Black Lives Matter

Black and white image of a group of people at First Day of Mourning in 1930s Australia. holding protest signs reading 'Aborigines claim citizen rights' and 'Aborigines conference, day of morning, Aborigines only.' From the left is William Ferguson, Jack Kinchela, Isaac Ingram, Doris Williams, Esther Ingram, Arthur Williams, Phillip Ingram, Louisa Agnes Ingram OAM holding daughter Olive Ingram, and Jack Patton.

NAIDOC Week’s Largely Unknown Radical History

NAIDOC week has its roots in Aboriginal activism, protest and resistance.
06/07/2021

'Thoughts I Had While Waking Up To The US Capitol Under Siege'

TFW you wake up in Australia to the news that pro-Trump supporters are storming the Capitol Building.
07/01/2021

The Supreme Court Granted Protection Of The Djab Wurrung Sacred Trees Until February 2021, But The Fight Goes On

Thanks to Djab Wurrung traditional owner Marjorie Thorpe, The Victorian Supreme Court has ruled that protection of sacred Djab Wurrung trees be granted until the matter goes to trial in February 2021.
04/12/2020

Jeffree Star’s Boyfriend Has Allegedly Robbed Him, According To Jeffree Star

Here we go again.
02/10/2020

Sims 4 Has Decided To Cater To Non-White Skin Tones, Six Years After It Launched

This should've happened a long time ago.
25/09/2020

Actor Meyne Wyatt Just Became The First Indigenous Winner in the Archibald Prize's 99-year history

He was awarded the 2020 Archibald Packing Room Prize for his powerful self-portrait.
18/09/2020

The Oscars' New Diversity Initiative Is A Great Step Forward. Here's Why It Could Never Happen Here.

The Oscars' new diversity initiative is huge step forward. And it leaves Australia even further behind.
11/09/2020

Host Keke Palmer Calls Out Police Brutality & Injustice In Her MTV VMAs Opening Speech

Our 2020 VMAs host Keke Palmer called for change during her opening speech of the awards show.
01/09/2020

The Weeknd Used His VMA Video Of The Year Acceptance Speech To Support The Black Lives Matter Movement

The Weeknd called for "Justice for Breonna Taylor", in his 2020 VMAs acceptance speech for the 'Video Of The Year' award.
01/09/2020

Taylor Swift Faces Backlash After Some Allege She Copied A Black Business Owner’s Logo For ‘folklore’ Merch

She's since pulled the merch.
31/07/2020

Six Protestors Have Been Arrested At Black Lives Matter Rally In Sydney

The footage is quite intense.
29/07/2020