August 2016 ‘One day the chains will be broken’

Marcia Rigg, whose brother Sean died in Brixton police station in 2008, and writer and activist Wail Qasim tell the Guardian’s Owen Jones why a Black Lives Matter movement is necessary in the UK and what they hope to achieve. View the full interview below.

August 5th 2016 BLM UK #SHUTDOWN

On 5th Agust 2016, UKBLM called a nationwide ‪#Shutdown: 05.08.16. #Shutdown racism. #Shutdown violence. #Shutdown borders. ‪#BlackLivesMatter. Catch the highlights below.

August 5th 2016 #Shutdown of M4, A45 & Notts City Centre

UK Black Lives Matter activists blocked off the M4 towards Heathrow airport, A45 approach to Birmingham City Airport and the tram routes in Nottingham city centre. This was to protest at deaths in police custody and the racist policing of borders. Learn more about the shutdown here.