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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Michigan Dominates Michigan State, Clinches Crucial Win

Michigan emerged victorious against Michigan State, securing a 24-17 victory in a thrilling contest. Colston Loveland's two touchdown passes and a 2-point conversion proved to be the game-changing plays, helping the Wolverines secure their first win in two games. Despite trailing 7-0 early in the first half, Michigan staged a remarkable comeback, culminating in a dramatic 2-point conversion with only …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

British brie: Can a tiny Suffolk farm beat the French?

The Independent

Little under 10 years ago, at a preview for the Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival, dairy farmers Jonny and Dulcie Crickmore were introducing greedy types to their new cheese. It’s pretty crazy,” Jonny says, having just won Fine Food Digest’s “Best British Cheese” for the second year in a row. But yes, often they’ll buy it and say, ‘wow, this …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Colston Loveland thrives at Michigan, confident the Big Ten is the place to be for tight ends

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I was a little bit too big for receiver,” Loveland said, “so my junior year I started putting my hand in the dirt and playing more tight end.” His profile only grew from there. “Michigan and Iowa, those are the two schools that come to mind …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Michigan football camp: What I’m hearing 2 weeks before the Wolverines’ opener

New York Times

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Ten things I’m hearing as Michigan enters its final week of preseason camp … 1. “I had seen him on tape and whatnot, but I didn’t know really how great of a player he is,” said tight end AJ Barner, who transferred to Michigan from Indiana. One question for Michigan’s receiving corps is whether players like …

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2 years ago

How Michigan’s Colston Loveland went from Gooding, Idaho, to just plain good

New York Times

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Tucked away in the arid terrain of southern Idaho, the town of Gooding has about 3,500 residents, a McDonald’s, an annual rodeo and an exceptionally large cheese factory. “If you’re going to Gooding, it’s because you have a reason to go to Gooding,” said Cameron Andersen, who spent 13 years coaching football at Gooding High School. …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Colston statue trial verdict a ‘milestone’ in history – David Olusoga

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A jury’s decision to clear …

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2 years, 11 months ago

4 acquitted in toppling of British slave trader statue

Associated Press

LONDON — Four anti-racism demonstrators were cleared Wednesday of criminal damage in the toppling of a statue of a 17th-century slave trader during a Black Lives Matter protest in southwestern England. Loud cheers rang out from a packed public gallery at Bristol Crown Court as a jury acquitted Rhian Graham, 30, Milo Ponsford, 26, and Sage Willoughby, 22, and Jake …

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3 years ago

Edward Colston ‘sentenced to death’ as statue thrown in harbour, court told

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Skuse said he had never …

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3 years ago

Banksy creates T-shirt to help statue-toppling defendants

Associated Press

LONDON — Hundreds of people lined up Saturday in the English city of Bristol to get the latest work by elusive street artist Banksy — a T-shirt created to help four defendants charged over the toppling of a local statue of a slave trader. The gray shirt features the word Bristol above the empty plinth on which the statue of …

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3 years ago

All in the name: UK school to end 311-year slave trader link

Associated Press

LONDON — First his statue met a watery end during last year’s Black Lives Matter protests. Colston, who was born in 1636 to a wealthy merchant family, became prominently involved in England’s sole official slaving company at the time, the Royal African Company, and Bristol was at the heart of it. Colston has been a figure of huge controversy in …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Edward Colston: Slave trader statue toppled by BLM protesters to go in display in Bristol museum

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Bristol’s mayor Marvin Rees said: “June 7 2020 is undoubtedly a significant day in …

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4 years ago

Four Charged for Tearing Down Slave Trader Statue in Black Lives Matter Protest in UK's Bristol

News 18

Four people have been charged with criminal damage in connection with the toppling of a statue of a 17th-century British slave trader, state prosecutors said on Wednesday. The bronze statue of Edward Colston, a former top official in the Royal African Company, was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest on June 7. In September, Bristol’s Colston Hall arts …

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4 years ago

Four charged over toppling of UK slave trader statue in Bristol

Al Jazeera

Charges of criminal damage have been brought over the toppling of a statue of 17th-century British slave trader Edward Colston. Four people have been charged with criminal damage in connection with the toppling of a statue of a 17th-century British slave trader, prosecutors have said. The bronze statue of Edward Colston, a former top official in the Royal African Company, …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Colonial Countryside: Facing up to Britain’s murky past

BBC

Colonial Countryside: Facing up to Britain’s murky past National Trust Images/Arnhel de Serra A new project shines a light on a hidden history, offering an alternative view of the British countryside, writes Rahul Verma. In 1993, then Prime Minister John Major, in a speech making the case for Britain being at the heart of Europe, famously said, “Fifty years from …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Commentary: Goodbye, guy on a horse. A new wave of monument design is changing how we honor history

LA Times

“A Surge of Power 2020” by British artist Marc Quinn. “The incident at Sleepy Lagoon is born from a series of interrelated events,” says Romo, who, like De la Loza, also creates work that engages the history of Los Angeles. Price, who is currently finishing a commissioned bronze statue of a Black “everywoman” that will be erected in east London, …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Edward Colston’s statue stood for 125 years. The Black Lives Matter statue that replaced it stood for about 25 hours

CNN

London CNN — A statue of a Black Lives Matter protester in Bristol, England, secretly installed overnight on the plinth where a monument to a slave trader had previously stood, has been removed by the local authority. British artist Marc Quinn erected a sculpture of activist Jen Reid in the early hours of Wednesday morning, weeks after protesters tore down …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Black Lives Matter statue removed from UK city

India TV News

A sculpture of a Black Lives Matter protester in the UK's Bristol city was removed on Thursday from the plinth where a statue of slave trader Edward Colston once stood. The black resin statue of Reid, called "A Surge of Power", was created by artist Marc Quinn and designed to be a temporary installation to continue the conversation about racism. …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Artist replaces slave trader statue with one of a Black Lives Matter protester

CNN

CNN — Last month, Black Lives Matter demonstrators in Bristol, UK, made headlines around the world when they toppled a statue of 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston and dumped it into the River Avon. Marc Quinn studio “My friend … showed me a picture on Instagram of Jen standing on the plinth in Bristol with her fist in a Black …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Child slave’s grave vandalised in apparent revenge attack for Colston statue

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two headstones marking the grave …

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Michigan Dominates Michigan State, Clinches Crucial Win

British brie: Can a tiny Suffolk farm beat the French?

Colston Loveland thrives at Michigan, confident the Big Ten is the place to be for tight ends

Michigan football camp: What I’m hearing 2 weeks before the Wolverines’ opener

How Michigan’s Colston Loveland went from Gooding, Idaho, to just plain good

Colston statue trial verdict a ‘milestone’ in history – David Olusoga

4 acquitted in toppling of British slave trader statue

Edward Colston ‘sentenced to death’ as statue thrown in harbour, court told

Banksy creates T-shirt to help statue-toppling defendants

All in the name: UK school to end 311-year slave trader link

Edward Colston: Slave trader statue toppled by BLM protesters to go in display in Bristol museum

Four Charged for Tearing Down Slave Trader Statue in Black Lives Matter Protest in UK's Bristol

Four charged over toppling of UK slave trader statue in Bristol

Colonial Countryside: Facing up to Britain’s murky past

Commentary: Goodbye, guy on a horse. A new wave of monument design is changing how we honor history

Edward Colston’s statue stood for 125 years. The Black Lives Matter statue that replaced it stood for about 25 hours

Black Lives Matter statue removed from UK city

Artist replaces slave trader statue with one of a Black Lives Matter protester

Child slave’s grave vandalised in apparent revenge attack for Colston statue