Race

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’

The London born comedian told The Big Issue years of sexist and racist bullying in the UK made her excited to move to America

I couldn’t find a book with a Black British romantic heroine, so I wrote one
Black British fiction

I couldn’t find a book with a Black British romantic heroine, so I wrote one

Growing up surrounded by books, Frances Mensah Williams was always looking for the Black British girl next door, star of her own rom-com. When she found she didn’t exist, she decided to create her

Linton Kwesi Johnson: ‘It wasn’t easy for the Windrush generation’
Letter To My Younger Self

Linton Kwesi Johnson: ‘It wasn’t easy for the Windrush generation’

Linton Kwesi Johnson came to the UK when he was 11, “a peasant boy from Jamaica”. His experiences of everyday racism set him on the path to becoming the renowned poet he is today.

David Harewood: ‘I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?’
drama

David Harewood: ‘I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?’

David Harewood: UK off-shored our racism and brutality
race

David Harewood: UK off-shored our racism and brutality

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Forgotten African heroes of the Second World War
first person

Forgotten African heroes of the Second World War

Jon Snow: ‘It was wonderful to talk to Nelson Mandela’
Letter to my Younger Self

Jon Snow: ‘It was wonderful to talk to Nelson Mandela’

In The Strays, horror confronts code-switching, class and the Black British experience
Horror

In The Strays, horror confronts code-switching, class and the Black British experience

The UK has 2,500 museums, but not one dedicated to Black British history. That could soon change
History

The UK has 2,500 museums, but not one dedicated to Black British history. That could soon change

Karla-Simone Spence: The Confessions of Frannie Langton ‘is as dark as it can get’
tv interview

Karla-Simone Spence: The Confessions of Frannie Langton ‘is as dark as it can get’

Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrence explain the ‘gross injustice’ of new film The Silent Twins
The Silent Twins

Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrence explain the ‘gross injustice’ of new film The Silent Twins

Doreen Lawrence: ‘I put my pain to the back of my mind when Stephen died’
Letter to my younger self

Doreen Lawrence: ‘I put my pain to the back of my mind when Stephen died’

Identitti review: A highly original take on the perils of idolising your heroes
review

Identitti review: A highly original take on the perils of idolising your heroes

Motsi Mabuse: ‘I don’t like dance competitions. I have a real anxiety about them now’
Letter to my Younger Self

Motsi Mabuse: ‘I don’t like dance competitions. I have a real anxiety about them now’

Top 5 books about dual heritage, chosen by Eva Verde
Top 5 books

Top 5 books about dual heritage, chosen by Eva Verde

Sandra Newman’s The Men: A crunchy and compelling dystopia
Book reviews

Sandra Newman’s The Men: A crunchy and compelling dystopia

Top 5 books about multicultural London, chosen by Ania Bas
Top 5 books

Top 5 books about multicultural London, chosen by Ania Bas

Alison Hammond: ‘I knew very little about my own Black history in Britain’
Letter To My Younger Self

Alison Hammond: ‘I knew very little about my own Black history in Britain’

Kurt Zouma has the country facing an uncomfortable question: Do Britons think cats’ lives matter more than Black lives?
Dr Paul Ian Campbell

Kurt Zouma has the country facing an uncomfortable question: Do Britons think cats’ lives matter more than Black lives?

Hollywood mourns Sir Sidney Poitier, ground-breaking Black actor and activist who has died at 94
Film

Hollywood mourns Sir Sidney Poitier, ground-breaking Black actor and activist who has died at 94

David Harewood on 2021: ‘The Sewell Report was a kick in the teeth to a lot of Black people’
David Harewood

David Harewood on 2021: ‘The Sewell Report was a kick in the teeth to a lot of Black people’

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Ruth Negga on Passing: ‘We need to address issues that people are frightened of’
Netflix

Ruth Negga on Passing: ‘We need to address issues that people are frightened of’

Nova Reid: ‘Being anti-racist is confronting and will feel uncomfortable’
Books

Nova Reid: ‘Being anti-racist is confronting and will feel uncomfortable’

Naga Munchetty: ‘Immigrant families have to be that bit better’
TV

Naga Munchetty: ‘Immigrant families have to be that bit better’

Rachel Riley: ‘Every country is going to benefit from a strong opposition’
Politics

Rachel Riley: ‘Every country is going to benefit from a strong opposition’