Football Lads Alliance – I Am Birmingham

A man wears as "Black Lives Matter" t-shirt at the Birmingham City FC fans anti-racism march and rally in Birmingham's Victoria Square on 04.07.20

OPINION: Why the Blues anti-racism march in Birmingham must not be underestimated

Guest ContributorJuly 7, 2020July 7, 202001 mins

The significance of Saturday’s demonstration by ex Zulu Warriors and Birmingham City fans in support of Black Lives Matter cannot be underestimated. Flashback to 24 March 2018 and 4,500 supporters of the Football Lads Alliance and the breakaway Democratic Football Lads Alliance, along with Tommy Robinson, amassed in Birmingham in support of the Justice421 campaign.

Birmingham Stand Up To Racism counter protest against FLA march and demonstration in March 2018

20 photos of Brummies standing against racism and hate as FLA descend on city

Staff ReporterMarch 26, 2018March 28, 201801 mins

As a few thousand mostly white men who claim to be “the football family against extremism” descended on Birmingham over the weekend to demonstrate their anti-extremist credentials, merging with several other self-proclaimed “non-racist” groups, regular Brummies who also happen to be football fans (but not so much into racism) decided to stand together to remind everyone that…