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This powerful one-woman play shows how "black revolutionaries don't just drop from the moon"

Published on: 12 June 2019

Written by: Nandini Archer All articles by Nandini Archer

With poetry, music and dance, the new play Woke stages the personal, political awakenings of Assata Shakur and a...

Published in: Transformation

What really happened when Kanye West met Donald Trump?

Published on: 4 December 2018

Written by: Edward Sugden All articles by Edward Sugden

The famous rapper shows how racially-defined but wealthy individuals are used to mask deep structures of oppression.

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

Critical voices in critical times: Fanon, race & politics - an interview with Mireille Fanon-Mendès France (part 1 of 2)

Published on: 11 September 2017

Written by: Linda Herrera All articles by Linda Herrera

Mireille Fanon-Mendès France, activist, scholar, and daughter of Frantz Fanon, talks about the enduring relevance of...

Published in: openDemocracyUK

Taking racism seriously: Islamophobia, civil liberties and the state

Published on: 22 June 2015

Written by: David Miller All articles by David Miller

Written by: Tom Mills All articles by Tom Mills

Written by: Narzanin Massoumi All articles by Narzanin Massoumi

Written by: Hilary Aked All articles by Hilary Aked

Racism and Islamophobia are driven by the practices of the powerful. Self-proclaimed 'liberals' need to know this.

Published in: Shine A Light

A green and pleasant land? The trauma of the British asylum system

Published on: 9 February 2015

Written by: Saphora Smith All articles by Saphora Smith

The system of asylum in the UK pushes mental fortitude to its limits.

Published in: openDemocracyUK

Diagnosing the daily poison

Published on: 26 January 2015

Written by: Steve Hanson All articles by Steve Hanson

We must see the tabloid right as a target in the battle for a better society.

Published in: openDemocracyUK

On posh white blokes in NGOs

Published on: 16 October 2013

Written by: Guppi Bola All articles by Guppi Bola

The world of development NGOs is full of white men from well off backgrounds. One of them wrote about how this is a...

Published in: Transformation

For racial healing, we need to get real about racism

Published on: 2 July 2013

Written by: Scot Nakagawa All articles by Scot Nakagawa

The United States was founded upon racist ideas: a land of opportunity, but only for European immigrants. To...

Published in: Home

Why has Barack Obama done so little about America’s most racist domestic policy?

Published on: 15 October 2012

Written by: Stuart Rodger All articles by Stuart Rodger

When Barack Obama was elected in 2008, it was hailed by many as a final triumph over race. Some people muttered at...

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