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Dawn Butler: Growing up with four brothers helped me navigate male-dominated Westminster
politics

Dawn Butler: Growing up with four brothers helped me navigate male-dominated Westminster

“I had to show that I could stand up completely on my own,” Dawn Butler told The Big Issue in her Letter to My Younger Self.

Barrel Children: The kids left behind by Windrush
Sam Delaney

Barrel Children: The kids left behind by Windrush

Journalist Nadine White’s documentary examines the trauma suffered by the Windrush generation

‘I felt so powerful’: Jen Reid on inspiring the next generation after Bristol protests
interview

‘I felt so powerful’: Jen Reid on inspiring the next generation after Bristol protests

Jen Reid’s defiant gesture defined the Bristol protests. Now she’s showing today’s youth how they can change the world themselves

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’

Police have no place in our schools
Dr Shabna Begum

Police have no place in our schools

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The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Education
Changemakers 2023

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Education

The NHS staffing crisis won’t be fixed until it solves its problem with racism
Kate Osamor

The NHS staffing crisis won’t be fixed until it solves its problem with racism

Black and minoritised ethnic communities at disproportionate risk of homelessness in the UK
Homelessness

Black and minoritised ethnic communities at disproportionate risk of homelessness in the UK

Doreen Lawrence says the UK justice system ‘degrades’ the Black community
Racism

Doreen Lawrence says the UK justice system ‘degrades’ the Black community

Fans unveil statue of Jack Leslie – the pioneering Black footballer you’ve never heard of
Football

Fans unveil statue of Jack Leslie – the pioneering Black footballer you’ve never heard of

The solution to racism controversy in opera is staring us in the face
music

The solution to racism controversy in opera is staring us in the face

Cost of living crisis ‘deepening racial inequality’ with 4 in 10 non-white Londoners in poverty
Cost of living crisis

Cost of living crisis ‘deepening racial inequality’ with 4 in 10 non-white Londoners in poverty

‘Children are dead. And people are still making excuses’: March For Our Lives activist Ariel Hobbs
podcast

‘Children are dead. And people are still making excuses’: March For Our Lives activist Ariel Hobbs

Met Police said releasing Grenfell death toll would cause crime as most affected were Muslim
Housing

Met Police said releasing Grenfell death toll would cause crime as most affected were Muslim

Windrush monument receives mixed reception as 3 in 4 victims are still waiting for compensation
Windrush Day

Windrush monument receives mixed reception as 3 in 4 victims are still waiting for compensation

One in four women of colour have experienced racial slurs at work, report finds
Racism

One in four women of colour have experienced racial slurs at work, report finds

Police anti-racism plan can’t work if stop and search powers are increased, campaigners say
Racism

Police anti-racism plan can’t work if stop and search powers are increased, campaigners say

Expanded stop and search powers will lead to ‘more criminalisation of Black people’, groups warn
Stop and Search

Expanded stop and search powers will lead to ‘more criminalisation of Black people’, groups warn

Skunk Anansie’s Skin: ‘Rage Against the Machine gave me permission to be political’
The Music That Made Me

Skunk Anansie’s Skin: ‘Rage Against the Machine gave me permission to be political’

Hundreds protest outside Stoke Newington police station in support of Child Q
Child Q

Hundreds protest outside Stoke Newington police station in support of Child Q

Child Q: Priti Patel urged to take ‘urgent action’ after police accused of stonewalling report
Child Q

Child Q: Priti Patel urged to take ‘urgent action’ after police accused of stonewalling report

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Diane Abbott demands meeting with Hackney police after Black schoolgirl strip-searched
Child Q

Diane Abbott demands meeting with Hackney police after Black schoolgirl strip-searched

Six lies the far-right tell about homeless people on social media – and why they are wrong
Homelessness

Six lies the far-right tell about homeless people on social media – and why they are wrong

Institutional racism to blame for South Asian workers missing out on sick pay, report finds
Employment

Institutional racism to blame for South Asian workers missing out on sick pay, report finds

Downing Street criticises Jimmy Carr as Netflix faces calls to remove joke about Roma people
Racism

Downing Street criticises Jimmy Carr as Netflix faces calls to remove joke about Roma people