Black Power is a political slogan and a name for many ideologies that are pro-African-American identity. It is used mainly in the United States. The Black Power movement was created in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Clive Lewis (politician)
Clive Anthony Lewis (born 11 September 1971) is a British Labour politician and journalist. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich South since winning the seat at the 2015 general election.
Lewis was appointed by Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence in June 2016, and later appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in the October 2016 reshuffle.
In December 2019, Lewis announced his candidacy for Leader of the Labour Party in the 2020 leadership election. He dropped out from the race on 13 January 2020.
Lisa Nandy
Lisa Eva Nandy (born 9 August 1979) is a British Labour Party politician. She has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Wigan since 2010. She was Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from September 2015 until June 2016. She became the Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on 5 April 2020.
Nandy ran in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election. Out of three candidates she came in third place and received 79,597 votes, representing 16.2% of the total vote.
A day after the 2020 Labour Party leadership election on 5 April 2020, the winning candidate, Keir Starmer, appointed Nandy in the shadow cabinet in the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Rodney Starmer (born 2 September 1962) is a British politician who has served as leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition since 2020. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras since 2015, having been re-elected in both 2017 and 2019.
Starmer was the Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union in Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet. He was Director of Public Prosecutions and Head of the Crown Prosecution Service from 2008 to 2013.
In January 2020, Starmer announced his candidacy for Labour Leader in the 2020 election. On 4 April 2020, Starmer was elected as leader of the Labour Party and thus Leader of the Opposition. He was elected in the first round of voting with 275,780 votes (56.2%).
Jonathan Ashworth
Jonathan Michael Graham Ashworth (born 14 October 1978) is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician. He has been a Member of Parliament for Leicester South since 2011, and is the current Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
He worked as an adviser to Gordon Brown and head of party relations for Ed Miliband.
Dan Jarvis
Daniel Owen Woolgar Jarvis, (born 30 November 1972) is a British Labour Party politician.
From 1997 to 2011, he was in the Parachute Regiment, before being elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Barnsley Central in a by-election in 2011.
He was elected as Mayor of the Sheffield City Region in 2018.
David Lammy
David Lindon Lammy (born 19 July 1972) is a British Labour Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tottenham since 2000.
Jess Phillips
Jessica Rose Phillips (; born 9 October 1981) is a British Labour Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Yardley since the 2015 general election.
In January 2020, Phillips briefly ran for Leader of the Labour Party in the 2020 leadership election.
Rob Burrow
Robert Geoffrey Burrow (born 26 September 1982) is an English former professional rugby league footballer. He spent 16 years playing for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, before retiring in 2017.
He also played for England and Great Britain. Burrow was known for many years as "the smallest player in Super League". He won a total of 8 Super League championships, two Challenge Cups, been named to the Super League Dream Team on three occasions and won the Harry Sunderland Trophy twice.
In December 2019, Burrow announced that he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
Jason Becker
Jason Eli Becker (born July 22, 1969) is an American musician, songwriter and composer. He is known for his albums "Speed Metal Symphony" in 1987, "Go Off!" in 1988, "Perpetual Burn" in 1988 and "A Little Ain't Enough".
In the 1990s, Becker was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Ezio Bosso
Ezio Bosso (; 13 September 1971 – 15 May 2020) was an Italian composer, classical musician and conductor. He was born in Turin.
On October 30, 2015 his first major studio album, "The 12th Room", was released and peaked at number three on the Italian FIMI albums chart. Bosso has won several awards for his compositions, including the Australian Green Room Award, the Syracuse NY Award and two David di Donatello Awards.
In September 2019 Bosso announced that he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. He died from the disease on 15 May 2020, aged 48.
O. J. Brigance
Orenthial James Brigance (born September 29, 1969) is a former football linebacker. He played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He is the senior advisor to player development for the Baltimore Ravens.
In May 2007, Brigance was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Marián Čišovský
Marián Čišovský (2 November 1979 – 28 June 2020) was a Slovak football defender. He played for Viktoria Plzeň.
On 5 August 2010 he scored the qualification goal in 93rd minute against MyPa in Europa League making it 3–3. Čišovský scored one goal in 2–0 won against Oţelul Galaţi.
In 2011, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He died from the disease on 28 June 2020, aged 40.
Rickey Dixon
Rickey Dixon (December 26, 1966 – August 1, 2020) was an American cornerback and special teams player. He played for the Oklahoma Sooners and later the National Football League’s Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Raiders.
Dixon was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2019.
Dixon was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 2014. He died from the disease on August 1, 2020 in DeSoto, Texas at the age of 53.
Vic Gilliam
Victor S. Gilliam (July 21, 1953 – June 18, 2020) was an American politician and actor. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was in the Oregon House of Representatives from the 18th District from his appointment in January 2007 until his resignation in January 2017.
In November 2015, Gilliam was diagnosed with ALS. He died from the disease in Silverton, Oregon on June 18, 2020 at the age of 66.
Silverton, Oregon
Silverton is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States.
Euan MacDonald
Euan MacDonald MBE is a Scottish businessman. He studied at the University of St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh. MacDonald created The Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research in 2007 in partnership with the University of Edinburgh.
MacDonald was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in October 2003.
In 2013, MacDonald co-founded the disabled access review website, Euan's Guide. In November 2014, MacDonald was named as one of the most influential disabled people in the UK.
Rob Rensenbrink
Pieter Robert ("Rob") Rensenbrink (; 3 July 1947 – 24 January 2020) was a Dutch footballer. He was a member of the Dutch national football team. He reached two World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978. He was also the first winner of the Onze d'Or.
In 2015, Rensenbrink was diagnosed with progressive muscular atrophy. He died on 24 January 2020 from the disease, aged 72.
Luton Shelton
Luton Shelton (11 November 1985 – 22 January 2021) was a Jamaican footballer. He played as a striker or winger. He made his international debut for Jamaica in 2004.
In 2018, it was announced that Shelton has been diagnosed with ALS. He died from problems caused by the disease on 22 January 2021, aged 35.
Paul Shrubb