Maisie Barrett who was labelled ‘backward’ by her headteacher & wrongly placed in a school for physically & mentally disabled kids told me that staff made her wash white pupils as an 8yo girl. She says the govt must give compensation & apologise
https://t.co/O2nnuNk777
Romeo & Juliet actor Francesca Amewudah-Rivers says she ‘didn’t feel safe at work’ after receiving death threats & hate mail after being cast in the West End play. The star is now calling for industry-wide action to protect Black & Brown actors https://t.co/sDiTyjWGHu
Noah Bush, 8 years old, was found drowned in Jesup, Georgia in May 2024. He went out to play with neighborhood kids & never came home. After finding his body in a small body of water the sheriff’s office immediately announced it was accidental & for two months they did nothing.
A Black woman in her own home called 911 due to a burglar in her home. This officer came in and shot her and refused for his partner to render aid to her. Say her name: Sonya Massey.
Don’t remain silent. Stand up for her and fight. This should not have happened…
UPDATE: Met Police officer Perry Lathwood who asaulted a Black woman, called her a "daft cow" & wrongfully arrested her for bus fare evasion has been told to pay her £200 in compensation. The judge added he did not find it was "an abuse of power", but rather a "mistake".
A man who murdered a mum & her 2 girls by pouring petrol through their letterbox has had his sentence of 44 yrs reduced to 38. Jamie Barrow, 32, who showed ‘no remorse’ could be released at 70yo after judges said the sentence was ‘manifestly excessive’https://t.co/5cvkyvkI6z
A Black man who was left paralysed from the chest down after falling & breaking his back when he was tasered by an officer ‘who thought he had a knife’, will receive a payout believed to be worth between £1m & £2m after suing the Met Police https://t.co/aWjf2zzNah
The family of 12yo girl who had sickle cell & died from a stroke after Manchester Children's Hospital delayed giving her a scan for 3-days have been told by a coroner that the failings only ‘minimally contributed to her death.’ No words. RIP Victoria🙏🏾 https://t.co/FDgmYQldtL
A tradesman wearing uniform says that Met Police told him he “does not look like an electrician” during a S&S. Josh King said despite no further action being taken, he lost business when a contract ended after police contacted a client to verify his work. https://t.co/gieXNrJ392
A mum whose baby died says she saw hospital staff mimicking her accent & laughing, while another said a bedsheet was thrown at her after she asked for it to be changed, a maternity report has revealed. Racism was experienced on ‘countless occasions’ at NUH https://t.co/0X1EtqqIhG
Disabled residents of Milford Towers are trapped on the SEVENTH FLOOR without lift access.
✊🏿We took our fight to @LewishamCouncil to demand that every resident has as safe place to call home.
🔗 Watch the powerful @guardian documentary here: https://t.co/WOv7Zrj1Zx