Shocking image of Scots dad mocking death of George Floyd sparks fury on social media

racist conduct” after an “abhorrent” message was tweeted from an official account.More than 400 past and present pupils from Lenzie Academy in East Dunbartonshire have so far put their names to the statement, which is to be sent to headteacher Brian Paterson on Thursday night.It comes after council chiefs launched an investigation into a tweet mocking the Take the Knee campaign, launched in the wake of George Floyd’s death, which was sent out from the school’s official physics department page

Jordan Moreau The Wrap’s editor-in-chief Sharon Waxman and executive editor Thom Geier have apologized for a controversial guest blog about the filming of the widely spread George Floyd video.“Due to a failure in editing, this post fell short of TheWrap’s standards.

George Floyd has been vandalised. Graffiti artist Symon Mathieson was left feeling "ashamed" of the people of Dundee, after the portrait was defaced in the city's Hilltown area.They painted out the word "black" from "Black Lives Matter" and the name Floyd.

Jordan Moreau GoFundMe has suspended conservative political commentator Candace Owens’s fundraiser for an Alabama cafe whose co-owner criticized the George Floyd protests. Owens also came under fire for controversial comments about Floyd while speaking with Glenn Beck.Owens raised more than $200,000 for Birmingham’s Parkside Cafe, whose co-owner Michael Dykes said Floyd was a “thug” and protesters were “idiots” in a text message to a co-worker that was posted online.

Police union leaders have revealed officers have raised fears over being pressured to “take the knee” at demos held today in memory of George Floyd. Rallies organised by Black Lives Matter are expected to take place in Edinburgh and Glasgow despite Covid-19 lockdown restrictions still being in place.

diverse and welcoming nation but scratch the surface and sometimes the reality is very different.  It has taken the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer to make every country look more closely at how to define and deal with racism.In this country, we recognise the problems of sectarianism but can be blind to the issues faced by black, Asian and ethnic minorities in our communities.Designer-turned-filmmaker Stewart Kyasimire, 39, made a BBC documentary last

Jordan Moreau Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, will testify in front of Congress next week during a hearing on police practices and accountability.According to CNN, the hearing will be on “Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability” and will take place on Wednesday in front of the House Judiciary Committee.The committee invited Philonise Floyd to speak at the hearing, a source tells CNN.

Basketball legend Michael Jordan and officials behind his athletic brand have pledged $100 million (£79 million) over the next decade to fight racial injustice.Days after the sports hero made a rare political statement expressing his deep pain and anger at the police brutality which led to the death of African-American man George Floyd in Minnesota, he joined forces with Jordan Brand executives to announce plans to support organisations working towards “ensuring racial equality, social justice

Nicola Sturgeon says she might have joined Scots in protesting racism over the US death of George Floyd had it not been for coronavirus. With a number of demonstrations planned across the country, the First Minister doubled down on calls for demonstrators to make their voices heard virtually and avoid risking a spread of the deadly bug.

Black Lives Matter movement with a powerful video calling for everyone to speak up. Honey Joseph, 20, posted a video to her Facebook encouraging her white friends to engage with the movement and said "silence is so loud right now." The video, which has now racked up over 17,000 views, was in response to the tragic death of George Floyd, 46, who was killed after a police officer knelt on his neck for eight and a half minutes in Minneapolis on Monday.

By Jordan Moreau

As the world is gripped by protests over the death of George Floyd, a 6-month-old movie is being seen with new eyes.

A Scots man who was charged in connection with a social media image mocking the death of tragic George Floyd has been released.

By Jordan Moreau

The partner of Sheku Bayoh insists his death in police custody in Scotland draws harrowing parallels with the killing of George Floyd.

With the legacy of systemic racism being on the minds of just about every person in the US right now, due to the brutal killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, it seems like fitting, if not tragic timing for HBO to prepare to release Jordan Peele’s upcoming series, “Lovecraft Country.” READ MORE: Spike Lee Releases A Video Showing How George Floyd Murder Mirrors His Film ‘Do The Right Thing’ As seen in the new teaser trailer for “Lovecraft Country,” the series

The death of George Floyd which has triggered protests across the US was “inexcusable”, Boris Johnson has said.