Black Lives Matter UK
The Briefing Room
BBC
4.8 • 731 Ratings
🗓️ 13 October 2016
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
What does Black Lives Matter stand for in the UK?
In the United States it is a protest movement formed in reaction to the killing of black people by police, and now there are BLM chapters in Birmingham, Nottingham, Manchester and London.
The British organisation's most high profile action so far has been a blockade of airports and major roads - but what are the key issues driving the Black Lives Matter campaign in the UK?
Joining David Aaronovitch in this edition of The Briefing Room are:
Doton Adebayo, journalist and BBC 5 live presenter
Stephen Bush, special correspondent at The New Statesman
Kiri Kankhwende, political commentator for Media Diversified
Researcher: Alex Burton Producer: Joe Kent
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| 0:00.0 | Oh my God, please don't tell me he's dead. |
| 0:04.6 | Please don't tell me my boyfriend just went like that. |
| 0:07.9 | There have been more than 750 fatal police shootings in America this year. |
| 0:13.4 | You may have heard about this one. |
| 0:15.5 | Keep your hands where they are, please. |
| 0:16.6 | Yes, I will, sir. |
| 0:17.6 | I'll keep my hands where they are. |
| 0:20.6 | Please don't tell me this, Lord. Please, Jesus, don't tell me that he's gone. |
| 0:24.7 | Please, officer, don't tell me that you just did this to him. |
| 0:28.0 | In July, Philando Castile was pulled over by police in Minnesota. |
| 0:32.8 | He was shot, and his girlfriend filmed his death on her mobile phone. |
| 0:37.2 | Black-R-Cide! A disproportionate and his girlfriend filmed his death on her mobile phone. |
| 0:45.4 | A disproportionate number of those killed by police in the United States are black. |
| 0:54.0 | And Black Lives Matter has become a rallying cry online and of protesters on streets throughout America. Black Lives Matter also has a British accent. |
| 1:00.0 | Black Lives Matter! |
| 1:02.0 | It has set up in Birmingham, Nottingham, Manchester and London. |
| 1:08.0 | Last month, a group of white Black Lives Matter protesters |
| 1:12.6 | forced City Airport to close. |
| 1:15.6 | But what does Black Lives Matter stand for in the UK? |
| 1:19.6 | Do their arguments stack up and what do they want? |
| 1:23.6 | Join me in the briefing room to find out. |
| 1:34.7 | With me, a BBC journalist Dotten Adabio, |
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