Ridley Road: the BBC’s new anti-fascist thriller set in swinging sixties London
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Life
17 UK anti-racism charities and organisations to support now and forever
Looking for a way to be a better ally this Black History Month? Start here.
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- Lauren Geall
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Life
Our reaction to the Breonna Taylor verdict shows us the fight is far from over
Protestors have taken to the street in Louisville, Kentucky after it was announced no-one would be charged with her death.
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- Lauren Geall
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Entertainment
“Why I find Lovecraft Country's depiction of white privilege chillingly accurate”
It's a scary watch and not because of the monsters...
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- Victoria Sanusi
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Celebrity
Why we mustn’t ignore Gabrielle Union’s “heartbreaking” AGT experience
“That whole [America’s Got Talent] process was really brutal.”
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- Kayleigh Dray
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- Habiba Katsha
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“Why filters on dating apps make Black women like me feel safer online”
One writer explores the benefit of Hinge's new race filters.
People
Octavia Spencer says it’s time for Hollywood to tell “new and fresh stories”
“It’s important to be seen and heard.”
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- Lauren Geall
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Opinion
“I’ve lost count of the times I’ve been asked where I’m ‘really’ from”
Anita Ghosh writes candidly about being mixed-race.
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- Anita Ghosh
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Opinion
“Comparing the struggles Black and Jewish people face does nothing when it comes to tackling racism”
As a Black and Jewish woman, I feel frustrated and apprehensive when my identities are pitted up against each other.
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- Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
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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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Beauty
Netflix’s Indian Matchmaking highlights a very big problem with South Asian culture
The show has received backlash for depicting "blatant colourism".
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- Hanna Ibraheem
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Life
The viral chain tweet we need to pay attention to
You will almost definitely have seen this post in your Twitter feed. Please do not ignore it.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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- Kayleigh Dray
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We need to talk about the Jen Reid statue
Stylist turns the spotlight on the activist who inspired Bristol’s A Surge of Power.
People
Munroe Bergdorf on what has made the current anti-racism movement so powerful
“We’re not speaking about awareness, we’re speaking about action.”
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- Lauren Geall
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People
Beyoncé calls for justice in moving open letter about Breonna Taylor
“[You must] demonstrate the value of a Black woman’s life,” she writes.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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People
Sugababes’ Keisha Buchanan on what it’s like to be the only black woman in a band
“I wasn’t allowed to be upset, I wasn’t allowed to have an opinion.”
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- Kayleigh Dray
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People
Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, and Michelle Obama join forces to rally and inspire young people
“We won’t solve anything if we’re only willing to do what’s easiest.”
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- Kayleigh Dray
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People
Leigh-Anne Pinnock speaks openly about her experiences of racism in an emotional new video
“Too often black people are reminded how far we have come as opposed to how far we can go.”
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- Lauren Geall
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Over a million people have signed the ‘Justice for Belly Mujinga’ petition
Belly Mujinga died of Covid-19 after she was spat on at work at London’s Victoria station.
People
Meghan Markle responds to George Floyd’s killing in a powerful new address
The Duchess of Sussex reflected on recent events in an address to students at her former school.
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- Lauren Geall
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