Jamila PereiraMar 211 minBissau, Nha AmorDear Bissau, what happened to you, my beloved? Where's the vigorous motherland of Creole and hippos dancing to Gumbe, I’ve heard...
Tasha JohnsonSep 4, 20217 minThe trials and tribulations of an Olympic athlete: an interview with British Olympian Myrtle AugeeWith the Tokyo Games still fresh in our rear-view mirror, we wanted to know more about the Olympics - is it as stressful as it looks? So…
Abrehet SemraAug 14, 20216 minThe Black Arab Experience: the silenced struggle of our black brothers and sisters overseasIn 2012, the Moroccan government refused to allow the formation of an anti-racism association on the grounds that race is a concept that...
Tasha JohnsonAug 6, 202110 minHow diverse is the British entertainment industry?Though the entertainment industry has certainly come a long way in terms of diversity in the past five years, there is still a lot of...
Mabinty Taylor KamaraJul 30, 20214 minThey took a knee, but where do we stand now?In August 2016, for the first time ever, NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided not to stand for the national anthem and instead sat on th
Abrehet SemraJul 23, 20215 minHow viral African dance trends have helped put Afrobeats on the mapIn the 2021 Grammys, African artists had a lot to celebrate, with Burna Boy's album Twice As Tall (2020) winning a Grammy for Best Global...
Andreia Cruz BorgesJul 17, 20215 minHow the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Final exposed the racism in British FootballAfter the painful year we’ve all had, the Euros 2020 football competition taking place this year was something that many people were...
Abrehet SemraJun 4, 20214 minHow being black and Eritrean triggered an identity crisis during my childhoodThere has never been any point in my life where I’ve felt insecure about my Eritrean identity...
Laura AsprillaApr 23, 20214 minCalling all Africans in the black diaspora: Do you hear the voices of Afrolatinos?In the UK, I found a safer space within the black British community than I did in Latin American society. Not only did the discovery of...
Tanita LewisApr 8, 20214 minThe ‘Race Report’ aims to distract us from organising towards our liberationOn 31st March, the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities published their first report which was met with sheer disbelief and outrage. In
Estelle UbaMar 31, 20217 minSarah Everard’s death is not only a reminder of sexism, it exposes misogynoir tooOn the evening of 3rd March, Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old marketing executive was on her way from a friend’s house in Clapham, south Londo