Mainstream Brazilian cinema has a representation problem when it comes to its Black population. However, as Marry Ferreira discusses, young people who do not identify with what is presented on screen are forging their own independent projects which are rising against the hegemonic discourse The Brazil of the movie screens is a predominantly white country. Research published… Read More
We Are Black Journos: we do exist!
Hannah from We Are Black Journos shares photos from their launch night and discusses their mission to connect Black Journalists and create a new community. We Are Black Journos is a platform bringing together Black British journalists and broadcasters, and creating a safe networking space where we can connect and learn from each other, and… Read More
Why Barack is black and Meghan is biracial
Olivia Woldemikael discusses the differences in how Megan Markle and Barack Obama present themselves racially and asks what it means for blackness as an identity Read More
It’s time to debunk the effort to control ‘dangerous’ black and brown minds
Asim Qureshi explores the similarities between Britain’s PREVENT programme and how a state matrix profiles young black lives to ‘prevent gang crime’ Read More
Foster families who ignore race are participating in a pernicious form of racism
Derek Owusu draws on personal experiences to argue that there needs to be more education about the needs of black children when being fostered Read More
Black, gay and proud
Dr. Verity Sullivan hears from Phil about the challenges of being black and gay Read More
Silence isn’t good enough, we need better sex education
Ruvimbo Maria Kuuzabuwe discusses the need for better sex education at home and at school Read More
How black sports stars are risen to be dropped from a height
by Ahmed Olayinka Sule On 29 April 2017, Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua defeated Wladimir Klitschko by a technical knockout in front of an audience of 90,000 to become the IBF, WBA and IBO World Heavyweight Champion. As a result of his victory, Joshua, a hugely talented athlete, has now become one of the most popular… Read More
As a Mixed-Race Woman, in the Game of Racial Top Trumps My Blackness Always Wins
Shifting race: how language fails the ‘mixed-race’ experience by Varaidzo The idea of ‘race’ has no fixed definition considering the term has no biological basis. Yet all of us from minority backgrounds know what it is to be racialised, to be lumped together into a group with others who share our physical attributes, for this… Read More
It’s Time to Talk About Black Tudors
by Rowena Mondiwa A criminally neglected part of British history is the true scope of the African diaspora in Britain that reaches as far back as Renaissance Europe. A new book by Onyeka Nubia seeks to rectify the problem, examining the lives of the thousands of blacks that lived in the UK in Tudor times.… Read More
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