Racism

Why we need a new commission on the future of multicultural Britain
Kieran Connell

Why we need a new commission on the future of multicultural Britain

It’s a quarter of a century since New Labour’s commission on the future of multicultural Britain. As Keir Starmer calls for pride, it’s time to take another look at British diversity

Inside the mission to make Cumbria the first anti-racist county in the UK
Racism

Inside the mission to make Cumbria the first anti-racist county in the UK

The Big Issue meets the people who believe that Cumbria – which has a population which is 95% white – could be the first truly anti-racist county in the UK

Black History Month is even more important in frightening times of racist violence
Dahaba Ali Hussen

Black History Month is even more important in frightening times of racist violence

Dahaba Ali Hussen, a journalist and broadcaster, writes about how crucial it is that we celebrate Black History Month amid the rise of racist violence in the UK

Letters: If it was about national pride, the England flags would’ve been flying a long time ago
Letters

Letters: If it was about national pride, the England flags would’ve been flying a long time ago

From Southport to Epping, social media’s failure to act is fuelling racist violence
Naema Malik

From Southport to Epping, social media’s failure to act is fuelling racist violence

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We need to stop turning on migrants and understand where the real power and blame lies
Dr Shabna Begum

We need to stop turning on migrants and understand where the real power and blame lies

Racism is hardwired into our housing system – trust me, I know
Kim Johnson MP

Racism is hardwired into our housing system – trust me, I know

Letters: Immigration is good for a country
Letters

Letters: Immigration is good for a country

Asylum hotel protests aren’t ‘legitimate concerns’. They’re a failure to combat far-right narratives
Griff Ferris and Sadaf Ahmed

Asylum hotel protests aren’t ‘legitimate concerns’. They’re a failure to combat far-right narratives

Comedian Hasan Al-Habib: ‘We need to talk about white privilege’
Hasan Al-Abib

Comedian Hasan Al-Habib: ‘We need to talk about white privilege’

I spent a year undercover as a far-right activist. Here’s seven things I learned
Far right

I spent a year undercover as a far-right activist. Here’s seven things I learned

Football has a racism problem. But England wouldn’t be in the Euro final without women of colour
Football

Football has a racism problem. But England wouldn’t be in the Euro final without women of colour

Black and minority households ‘forced to cut their hair and hide their accents’ to get social housing
Racism

Black and minority households ‘forced to cut their hair and hide their accents’ to get social housing

George Floyd, five years later: Has anything really changed?
Black Lives Matter

George Floyd, five years later: Has anything really changed?

The far-right’s resurgence was only a matter of time after Black Lives Matter
Dr Aaron Winter

The far-right’s resurgence was only a matter of time after Black Lives Matter

Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?
Working class

Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?

I’m a clinical psychologist. I know just how badly racism is damaging children’s mental health
Sanah Ahsan

I’m a clinical psychologist. I know just how badly racism is damaging children’s mental health

Covid exposed the brutal realities of UK health inequality – has anything really changed?
Five years since the pandemic

Covid exposed the brutal realities of UK health inequality – has anything really changed?

If we want Britain to be healthier we must address structural racism
Stephen Walcott

If we want Britain to be healthier we must address structural racism

Sam Kerr’s arrest highlights the white supremacy, racism and misogyny of British policing 
Amanda Porter

Sam Kerr’s arrest highlights the white supremacy, racism and misogyny of British policing 

Is UK’s housing system racist? Calls for inquiry as study reveals ethnic minorities pay more for less
Racism

Is UK’s housing system racist? Calls for inquiry as study reveals ethnic minorities pay more for less

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The root causes of the UK’s racist riots remain. The government must be brave and destroy them
Tim Naor Hilton

The root causes of the UK’s racist riots remain. The government must be brave and destroy them

Elon Musk fanned the UK riots. Now he’s trying to reshape British politics
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Elon Musk fanned the UK riots. Now he’s trying to reshape British politics

Enslaved Africans put the ‘great’ in Great Britain. We must give them long overdue remembrance
Oku Ekpenyon

Enslaved Africans put the ‘great’ in Great Britain. We must give them long overdue remembrance

Ground by Jadelin Gangbo review – hope for healing amid the wreckage
Books

Ground by Jadelin Gangbo review – hope for healing amid the wreckage