Racism

Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty
TV

Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty

‘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

The debris of history surrounds us. So why are we still making the same mistakes?
John Bird

The debris of history surrounds us. So why are we still making the same mistakes?

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

Barrel Children: The kids left behind by Windrush
Sam Delaney

Barrel Children: The kids left behind by Windrush

‘I felt so powerful’: Jen Reid on inspiring the next generation after Bristol protests
interview

‘I felt so powerful’: Jen Reid on inspiring the next generation after Bristol protests

Gina Yashere: For UK Black comics it’s a nightclub policy – ‘one in, one out’
racism

Gina Yashere: For UK Black comics it’s a nightclub policy – ‘one in, one out’

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The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Education
Changemakers 2023

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Education

The NHS staffing crisis won’t be fixed until it solves its problem with racism
Kate Osamor

The NHS staffing crisis won’t be fixed until it solves its problem with racism

Black and minoritised ethnic communities at disproportionate risk of homelessness in the UK
Homelessness

Black and minoritised ethnic communities at disproportionate risk of homelessness in the UK

Doreen Lawrence says the UK justice system ‘degrades’ the Black community
Racism

Doreen Lawrence says the UK justice system ‘degrades’ the Black community