Speaking at the Downing Street press briefing on Friday, he said: "Ahead of this weekend, when I know that there are plans for further protests, I want to say something to you as Health Secretary."Like so many, I'm appalled by the death of George Floyd. "And I understand why people are deeply upset.

But we are still facing a health crisis and coronavirus remains a real threat. Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions here"The reason why it is vital that people stick to the rules this weekend is to protect themselves and their families from this horrific disease.

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Protester hit in face by rubber bullet shot by Florida police wants answers

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – LaToya Ratlieff remembers the blood spilling from her head, covering her clothes, the car ride from a stranger to the hospital and the 20 stitches sewn into her head after being shot in the face by a police officer with a rubber bullet during a Fort Lauderdale protest.The 34-year-old was getting ready to leave on May 31 after several hours at a peaceful protest sparked by the death of George Floyd. As she made her way through the parking garage, something shifted in the air.

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Furious Piers Morgan demands Boris Johnson 'do the right thing' and 'help starving children'

Piers Morgan has furiously demanded that Prime Minister Boris Johnson "do the right thing" and "help starving children".

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Black protester who carried injured white man through angry crowd says he ‘did what we had to do’

During the Black Lives Matter protests on Saturday in London, spurred by the death of George Floyd, a Black man was seen carrying an injured white man to safety after he was being beat up.

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Missing Black Lives Matter activist Oluwatoyin Salau found dead in Tallahassee: police

Black Lives Matter demonstrations, reciting the names of people who had been killed by police, including Tony McDade of Tallahassee and George Floyd of Minneapolis.“I don’t want their names gone in vain,” Salau said during a protest in front of the Tallahassee Police Department in May.Salau was reported missing June 6.“Toyin was very passionate,” her friend Danaya Hemphill told the newspaper. “She was very vocal she was very loving, very spiritual, very caring.

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American Slavery Project to Hold Virtual Juneteenth 'Black Women and the Ballot' Presentation

American Slavery Project (ASP) is partnering with more than a dozen theater companies for a presentation of Black Women and the Ballot, a collection of three short radio plays that will be available to stream on Friday, June 19, also known as Juneteenth. This year's Juneteenth marks the 155th anniversary of the day slavery was abolished in the U.S.

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2 missing George Floyd protesters found murdered in Florida; suspect arrested

Mug shot for Aaron Glee, 49; Oluwatoyin Salau, 19, Victoria Sims, 75.

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Ravens LB Judon blasts Goodell's 'black lives matter' speech

BALTIMORE – Ravens linebacker Matthew Judon criticized the timing of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's assertion that the league believes “black lives matter," saying Monday that the message should have been delivered long ago.In the wake of protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck, Goodell said on June 5, “We, the National Football League, believe black lives matter. I personally protest with you and want to be part of the much-needed change in this country.”Speaking in a video conference call with the Baltimore media, Judon said the comment was long overdue.“It’s not when Roger Goodell said black lives matter that now everybody can say it," Judon said.

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Bootsy Collins says black people “haven’t been allowed to advance that much” over the years

Bootsy Collins doesn’t think black people have “been allowed to advance that much” over the years.Speaking in a new interview, Collins, who rose to prominence with James Brown in the 1970s before later joining Parliament-Funkadelic, discussed how far the black community have come in light of recent events following the death of George Floyd last month.“A lot has changed over the years,” he told The Guardian. “We [black people] have been allowed to gain more, maybe, in terms of money – but the wider mindset is the same.

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Angelina Jolie shares thoughts on systemic racism, wonders if her daughter will be affected

Angelina Jolie shared her thoughts about systemic racism as the mother of adopted children of color. The “Maleficent” actress addressed the ongoing racial tension and protests in the U.S.

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Critic's Notebook: Will the 2020 Emmys Reflect TV's Socially Conscious Moment?

The 2020 Emmy season — like pretty much everything this year — is turning out to be strikingly unpredictable. Traditionally, the knock against the TV Academy has been that voters tend to choose the same handful of shows year after year — a rap not entirely undeserved.

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Jon Stewart Says The Police ‘Patrol The Border Between The Two Americas’

Jon Stewart is back.

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Autopsy: Atlanta man killed by police was shot in his back

ATLANTA – An autopsy found that the black man killed in a scuffle with Atlanta police outside a fast-food drive-thru was shot twice in the back, the medical examiner's office said.The killing of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks as he tried to flee after wrestling with officers and grabbing a Taser has rekindled protests in Atlanta that erupted in the wake of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis.

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French Leader Rejects Racism but Colonial Statues to Remain

French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed Sunday to stand firm against racism but also praised police and insisted that France wouldn't take down statues of controversial, colonial-era figures, as he addressed the issues for the first time since George Floyd's death in the U.S. In a televised address to the nation on Sunday evening, Macron called for the nation's “unity” at a key moment when the country is trying to put the coronavirus crisis behind while being shaken by a series of protests against racial injustice and police brutality.

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Mother of Trayvon Martin joins Miami protesters seeking racial justice, police support

MIAMI – The mother of Trayvon Martin joined hundreds of demonstrators at a rally in downtown Miami on Sunday, demanding racial equality following the death of George Floyd last month at the hands of a white police officer in Minnesota.Sybrina Fulton joined the demonstrators who carried signs that read “Stop Killing Us" and “We Are All Equal" at the Torch of Friendship, a 60-year-old monument erected as a welcoming beacon to the city’s Latin American and Caribbean neighbors. The protest organized by several churches was one of several across Florida on Sunday.Fulton's unarmed son, Trayon Martin, was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer, George Zimmerman, while walking back from a central Florida convenience store in 2012.

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Celebrities who have apologised after racism accusations from blackface to offensive slurs

A growing number of comedians, actors and singers have been called out in recent weeks and held to account for their offensive behaviour in the past – whether that’s blackface or using racial slurs – finding themselves in the thick of racism rows. It’s been a progressive few weeks which have seen the Black Lives Matter protests gathering momentum around the world following the death of George Floyd, forcing society – and celebrities – to look closer at systemic racism.

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Sofia Richie Fights To End Racism At Protest For All Black Lives Matter — Pics

Sofia Richie is making sure her voice is heard. The 21-year-old, who recently split from longtime boyfriend, Scott Disick, gathered with friends to march in a protest for All Black Lives Matter in Los Angeles on June 14. She held up a sign that read “Racism stops at my generation.” Her friends’ signs said, “Love is love,” in reference to Pride Month, and, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

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Mother of Trayvon Marin joins Miami protesters seeking racial justice, police support

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Former SNL Star Jay Pharoah Reveals He Was Stopped By LAPD While Jogging, Held With Knee To His Neck

Former Saturday Night Live star Jay Pharoah is getting really real about a horrifying thing that happened to him weeks ago while jogging out in Los Angeles.

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French leader Macron rejects racism but colonial statues to remain

Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images) PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed Sunday to stand firm against racism but also praised police and insisted that France wouldn’t take down statues of controversial, colonial-era figures, as he addressed the issues for the first time since George Floyd’s death in the U.S.In a televised address to the nation on Sunday evening, Macron called for the nation’s “unity” at a key moment when the country is trying to put the coronavirus crisis behind while being shaken by a series of protests against racial injustice and police brutality.Echoing American protesters, demonstrators in France have expressed anger at discrimination within French society, particularly toward minorities from the country’s

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Wilson Cruz and 'Visible' Team on the Importance of LGBTQ Representation in 2020: "There Is a Lot More Work to Be Done"

Actor Wilson Cruz, producer Jessica Hargrave and director Ryan White participated in Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter's Pride Summit on Saturday. During a live-streamed panel — titled "Apple TV+ Presents: Visibility" — the team behind Apple TV+'s docuseries Visible: Out on Television discussed the importance of LGBTQ representation in a time of unprecedented divisiveness.

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Bob Dylan calls George Floyd death “beyond ugly” and hopes “justice comes swift”

Bob Dylan has discussed the death of George Floyd in a rare new interview.Speaking to The New York Times, Dylan discussed his new album ‘Rough & Rowdy Ways’ as well as the impact of the coronavirus, and the death of Floyd, which has sparked worldwide Black Lives Matter protests.During the interview, Dylan said that it “sickened me no end to see George tortured to death like that,” adding: “It was beyond ugly. Let”s hope that justice comes swift for the Floyd family and for the nation.”Elsewhere in the interview, Dylan stated his belief that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is “a forerunner of something else to come,” saying: “Extreme arrogance can have some disastrous penalties.“Maybe we are on the eve of destruction.

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Police shoot black man dead in drive-thru as he runs away in shocking US footage

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Hallmark social media post sparks backlash over lack of diversity in its Vancouver productions

A post shared by Hallmark Channel (@hallmarkchannel) on Local casting director Kris Woznesensky tweeted back, “Last time we worked for them no interracial couples were allowed? Why?”“Also, why did the creative notes for black actors to be ‘less hood’? Do better.” He added.This is not the first time the media empire – known for its movies of the week and Christmas films – has been accused of not allowing interracial couples to be captured on film.In September of 2018, Lesley Horat alleged she was left out of a scene because the casting wrangler said there was a policy against interracial couples being represented on screen.

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Kim Kardashian, Viola Davis And More Demand Investigation After Robert Fuller Was Found Dead Hanging From A Tree

Police in California on Friday said a young Black man found hanging from a tree in a reported committed suicide, stirring outrage among community members who said authorities were too quick to draw conclusions about what could have been a hate crime.

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Protesters urge Philadelphia officials to defund the police, retool budget plans

PHILADELPHIA - Hundreds of protesters marched in Philadelphia for the second weekend in a row amid nationwide demonstrations demanding deep changes to policing in the wake of George Floyd's death.Organizers of one march proposed that the police budget be decreased by about 50 percent and more money be provided for services such as libraries, parks and recreation and health and education services.

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Wilson Cruz and 'Visible' Team on LGBTQ Representation In 2020: 'There Is a Lot More Work to Be Done'

Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter's Pride Summit on Saturday.

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Tiffany Haddish And Lil Rel Howery Join Black Lives Matters Protest Outside L.A. Comedy Club

Tiffany Haddish and Lil Rel Howery are speaking out about Black Live matter, with the comedians joining a protest Friday outside famed Los Angeles comedy club The Laugh Factory.

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Pence visits Pennsylvania to talk comeback at challenging time

Vice President Mike Pence (Official White House photo by D. Myles Cullen)WASHINGTON - It’s time to spread the good news.

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Kevin Bacon Thinks It’s Time For ‘Old White Guys Like Me To Just Shut Up And Listen’

In the current cultural climate, Kevin Bacon is advising all his fellow “old white guys” to shut their mouths and open their ears.

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Dear white people: Being an ally isn't always what you think

NEW YORK – In one video clip, a black man kneels in front of a line of police, then one by one young white men move in as shields, human barriers between him and the law.In another, a black woman yells at two white women spray-painting a Starbucks shop with “BLM,” — Black Lives Matter — telling them to stop, that vandalism isn’t helping.Variations of both scenes have played out around the country many times in the more than two weeks of protests following the killing of George Floyd by police.

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Far-right activists gather around statues in London despite warning from police

London‘s Parliament Square despite police warnings to stay home to contain the coronavirus.Dozens gathered around the statue of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the Cenotaph war memorial, both boarded up. Officials fear far-right activists will seek confrontation with anti-racism protesters Saturday under the guise of protecting statues.

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Dave Chappelle discusses George Floyd’s death in free Netflix special

Dave Chappelle addressed the killing of George Floyd and the subsequent Black Lives Matter protests in a set which took place in Ohio earlier this month. The video, titled 8:46, was filmed 6 June, at his Dave Chapelle and Friends: A Talk with Punchlines show, in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and was shared on Netflix’s YouTube channel on Friday.

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Trump addresses West Point grads amid tension with military

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – His relationship with top military officials strained, President Donald Trump on Saturday will address the graduating class at the U.S.

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Judge orders Seattle to stop using tear gas during protests

SEATTLE – A U.S. judge has ordered Seattle police to temporarily stop using tear gas, pepper spray and flash-bang devices to break up peaceful protests, a victory Friday for groups who say authorities overreacted to recent demonstrations over police brutality and racial injustice.U.S.

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Pence hits Pennsylvania to talk comeback at challenging time

WASHINGTON – It’s time to spread the good news. That’s the difficult job Vice President Mike Pence undertook Friday as the Trump administration works to make voters feel better about the direction of the country amid a coronavirus pandemic and racial unrest.Pence traveled Friday to Pennsylvania, an important swing state with 20 electoral votes that will be bitterly contested.

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Bob Dylan says he was 'sickened' by George Floyd's death

Bob Dylan has weighed in on the police killing of George Floyd in a rare interview published Friday.The 79-year-old Nobel laureate said he was 'sickened' to see 'George tortured to death like that' in a conversation with The New York Times.He also expressed fear that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic could be 'a forerunner of something else to come,' though the one-time born-again Christian doubted it was a biblical plague.

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Dave Chappelle Addresses George Floyd's Death in Powerful Netflix Special

Dave Chappelle is returning to the stage and addressing George Floyd's death. In a new Netflix special titled 8:46, the comedian appeared in Yellow Springs, Ohio in his first gig since the Coronavirus pandemic cancelled many shows.

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Minnesota Senate GOP to block most policing overhaul plans

MINNEAPOLIS – Key Republican lawmakers in Minnesota said Friday that they’ll block most of an ambitious changes Democrats want to make to policing in the state where George Floyd died and that they plan to approve only a limited set of police accountability measures.Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka and the chairman of the Senate judiciary committee, Warren Limmer, laid out their agenda shortly before the Legislature convened for a special session. They said there's only a limited amount of time to act because they intend to adjourn next Friday no matter what.

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Floyd's death spurs question: What is a black life worth?

MINNEAPOLIS – For 12-year-old Tamir Rice, it was simply carrying a toy handgun. For Eric Garner, it was allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes.

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Angelina Jolie Gifts Her Kids Two 'Sweet Little' Bunnies While in Quarantine

Angelina Jolie is opening up about what life has been like for her during the coronavirus pandemic.In a rare interview with, the 45-year-old actress reveals what she's been reading, watching and listening to while quarantined at home with the six kids she shares with her ex, Brad Pitt.«I am in listening mode most hours of the day. I follow magazine, , the BBC World Service and BLM activists online,» she shares.

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Dave Chappelle speaks out on George Floyd, protests in new special, ‘8:46’

COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests triggered by the death of George Floyd, Dave Chappelle has partnered up with Netflix, once again, to release a surprise comedy special, 8:46.The 27-minute feature dropped on Friday morning through the streaming platform and was also released for free on the Netflix is a Joke YouTube channel — Netflix’s official hub for self-produced standup features and specials.Throughout 8:46,Chappelle focuses on controversial subjects, including Floyd’s death, the ongoing anti-racism/anti-police brutality protests triggered by it and the novel coronavirus, and despite the grim nature of the content, Chappelle keeps his audience laughing by poking fun at people like Kevin Hart, Laura Ingraham

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Why Brad Pitt Went Public With Support For Black Lives Matter By Joining Protest For George Floyd

Attending the Black Lives Matter protests in Los Angeles on June 7 was a no brainer for Brad Pitt. Brad, 56, attempted to go incognito at the protest by keeping his motorcycle helmet on, but fans immediately recognized the movie star, who was wearing a hoodie emblazoned with George Floyd‘s name. The actor’s an ardent supporter of the movement, and the proud father of a Black daughter — why wouldn’t he be there to fight alongside the protesters, a source asked HollywoodLife.

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Travis Scott Urges Fans To ‘Get Out Vote’ Amidst Fight To End Police Brutality In U.S. — See Message

Travis Scott has a very clear message for his fans: vote! The rapper took to his Instagram story on June 12 to spread the word to his 29.9 million followers. “We cannot forget to get out there and vote!!!” the 28-year-old wrote. The “Sicko Mode” hitmaker also took to Instagram on May 31 to share a message amid the Black Lives Matter protests sweeping the nation. He spoke of, “this enraged feeling of us continuously losing our brothers and sisters to brutality at the hands of officers … The rage that we are feeling is from direct personal experience and the constant pain of wanting our voices to be heard. To be seen as equal and human, too.”

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Bob the Drag Queen on Black Lives Matter and the Queer Power of 'We're Here' (Exclusive)

Bob the Drag Queen tweeted two days after the killing of George Floyd. «We need to hear your voices now. While you 'find your voice' black people are being killed every day.

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Dave Chappelle sounds off on George Floyd, blasts Candace Owens in surprise special

debuted for free on its YouTube comedy channel late Thursday.In a set rife with his signature searing social commentary (warning: the language is raw), the comedian touches on everything from George Floyd’s death to being unable to accept a Grammy Award on the day Kobe Bryant died, to the hypocrisy of conservative TV host Laura Ingraham — and even throws in a signature bit about Ja Rule for levity.“It’s hard to figure out what to say about George Floyd, so I’m not going to say it yet,” Chappelle opens, flipping through a black notebook, later adding, “I got to tell you, this is like the first concert in North American since all this s–t happened, so like it or not, it’s history.

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'So far, so good': Philadelphia not seeing rise in coronavirus cases in wake of protests

PHILADELPHIA - Nearly a week after a large protest to denounce police brutality in the wake of the police custody death of George Floyd saw thousands of Philadelphians gather tightly together, some are concerned that the marches could lead to a new uptick in new coronavirus cases.Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley said on Good Day Friday morning that despite the closeness, Philadelphia has not seen a surge in new cases."There's a lot of reason to worry about that," said Dr.

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Starbucks policy against Black Lives Matter apparel sparks backlash

Starbucks sparked a backlash after it was revealed the company won’t allow employees to wear Black Lives Matter clothing or accessories.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherThe company cited its policy prohibiting political attire and said it was necessary “to create a safe and welcoming” environment for customers, according to BuzzFeed.Many on Twitter expressed their disgust over the policy, calling for a boycott of the coffee chain.Some people pointed out that despite the no "politics" policy, the company has promoted LGBTQ Pride.Still, not everyone was upset by the policy.Last week, amid nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis after a white

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