Photographer Melanie Issaka made her series Locating the Personal in total darkness in her bedroom. Her self-portraits are photograms, a camera-less way of making images. She lay on sensitised photographic paper and struck poses, recording moments away…
‘I’m a cricketer, what makes me different?’ England’s black players on racism and exclusion
Forty years since the first black cricketer played for England, players open up on their experiencesIn 1981, David “Syd” Lawrence played his debut season for Gloucestershire – a big deal for a 17-year-old, who had inherited his cricketing passion from …
Racism and disorder during England’s win in Hungary was completely preventable | Tony Burnett
The chief executive of Kick it Out believes Fifa failed with its risk assessment following the racism and disorderOne of the many sad things about what unfolded during England’s game in Hungary on Thursday is that it was completely preventable. We knew…
UK going backwards on tackling media’s racism, warns new Voice editor
Lester Holloway of Britain’s only black national newspaper points to a ‘regression’ in recognising inequalityThe new editor of Britain’s only black national newspaper has warned the UK is going backwards in recognising institutional racism in the media…
Staggering US wealth inequality heaps long-term harm on to minority children
Black children have access to just 1 cent for every dollar enjoyed by their white counterparts, new research shows, and Hispanic kids fare little betterAfrican American children are suffering long-term disadvantages as a result of vast and growing disp…
‘I was on a list to be terminated’ – Sue Dobson, the spy who helped to end apartheid
She risked arrest, torture and jail to fight racism in 1980s South Africa, and her story is being made into a filmAs a white South African, Sue Dobson risked arrest, torture and imprisonment spying for the black nationalist cause during the latter days…
Teachers in Scotland given guidance on decolonising the curriculum
Package also includes advice on how to discuss race and normalise diversity within lesson subjectsTeachers in Scotland have been asked to heed anti-racism guidance which will give detailed examples for decolonising the curriculum, as well as a toolkit …
Candyman director Nia DaCosta: ‘It is shocking the way people have talked to me’
As well as rebooting the horror classic, the 31-year-old is directing a Marvel movie with a $100m-plus budget. She talks about ambition, superstition – and whether she’s risked saying ‘Candyman’ five times“Say it,” implore the posters for the new Candy…
Months after Ma’Khia Bryant’s killing, Columbus police more emboldened than ever
Since 2013, officers in Columbus, Ohio, have killed children at a higher rate than most other US police forces – but they lack any real accountabilityOn 20 April, millions held their breath as they waited for a judge to read the verdict that the former…
Black people more likely to be Tasered for longer, police watchdog finds
Police chiefs attack report by Independent Office for Police Conduct as vague and out of datePolice deploy Taser stun guns too often, with black people more likely to face prolonged use lasting over five seconds, an official report has found. The study…