The five police officers who murdered Tyre Nicholas are also representative of an unspoken tradition among some cis hetero black men:
the idea that “black power” simply means the power to behave like powerful white men.
read that again. and let it factor into your analysis.
Incredible & depressing how standards in British public life have slipped. A few years ago it would have been inconceivable this guy could stay on. The idea that the deeply conservative, William Shawcross is the right man to hold him to account is absurd https://t.co/iSAPgNpAHC
Just taking a second to reflect that I’m at Sundance, with my own company that I started less than a year ago, on behalf of one of the biggest consumer brands in the world, amplifying Black women filmmakers… 🤯
Sergeant Major Michael Booley—Prince Harry's former flying instructor—says he feels "let down and betrayed" after speaking with a journalist about the flying stories shared in SPARE: "Not once did I say anything derogatory... and I certainly never said it was 'complete fantasy'".
We all know @ProfMMurray is a real one, but it was especially apparent tonight. She carries that Sussex Squad energy loudly and proudly into any space she occupies. Thanks, Prof!
In my contribution in the @UKHouseofLords debate yesterday on #WindrushContributions, I said "My Lords, for a nation that has records of all slaves and was able to compensate each slave owner for the loss of their 'property' in the slave owner compensation scheme... 1/2