At the start of Black History Month, Nels Abbey argues that white depictions of Jesus are an import tool for white supremacy. Read More
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White Christ Must Fall
We need to ensure the legacy of black and brown cultural activism
Black and brown artists have always given us that power to resist, but we need to work together to maintain their legacy writes Nusrat Faizullah Read More
Palestinians must be able to speak their truth
Media Diversified joins 83 migrant and BAME groups to voice concerns that the IHRA definition on anti-Semitism may restrict the right of Palestinians to describe their recent history Read More
Windrush and migration stories must become part of a national narrative of Britain | Windrush 70th Anniversary series
Patrick Vernon describes the need to include Windrush stories in our public imagination of how modern Britain was built in the third article in a series curated for Windrush Day by Kiri Kankhwende Read More
Black histories aren’t all urban: tales from the West Country
From slavery to African American WW2 GIs, Louisa Adjoa Parker delves into black histories from South West England
100 Great Black Britons relaunches for 2017
On the 30th anniversary of Black History Month, Patrick Vernon talks about why he’s relaunching the campaign and explains how to nominate Read More
‘What’s the word p*ki between friends?’
Ciaran Thapar discusses his experiences of racism and the slur ‘p*ki’ Read More
Denial, shame and the Armenian Genocide
by Robert Kazandjian The identity I was constructing for myself collapsed around my L.A-Gear-clad feet when I was six or seven. My friend Kirilos arrived from Sudan, and joined our school. The teacher, encouraged by my proud declarations of Egyptian heritage, told me to speak ‘your language’ with him. ‘Parev, inch’pes es?’ (Hello, how are… Read More
How should we teach children about contested histories?
by Farah Elahi In recent years, there have been numerous campaigns for the inclusion of marginalised histories in the national curriculum. These campaigns have been successful in retaining key black British figures such as Mary Seacole and Olaudah Equiano in history lessons. However, inclusion is not enough. We must go further, ensuring that these stories… Read More
Claudia Roden: the Egyptian cook in exile who brought hummus to the UK
by Henna Zamurd-Butt This article is based on a lecture delivered by Claudia Roden at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London on 8th February 2017 as part of the university’s Centenary celebrations. There are some cooks who wordlessly lift their inspirations from cultures near and far, and others captivated by the alchemy… Read More
