Data also shows that school exclusions for girls are growing at higher rate than for boysBlack and minority ethnic girls in England are more than twice as likely to be excluded from school as their white counterparts, according to a report.Equality cam…
Betye Saar: the brilliant artist who reversed and radicalised racist stereotypes
In the 1970s, her art was so influential that Angela Davis credited it with launching the Black women’s movement. At 95, Saar is still creating work – and it is as arresting as everWhen the artist Betye Saar learned the Aunt Jemima brand was removing t…
Melvin Van Peebles, groundbreaking playwright and director, dies at age 89
The ‘godfather of modern Black cinema’ is best known for the film Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song!Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking playwright, musician and movie director whose work ushered in the “Blaxploitation” wave of the 1970s and influenc…
Pennsylvania school district reverses ban on books by authors of colour
The Central York school board has gone back on its decision to bar a list of titles by or about people of colour from being used as educational resourcesA wide-ranging ban on books in a southern Pennsylvania school district has been reversed following …
Marcus Rashford to be included in GCSE media studies course
Pupils will learn about footballer’s use of social media to highlight social and race issues he cares aboutMarcus Rashford’s much-lauded use of social media to pursue his campaign against child food poverty and persuade the UK government to expand fr…
Britons getting less tolerant of racist language on TV, Ofcom finds
Attitudes towards transphobia also hardening, but viewers more tolerant of swearing if justifiedBritons are increasingly concerned by the use of racist and transphobic language on television but much more tolerant of swearing, according to the media re…
‘We want people to freak out’: inside Hollywood’s Museum of Motion Pictures
Boasting the shark from Jaws, the robe from the Big Lebowski, and the slippers from Oz, the Academy museum is finally open. But the real story is its exposé of Hollywood’s racist, sexist pastIn 1939, the Academy of Motion Pictures published its first “…
Political gestures can be inspiring. But let’s not mistake them for victory | Nesrine Malik
Whether it’s a knee on a football field or a dress with a slogan, symbols are like fertiliser: pointless in untilled groundThe first anniversary of the global Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests was widely noted a few months ago, with acres of coverage a…
Britain’s equality watchdog ‘colluding in denial of institutional racism’
Exclusive: Former employee accuses Equality and Human Rights Commission of ‘racial gaslighting’ in letter sent to colleaguesA former employee of Britain’s equality watchdog has accused it of failing to support the human rights of ethnic minorities and …
No more white saviours, thanks: how to be a true anti-racist ally | Nova Reid
In order for true diversity to flourish, we need to first become unswervingly anti-racist. That means doing more than watching a few documentaries or reading some books, says Nova Reid. Consciously ‘unlearning’ racism is the crucial first stepI felt ov…