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Left-wing activists are jealous of the Holocaust and want to replace it with slavery, a leading historian has said.In a speech to the National Conservatism conference in London, David Starkey claimed that groups such as Black Lives Matter were attempting to destroy white culture and do exactly what was done to German culture because of Nazism and the Holocaust.

Boris Johnson reportedly admitted that matters concerning racism are difficult for me in a meeting about a major report into the issue.The former prime minister has come under fire multiple times, including for referring to Black people as piccaninnies and describing them as having watermelon smiles.

A senior UK cabinet minister has said it is perfectly legitimate for England players to take the knee at the World Cup to protest against inequality, emphasising the apparent change in attitude towards the stance by some Conservative politicians.England will take the knee before their match against Iran on Monday, although it is unclear whether Harry Kane will also wear the OneLove rainbow captain's armband in support of LGBTQ+ rights, over concerns this could bring an instant yellow card.

Adidas has withdrawn a request to US authorities to block the Black Lives Matter movement from trademarking a design featuring three parallel stripes.The German sportswear company had said in a filing on Monday that the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation design would create confusion with the famous branding Adidas had been using for more than 70 years.

Sneaker giant Adidas AG has asked the US trademark office to reject an application for a Black Lives Matter trademark featuring three parallel stripes, arguing it could mislead the public.Adidas told the office in a Monday filing that Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Inc's yellow-stripe design would create confusion with its own famous three-stripe mark.

Vintage floral wallpaper, wonky flyposters, green astroturf and brown kraft paper are not the usual backdrop for Pablo Picasso masterpieces.But Paris's Picasso museum has radically reinvented its rooms to win back a younger generation that is shying away from the influential Spanish artist over controversy about his alleged cruel treatment of women and his use of African artefacts.

A one-time payment of $5 million to each eligible Black resident is among recommendations unanimously accepted by San Francisco's Board of Supervisors as part of a draft plan by a panel proposing reparations.The move Tuesday was an intermediate step, with a final report that includes board feedback due in June, the San Francisco African American Reparations Advisory Committee said, and the board set to meet again on the issue in September.

The music world is mourning the passing of Terry Hall, lead singer of the multi-racial ska band The Specials.In the late 1970s and earIy '80s, The Specials shot up the UK charts, notching seven consecutive top 10 singles, including "Ghost Town" and "Too Much Too Young."Hall sang lyrics that conveyed the band's commitment to anti-racism, and to documenting unemployment and urban decay in the early years of the Margaret Thatcher government.

The last thing U.S. players see before taking the field at Al-Gharafa Stadium, the Americans' World Cup training base in Doha, is the slogan "Be the Change" in bold letters on the wall of the tunnel leading from the locker room.The team adopted the motto two years ago, following George Floyd's death under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer and the subsequent rise of the Black Lives Matter movement.

The new chairman of Ofcom has said the broadcasting watchdog does not, and should not regulate the so-called culture wars.But he said his personal opinions would be put to the side in his role as Ofcom chief.In his first major public speech since his appointment to the role in May, Lord Michael Grade stressed Ofcom's independence from personal preference and political pressure.Here, I want to be very clear: Ofcom does not, and should not, regulate the culture wars.Lord Michael Grade has held senior positions at the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 (Peter Byrne/PA) Some try to conscript us to their cause.