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West Lothian Council reach out to Black Lives Matter
Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.West Lothian Council is carrying out research into the county’s past to work with the Black Lives Matter movement.The movement gained publicity followed the death of George Floyd while being restrained by police officers in the US arlier this year.Protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota, quickly spread around the world.What started as protests against police brutality has quickly developed to focus on wider issues of race and equailty including the legacy of the slave trade, especially in the UK.In a report to the council, executive, equality and diversity officer, Pamela Roccio, said: “The council is keen to understand further the nature of that
