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People
How to be an anti-racist ally in every area of your life
Sophie Williams (@officialmillennialblack) guides you through the most important steps to remember
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- Alice Porter
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Books
Why trying to ‘make the most of a bad situation’ isn’t always the answer
Read an extract from Beronda L. Montgomery’s new book Lessons From Plants.
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- Beronda L. Montgomery
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Podcasts
How to reframe the feeling that you’ve “lost a year” to the pandemic
This podcast is super helpful.
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- Hollie Richardson
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Women
The Women’s Marches aren’t happening in 2021 – here’s what to expect instead
The Global Count is a digital initiative designed to amplify the voices of women around the world.
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- Moya Crockett
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- Jazmin Kopotsha
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The true story of the Mangrove Nine is the best (and most impactful) thing on TV
Re-telling the forgotten history behind Steve McQueen's Mangrove
Politics
“If Biden wins, we can't stop fighting and if Trump wins, we must stay hopeful”
A young Black activist in the US looks ahead to the results of this year's polarising presidential election and says her work must continue no matter who wins.
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- Olivia Pace
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People
Black British activists share their hopes for the future
Spotlighting the leading voices for change with some wise words for a better future
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- Victoria Sanusi
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Politics
This how you can help the #EndSARS movement from the UK
Everything you need to know about what's going on in Nigeria.
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- Lauren Geall
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People
Hope, positivity and power: “What I learned when I met Black Lives Matter’s Alicia Garza”
Stylist magazine's guest editor and Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza on what drives her to keep going.
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- Jazmin Kopotsha
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Health
“I’m a Black breast cancer survivor – this is why I’m campaigning for more support”
Leanne Pero was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 30.
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- Hollie Richardson
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People
Meet the woman giving mental health a voice in Nigeria
Nigeria hasn’t had a new piece of mental health legislation since 1958. Hauwa Ojeifo wants to change that.
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- Lauren Geall
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- Lauren Geall
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Gina Miller says fundraising sites should face tighter regulation after “Kill Gina Miller” scandal
Her calls come after a fundraiser seeking £10,000 to hire a hitman to kill the political activist was left live for five months.
People
Viola Davis beautifully explains why she has bought a former slave plantation
“It is the birthplace of my story.”
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Long Reads
How hashtags have played a crucial role in Black women’s activism online
Black women are using hashtags to call for equality and expose injustices on social media, now I am doing the same
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- Rene Germain
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Life
The situation in Lebanon requires action beyond our Twitter feeds
Years of tragedy in Syria, Palestine and Algeria prove that those well intentioned “thoughts and prayers” will only go so far. It’s time to do more.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Life
The real story behind those black-and-white selfies on Instagram
Read this before you jump on that ‘Challenge Accepted’ bandwagon.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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People
We need to talk about the Jen Reid statue
Stylist turns the spotlight on the activist who inspired Bristol’s A Surge of Power.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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People
Meghan Markle discusses the “discomfort” we need to experience right now
She took part in a video call with her husband Harry.
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- Hollie Richardson
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- Lauren Geall
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What’s it going to take to build a better world after coronavirus?
Activists Vanessa Nakate, Trisha Shetty and Amika George discuss how we can create a ‘new normal’ which works for everyone.
People
Malala Yousafzai just celebrated her graduation in a very relatable way
Huge congratulations!
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- Hollie Richardson
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