Black Lives Matter: Long-standing issues of anti-black racism and injustice must be addressed
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
Yesterday a former US Police Officer was convicted of murder after the death of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis. The verdict, which was a historic moment, comes following almost a year of increased protesting seeking to address police brutality across the globe. The British Youth Council remains angered by the abhorrent murders of Black Americans
Black Lives Matter: Black young people are fighting for justice
Thursday, 04 June 2020
Aiyana Stanley-Jones was 7 years old when she was shot by police in Detroit, USA while sleeping. Her life mattered. Tamir Rice was 12 when he was playing with a toy gun and was shot by police in Ohio, USA. His life mattered. João Pedro Matos Pinto was 14 when he was shot during a
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