Gil Scott/Heron’s stand-up was very funny & always ‘political’
“When I went to see “Jaws”, I identified with the shark. Jaws was the home team. He was in the water. This is where sharks are known to be. You go to the beach, he goes to the supermarket.”
1/. Charlottesville's Jackson Monument was erected 100 years ago in 1921
The erection of the statue coincided with a growth of the KKK
Lynchings were commonplace
In 2017, protests against removing the statue sparked a deadly far-right rally
Today it’s finally being taken down
2/. “The plague of racism is insidious, entering into our minds as smoothly & quietly & invisibly as floating airborne microbes enter into our bodies to find lifelong purchase in our bloodstreams” (Maya Angelou)
Last month, marked the centenary of the Tulsa massacre in Greenwood
1/. DAN WALKER: The guidance says you should choose what to do. What would you do
HELEN WHATELY: I’d choose to follow the guidance
Yet another car crash interview by govt minister, @Helen_Whately unable to say whether she will continue wearing face.
2/. Last year, @Helen_Whately attempted to blame scientists for the govt’s policy of transferring #COVID19 patients from hospitals into care homes without testing