Race
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2024
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2024
Big Issue books editor Jane Graham’s book of the year is a vividly told tale of sexuality, class and love through the ages
‘Turning trauma into triumph’: This is the truth about growing up Black in the care system
‘Turning trauma into triumph’: This is the truth about growing up Black in the care system
Rap artist Ric Flo and founder of Black Care Experience Judith Denton have written a song, ‘All I Need’, about the realities of growing up Black in the care system
65,000 people facing systemic inequities supported by over £1.8mil of Growth Impact Fund investments
65,000 people facing systemic inequities supported by over £1.8mil of Growth Impact Fund investments
The latest report on Big Issue Invest and UnLtd’s Growth Impact Fund illuminates the scale of its support for underrepresented social entrepreneurs
The Chase’s Paul Sinha: ‘My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage’
The Chase’s Paul Sinha: ‘My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage’
Use money from Brits’ dormant bank accounts to rebuild riot-hit communities, government told
Use money from Brits’ dormant bank accounts to rebuild riot-hit communities, government told
Social media helped the far-right mobilise quickly – but it can also bring the rest of us together
Social media helped the far-right mobilise quickly – but it can also bring the rest of us together
Supacell star Calvin Demba on race, male bravado and breaking the modern superhero formula
Supacell star Calvin Demba on race, male bravado and breaking the modern superhero formula
Top 5 books on Black British history, chosen by children’s author Atinuke
Top 5 books on Black British history, chosen by children’s author Atinuke
Palestine, renting and child poverty: What is – and isn’t – in Labour’s general election manifesto
Palestine, renting and child poverty: What is – and isn’t – in Labour’s general election manifesto
‘The pain was too much’: Black woman says she almost died in childbirth due to ‘racial prejudices’
‘The pain was too much’: Black woman says she almost died in childbirth due to ‘racial prejudices’
Origin review – a genuine, often unsettling cinema outlier
Origin review – a genuine, often unsettling cinema outlier
Ava DuVernay on Origin: ‘I want it to be the kind of film you think about after you’ve left the theatre’
Ava DuVernay on Origin: ‘I want it to be the kind of film you think about after you’ve left the theatre’
Labour’s equal pay plan for ethnic minorities welcome – but campaigners warn it’s no cure-all
Labour’s equal pay plan for ethnic minorities welcome – but campaigners warn it’s no cure-all
American Fiction review – a satirical take on novel writing with Jeffrey Wright
American Fiction review – a satirical take on novel writing with Jeffrey Wright
Gathering: Women of Colour on Nature review – natural highs from our natural world
Gathering: Women of Colour on Nature review – natural highs from our natural world
‘Activism and organising is kinda sexy!’: Colman Domingo on Rustin, Oscar buzz and the Obamas
‘Activism and organising is kinda sexy!’: Colman Domingo on Rustin, Oscar buzz and the Obamas
How The Specials and 2 Tone empowered a generation to believe in a multicultural future
How The Specials and 2 Tone empowered a generation to believe in a multicultural future
Soul II Soul’s Jazzie B: ‘By 16, I had already been stopped by the police 10 times’
Soul II Soul’s Jazzie B: ‘By 16, I had already been stopped by the police 10 times’
Beverley Knight: ‘My young black skin was politicised the day I was born’
Beverley Knight: ‘My young black skin was politicised the day I was born’
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah: ‘Black Lives Matter transformed the world’
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah: ‘Black Lives Matter transformed the world’
Children of Windrush: Mica Paris, Jay Blades, Lenny Henry and more reflect on heritage and identity
Children of Windrush: Mica Paris, Jay Blades, Lenny Henry and more reflect on heritage and identity
Chi-chi Nwanoku: ‘I was not interested in just playing music by our dead white friends’
Chi-chi Nwanoku: ‘I was not interested in just playing music by our dead white friends’
Gina Yashere: For UK Black comics it’s a nightclub policy – ‘one in, one out’
Gina Yashere: For UK Black comics it’s a nightclub policy – ‘one in, one out’
I couldn’t find a book with a Black British romantic heroine, so I wrote one
I couldn’t find a book with a Black British romantic heroine, so I wrote one
Linton Kwesi Johnson: ‘It wasn’t easy for the Windrush generation’
