What a brilliant day. Thanks to all the teachers from the LiFE Multi-Academy Trust schools in Leicestershire who attended our Teaching to Transform workshop at the Stephen Lawrence Research Centre last week. Your input to the conversation about racial literacy in schools was invaluable.

Just before the Stephen Lawrence Research Centre Annual Lecture 2025, our keynote speaker Keir Monteith KC and panel member Ade Adedeji spoke to the Guardian about the journey to the quashing of his sentence after serving three years for a crime he did not commit. Read more here 👇

Thank you to everyone who attended our annual lecture 2025. It was an honor to host such an inspirational event. We’d love to hear your thoughts!

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Dozens of families join plan for class action over UK police contact deaths Lawsuit would be first of its kind against police officers, police chiefs and government departments More than 100 relatives of people who have died after contact with the police in the UK since 1971 have joined plans for a class action lawsuit in pursuit of compensation and justice. The plan for group legal action was announced at the People’s Tribunal on Police Killings, a two-day event in which bereaved families presented evidence to a panel of international experts on how their relatives died and the long-term impact this has had on them. Continue reading...

Dozens of families join plan for class action over UK police contact deaths

Manchester 21-year-old’s conviction quashed after rap video evidence refuted Sentences of two co-appellants reduced after they were condemned by community groups as racist and unfair

'Manchester 21-year old's conviction quashed after rap video evidence refuted'🔔 Read more about the work of Keir Monteith KC and book your free ticket to hear him talk at the Stephen Lawrence Research Centre Annual Lecture on April 29. 👉 bit.ly/3R3BrCa

The Police Know Nothing About Drill – and 7 Black Men Remain in Prison As a Result | Novara Media Despite one overturned conviction, seven of the Manchester 10 remain in prison for a murder none of them committed. Ed Gillett reports on the dangerous consequences of police ignorance.

Mistaken identity, dubious "gang" evidence and “breathtaking cultural ignorance” about drill led to the wrongful conviction of Ademola Adedeji. Why are seven other young men still behind bars? I’ve written about the Manchester 10 for Novara Media: novaramedia.com/2025/01/29/t...

Court of Appeal quashes conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm conviction of aspiring law student who spoke in Parliament | Garden Court Chambers Keir Monteith KC and Audrey Cherryl Mogan of Garden Court Chambers represented Ademola Adedeji, instructed by Zachary Whyte and Ruby Breward of Sperrin Law.

Keir Monteith KC of @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social 🖨️

We are delighted to announce the speaker at this year’s free #SLRC Annual Lecture will be Keir Monteith KC exploring 'The Use of Music in the Criminalisation of Young Black People'. Join us at DMU on Tuesday 29 April 6pm, to discuss this highly topical national issue 👉 bit.ly/3R3BrCa #blacksky #uk