The worst abuses of my birth country’s government are used to advance domestic agendasYangyang Cheng is a postdoctoral fellow at Yale Law SchoolI was at dinner with a friend, and she asked about my work. “Name one thing you wish Americans knew about Ch…
Bernardine Evaristo picks black authors for London ‘short story stations’
Author teams up with Canary Wharf to distribute short works by five writers during Black History MonthThe award-winning author Bernardine Evaristo has joined forces with the owners of Canary Wharf in London to publish a series of short stories by up-an…
Only 2% of blue plaques in London commemorate black people
English Heritage scheme was started in 1866 to honour notable figures who have lived, worked or stayed in the capitalBlue plaques commemorating notable black figures still make up just 2.1% of the individuals honoured across London, according to a Guar…
RFU’s Tom Ilube ‘agonised’ over choice of Swing Low on Desert Island Discs
Black RFU chair Tom Ilube picks song on Radio 4 showSong’s use has caused controversy due to its roots in slaveryTom Ilube, the first black chair of the Rugby Football Union, has included Swing Low, Sweet Chariot among his choices on BBC Radio 4’s Dese…
For ‘unrecognised black women’: statue of Henrietta Lacks unveiled in Bristol
Lacks, whose cells were used in multiple medical advances, is honoured by the city’s universityThere were tears of joy and pride as the first statue of a black woman created by a black woman for a public space in the UK was unveiled in a sunlit garden …
HarperCollins removes story from David Walliams’ book The World’s Worst Children
After criticism of the ‘casual racism’ of a story about a Chinese boy, the publisher has taken it out of the next print run of the bestselling anthology David Walliams’ story about a Chinese boy called Brian Wong, which was criticised by campaigners f…
When women of color disappear, who says their names?
Coverage of Gabby Petito’s death highlights deep-seated beliefs about gender, race, patriarchy and who deserves protectionGabby Petito was eulogized last week, her father celebrating the adventurous spirit who took her final road trip. To the many peop…
Park Ji-sung urges Manchester United fans not to sing chant with ‘racial insult’
United fans reprised chant for Hwang Hee-chan at Wolves gamePark tells club podcast the song still causes him ‘discomfort’The former Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung has urged the club’s fans to stop singing a song about him that contains a ne…
‘I went wherever there was fighting’: how Sam the Wheels filmed Brixton ablaze
From the tumult of the uprisings to everyday scenes, Clovis Salmon’s jerky camera captured Black British life. As his work hits the big screen, we meet the 94-year-old known as Sam the Wheels‘I used to keep my camera like this,” says Clovis Salmon, put…
Jermaine Jenas calls for laws to make social media firms tackle racism
Former England footballer says there is a disconnect between what police and social media firms deem abusiveJermaine Jenas, the former England footballer turned TV presenter, has urged the government to sanction social media companies that fail to stam…