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Forgotten African heroes of the Second World War
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Forgotten African heroes of the Second World War

Films about the Second World War depict white soldiers going off to battle. As a child, Rosanna Amaka was astonished to discover that thousands of African soldiers had fought alongside them

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’

From chorister to Channel 4 News anchor, it’s been a blessed life for Jon Snow. And to think he was told at 16 he wasn’t very bright

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

With new Netflix movie The Strays, Nathaniel Martello-White reveals himself to be a true horror auteur, with the potential to be the British Jordan Peele.

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

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

Fighting the shameful legacy of colonialism in the Chagos Islands
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Fighting the shameful legacy of colonialism in the Chagos Islands

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

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’

How Munya Chawawa makes the internet’s fastest comedy spoofs
Comedy

How Munya Chawawa makes the internet’s fastest comedy spoofs

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

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Scotland’s first Black academic on why we shouldn’t remove offending statues
Social Justice

Scotland’s first Black academic on why we shouldn’t remove offending statues

This is what connects Stephen Lawrence, George Floyd, and Grenfell
Opinion

This is what connects Stephen Lawrence, George Floyd, and Grenfell

‘The time I met Fred Hampton and the Black Panthers’
Social Justice

‘The time I met Fred Hampton and the Black Panthers’

‘A giant step forward’: What next as George Floyd’s killer is found guilty
Social Justice

‘A giant step forward’: What next as George Floyd’s killer is found guilty