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Members of Black Lives Matter sit on the ground to halt the Toronto Pride Parade in July 2016. The activists wanted the Pride organization to answer for what BLM described as "anti-blackness." ( Mark Blinch / THE CANADIAN PRESS )

By Alanna RizzaStaff Reporter

Fri., June 2, 2017

Black Lives Matter Toronto, the group that was largely instrumental in minimizing police participation in this years Toronto Pride Parade, will not be marching in the parade, organizers say.

Pride spokesperson Ryan Connelly has confirmed BLM missed the May 20 deadline to register, indicating they will not be participating in the parade. BLM is also not listed on the Pride websites list of registered participants.

BLM have not yet confirmed their position, but told the Star they will release a statement via social media in the coming days.

Last year, members of Black Lives Matter Toronto staged a sit-in during the parade and refused to move unless then-Pride executive director Mathieu Chantelois signed a list of their demands.

One of the demands was that Pride limit police participation in future parades.

Chantelois signed the list and the parade carried on, later telling the media he only signed the list of demands so he could get the parade moving again.

The sit-in resulted in hate mail against the activist group.

I think that is testament to why we had to create an intervention into Pride in the first place, Janaya Khan, a co-founder of the group, said at the time.

Last month, Pride Toronto issued a statement saying police could only march in this years parade if they wore civilian clothing, and did not have vehicles or visible weapons. The parade is scheduled for June 25.

Toronto city councillor John Campbell then attempted to suspend the citys annual grant to Pride, but the vote failed on May 26.

On Thursday, a Pride flag was raised over Toronto police headquarters for the first time in history.

Weve made much progress over the years, but theres a lot of work to be done and its with your support that we will get better, Deputy Chief James Ramer said at the event.

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'Hostile, Separatist and Crazy': Tucker Battles Supporter of 'Blacks-Only' Memorial Day Party

Daily News columnist and Black Lives Matter leader Shaun King announced Tuesday he is boycotting the National Football League for allegedly blacklisting Colin Kaepernick.

Kaepernick, who started a nationwide trend with his controversial decision to kneel during the pre-game national anthem to protest racial injustice in America, has not been signed by an NFL team since he opted out of his contract with the San Francisco 49ers in March.

I cant, in good conscience, support this league, with many of its pro-Trump owners, as it blacklists my friend and brother Colin Kaepernick for taking a silent, peaceful stance against injustice and police brutality in America, King wrote in the Daily News. Its disgusting and has absolutely nothing to do with football and everything to do with penalizing a brilliant young man for the principled stance he took last season.

King said Kaepernick remains unsigned because ofracism, bigotry and discrimination.

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"As a leader in the Black Lives Matter Movement, as a voice in the resistance to Donald Trump, and as a friend of Colin Kaepernick, I cannot, in good conscience, support the NFL any longer. If I did, I'd struggle to look my own son in the eyes or look at myself in the mirror," King concluded.

On "Fox & Friends" this morning, Star Parker, founder and president of The Center for Urban Renewal and Education, argued that NFL teams are staying away fromKaepernick because they don't want to deal with the drama surrounding him.

She said King has a right to boycott the NFL, since we live in a free society.

"However, that said, what we cannot allow to happen is ourselves reduced to mob rule, which is what Black Lives Matter's all about," Parker said. "We battle in the voting booth in a free society."

"Black Lives Matter needs to just get off of the political stage and go about their business [and] lives, and then get out to the polls the next time if they really want Democrats in control."

Watch more above and check out Tucker's must-see interview with a supporter of a Black Lives Matter "blacks-only" Memorial Day party

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A firefighter in Eureka, Calif., has filed a grievance with the Joint Powers Authority, the governing body of the Humboldt Bay Fire agency, after he was forced to remove a Black Lives Matter pin from his uniform shirt.

Matt McFarland is a second-generation firefighter, and he told KRCR that he wore the pin from November until March, when Chief Bill Gillespie ordered him to remove it.

According to Humboldt Bay Fires uniform policy, one pin that is fire-service related and in good taste may be worn.

McFarland said that his pin meets that standard.

My pin is without a doubt related to my service as a firefighter because recent political events have created an environment of heightened fear and anxiety among communities of color, and increased distrust of law enforcement. This sentiment is highly detrimental to our ability, as emergency responders, to do our jobs well, McFarland said.

McFarlands attorney said in a statement that banning the pin creates a significant liability for the department because it constitutes unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.

A public hearing on the grievance will take place Wednesday morning at Eureka City Hall.

McFarland plans to have a press conference directly before the hearing.

Read more at KRCR.

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