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The last month has been incredibly hard for me and many black people. I have felt so many emotions: rage, anguish, sadness and frustration. One of the most frustrating things that I found is the fact that people keep on telling me that racism doesn’t exist as much in...
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I am a 22-year-old white woman. The temptation to not get involved or comment upon issues surrounding race is high, largely due to the fear of saying the wrong thing. Even as I write this, I am filled with an uneasiness that, despite having good intentions, my words may...
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Dear white people, it’s about time we take action against racism. The murder of George Floyd has awakened many to the racial injustice that permeates our lives. For hundreds of years, through slavery, colonialism, murder and theft, white supremacy has seeped its way into our systems like a disease;...
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Rosa Parks did much more than refuse to move from her seat in 1955; Isabelle looks at the incredible work Ms. Parks did before this monumental moment to help the movement towards equality. 65 years since Rosa Parks helped to spark the Civil Rights movement in America, black lives...
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Released into a climate of uncertainty and simmering tensions, Spike Lee’s Klan based comedy-drama is a funky and significant interrogation of the nation’s definitive cultural conversation. Lee is a filmmaker whose career has been dominated with issues of race, cultural heritage and the role of the African-American experience in...
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Two protests have caused disruption in Nottingham City Centre today, as groups from #BlackLivesMatter and the English Defence League make their presence known. Update: The tram tracks have now been cleared and are operating, but there will be delays to all services today. Nottingham Express Transit have tweeted that they...