Since 1979, the Black August holiday has honored Black freedom fighters. Today, we can celebrate the occasion by demanding the release of prisonersWhile the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement has increased the profile of holidays like Juneteenth a…
The Guardian view on soaring US gun violence: America must face the problem | Editorial
The US already had more guns than people when sales began rising a few years ago. It is now set for its highest number of gun killings in 20 yearsAs Covid cases surge once more in the US, another public health crisis is pummelling the country too. Last…
‘Racist and flat out wrong’: Texas Republican blames Black Americans for Covid surge
Dan Patrick refuses to apologise for false claim while Texas experiences highest hospitalisation rates since JanuaryBreakthroughs and booster shots: what you need to knowDan Patrick, the Republican lieutenant governor of Texas, has refused to apologise…
‘I came close to death’: David Harewood on racism and psychosis
Thirty years ago, fresh out of drama school, the Homeland star found himself in the midst of a breakdown, ending up in a locked hospital ward. He recalls the years of racial abuse that had pulled him apartWaking up in a mental institution is a strange …
Police officer keeps job after sharing offensive George Floyd meme
Sgt Geraint Jones of Devon and Cornwall force given final written warning by disciplinary panelA police officer who sent an offensive meme depicting the arrest of George Floyd to a WhatsApp group of colleagues has avoided losing his job.Sgt Geraint Jon…
ECB demands Yorkshire publish racism report prompted by Rafiq allegations
Report was delivered to executives at Headingley on SaturdayAzeem Rafiq has said the club are ‘trying to bury’ findingsThe England and Wales Cricket Board has intervened to ensure the publication of a report into racism at Yorkshire after Azeem Rafiq, …
Society of Editors withdraws claim that UK media is not racist
Organisation that represents UK newspaper editors says it will work to improve diversity in industryThe organisation that represents British newspaper editors has withdrawn its claim that the UK media is not racist or bigoted, after six months of press…
Rightwing culture warriors do not define Britishness | Letters
Readers respond to Kojo Koram’s article about the Tory preoccupation with dictating our national storyKojo Koram provides a useful corrective to the common, narrow perception of culture he describes (Here’s what the right gets wrong about culture: it’s…
‘I’m not a news robot reading an Autocue’: Clive Myrie on politics, personality and Mastermind
The BBC newsreader takes over the venerable quiz show next week. He discusses fighting for viewers, dealing with online abuse – and making his parents proudThere is one correct way to start an interview with the new host of Mastermind: turn the tables …
Is time up for the ‘Blackboy clock’? Racism row divides Cotswolds town
Campaigners pushing to remove Stroud’s 240-year-old figure are accused of trying to erase history by the local Tory MPMuch of Dan Guthrie’s life has been haunted by a disturbing mechanised figure resembling a tethered black slave boy, which is supposed…