
Now it just means nothing.
You wake up early, work all day, come home tired, and still somehow sit there wondering how you're going afford everything.
Rent is ridiculous. Bills are constant. Food prices change depending on the mood of the supermarket.
And wages? Basically frozen in time.
You're not lazy. You're not bad with money. You're just trying to survive in a system where everything goes up except what you get paid.
Mad we don't learn about how King Leopold II of Belgium killed over 10 million Black people, Churchill murdered 3 million Indians, British transported 3.1 million Africans during the British Slave Trade, but we know how many wives Henry VIII had. 💀