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Following the police killing of George Floyd, 300 people gather outside the Minnesota capitol building to demand reparations from the United States government for years of slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, redlining, and violence against black people from police in St. Paul, Minnesota on June 19, 2020. Credit: Fibonacci Blue

14 Dec 2020 7 minute read

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Reparations – an idea whose time has come?

Does a racially just future need to include reparations for transatlantic slavery or is that a distraction from achieving...

Defiantly demanding change in Brooklyn, New York. SAANYA ALI/MAJORITY WORLD

16 Nov 2020 5 minute read

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Care not cops

Amy Hall on why defunding police departments could be the most caring thing to do.

26 Jul 2020 3 minute read

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Ways of belonging

Having travelled to the land of her birth as the coronavirus pandemic began to gather pace, Yewande Omotoso...

9 Jun 2020 3 minute read

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The two Yewandes of Jo’burg

Yewande Omotoso’s namesake leads her down some unusual pathways.

Terrence Floyd, George Floyd's brother, speaks at his brother's memorial at Chicago Ave and E 38th St in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Credit: Lorie Shaull/Flickr

4 Jun 2020 7 minute read

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Police brutality is not just a US problem

Amy Hall on why the Black Lives Matter movement is once again resonating around the world.

16 Apr 2020 3 minute read

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Race and the city

Yewande Omotoso reflects on why no-nonsense Johannesburg is the place that suits her best.

27 Aug 2019 4 minute read

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Who were the British Black Panthers?

Just like their better-known US counterparts, the British Black Panthers have continuing relevance.

29 May 2019 1 minute read

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Photo essay: South Africa’s born-frees

This year, South Africa marks 25 years since its first democratic elections. Ilvy Njiokiktjien photographs the young South...

1 Feb 2019 8 minute read

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How to survive elite institutions like Cambridge as a woman of colour

Husna Rizvi speaks to the activist-authors of A FLY Girl’s Guide to Cambridge – a new...

12 Nov 2018 4 minute read

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Illegitimate children denied British citizenship by ‘archaic’ law

Katie McQue exposes the legal loopholes used to discriminate against Caribbean citizens.

31 May 2018 1 minute read

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Rightwing boxer knocked out

The boxer has become the butt of social media jokes, Alessio Perrone writes.

15 May 2018 5 minute read

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Rape as communal violence in India

Violence against women is being used as a weapon of communal hatred, suggesting India should enact the Communal Violence...

19 Mar 2018 4 minute read

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They’ve killed Marielle Franco – for doing good

She was a young, black, city councillor – and a beacon of hope in her Rio favela and for Brazil. Vanessa Baird...

Protests raged for days after Keith Lamont Scott was shot dead by police in Charlotte, North Carolina, September 2016

1 Mar 2018 9 minute read

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A challenge to power

Amy Hall on the global fight for black liberation.

13 Mar 2018 2 minute read

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Black Girl Magic

Natty Kasambala on the call to action and celebration

9 Mar 2018 1 minute read

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Black Lives - THE FACTS

The impacts of racism can be seen in almost all aspects of everyday life.

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