Racism

John David Washington and Danielle Deadwyler: ‘When are Black people not in dire straits?’
Film

John David Washington and Danielle Deadwyler: ‘When are Black people not in dire straits?’

The new film adaptation of August Wilson’s play explores how America is still grappling with the long legacy of slavery

‘Turning trauma into triumph’: This is the truth about growing up Black in the care system
Ric Flo and Judith Denton

‘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

Slavery reparations: A rose-tinted view of empire stops us seeing what we really owe the Caribbean
Eleanor Shearer

Slavery reparations: A rose-tinted view of empire stops us seeing what we really owe the Caribbean

Writer Eleanor Shearer argues that the UK government doesn’t understand why Commonwealth leaders are asking for slavery reparations

To take on racism in the street, we first need to confront it in the state
Dan Davison and Sacha Marten

To take on racism in the street, we first need to confront it in the state

Grenfell survivors faced racism and discrimination in wake of fire, final report confirms
Grenfell Tower

Grenfell survivors faced racism and discrimination in wake of fire, final report confirms

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Would banning the EDL actually work? Here’s how to tackle the far-right ideology behind UK riots
UK riots

Would banning the EDL actually work? Here’s how to tackle the far-right ideology behind UK riots

Enough with ‘legitimate concerns’. There’s a much better way to talk about immigration
Sunder Katwala

Enough with ‘legitimate concerns’. There’s a much better way to talk about immigration

Surge in babies dying before their first birthday, study finds – especially in deprived areas
Health inequality

Surge in babies dying before their first birthday, study finds – especially in deprived areas

Social media helped the far-right mobilise quickly – but it can also bring the rest of us together
UK riots

Social media helped the far-right mobilise quickly – but it can also bring the rest of us together

Our right to housing is dependent on our immigration status – that’s the definition of racism
Homelessness

Our right to housing is dependent on our immigration status – that’s the definition of racism

People of colour bear the brunt of hostile immigration policies – it’s a stain on our conscience
Alba Kapoor and Hannah Marwood

People of colour bear the brunt of hostile immigration policies – it’s a stain on our conscience

Top 5 books on Black British history, chosen by children’s author Atinuke
Books

Top 5 books on Black British history, chosen by children’s author Atinuke

Nigel Farage is like poison – why is he still allowed to set the political agenda? 
Adam Barnett

Nigel Farage is like poison – why is he still allowed to set the political agenda? 

‘The pain was too much’: Black woman says she almost died in childbirth due to ‘racial prejudices’
Health

‘The pain was too much’: Black woman says she almost died in childbirth due to ‘racial prejudices’

Jingoism of Rule, Britannia! has long felt shameful. Is it finally time for BBC Proms to axe it?
Music

Jingoism of Rule, Britannia! has long felt shameful. Is it finally time for BBC Proms to axe it?

Ava DuVernay on Origin: ‘I want it to be the kind of film you think about after you’ve left the theatre’
Interview

Ava DuVernay on Origin: ‘I want it to be the kind of film you think about after you’ve left the theatre’

‘We’re punished for being different’: Black girls excluded from school at double rate of white pupils
Education

‘We’re punished for being different’: Black girls excluded from school at double rate of white pupils

Labour’s equal pay plan for ethnic minorities welcome – but campaigners warn it’s no cure-all
Equal pay

Labour’s equal pay plan for ethnic minorities welcome – but campaigners warn it’s no cure-all

5 books to read about women confronting racism, selected by author and comedian Njambi McGrath
Books

5 books to read about women confronting racism, selected by author and comedian Njambi McGrath

Ethnic minorities are still paid less than white colleagues – and pay parity is long, long overdue
Ethnicity pay gap

Ethnic minorities are still paid less than white colleagues – and pay parity is long, long overdue

‘I was spat on in a gay bar’: How the South Asian diaspora is fighting racism in queer spaces
Racism

‘I was spat on in a gay bar’: How the South Asian diaspora is fighting racism in queer spaces

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Woke or anti-woke? Culture wars are poisoning society and politics, eye-opening study finds
Culture wars

Woke or anti-woke? Culture wars are poisoning society and politics, eye-opening study finds

Football fans are fed up of racism, sexism and homophobia. Here’s how to kick it out for good
Football

Football fans are fed up of racism, sexism and homophobia. Here’s how to kick it out for good

TV historian David Olusoga: ‘My family were driven from our home by the National Front’
Letter to my younger self

TV historian David Olusoga: ‘My family were driven from our home by the National Front’

Dawn Butler: Growing up with four brothers helped me navigate male-dominated Westminster
politics

Dawn Butler: Growing up with four brothers helped me navigate male-dominated Westminster