58 years later, Malcolm X’s words are still reigning true...

“The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is the black woman.”

David Vance was just the cherry on top...

If you googled Grime rapper Wiley’s name a month ago, you would’ve been inundated with articles across mainstream media speaking on an anti-semetic Twitter rant he went on.

Black women in South Africa are being murdered and we need to talk about it...

The worst hit country on the continent of Africa for Covid 19, South Africa is in the midst of another crisis, with their Femcide rate at 5x the global average...

The term BAME is problematic.

Let’s begin today’s lesson by addressing the term “minority ethnic”. This alone is problematic in itself. The word ‘minority’ connotes the notion of less than. ‘Less than what?’, I hear you say. Less than white in this case.

The biggest problem with facial recognition technology? It's racist.

To fully understand the reason why companies such as IBM and Amazon have paused in providing the United States police with the technology, click here to read this article by ACLU... 

What is Windrush Day?

Monday marks 72 years since The Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in Essex. Around 500 settlers from Jamaica came to Britain for what they expected to be a life of opportunity following the second World War...

The Counter -Productive Protection of Police.

How often do we hear about a Police Officer shooting an unarmed Black person and not being charged? Philando Castille, Eric Garner, LaQuan McDonald are just a few of the high profile cases...

Three Instagram Accounts you need to follow now. 

As we continue the conversation around the importance of diversifying the UK's curriculum, we wanted to highlight three Instagram accounts to help you along with your own learning...  

What is Juneteenth and why has Trump pissed us all off... Again?

So, Trump has taken it upon himself to disrespect the Black community yet again, as he returns back to his favourite pastime. Campaign rallies.

Guardian Newsroom. The Killing of George Floyd.

Tuesday 9th June at 7pm GMT The Guardian is holding an online Q&A panel chat about recent events. Tickets are £5 and all proceeds go to relevant charities, click here to find out more. 

Not everyone can get out to protest in London. Click here at 2pm to watch the LDN BLM Protest live on Zoom.

Join the protest online with live footage co and content from the speakers. Click here. It starts at 2pm Sunday 7th June, the link holds up to 100,000 people.

Black Excellence Is Not Just a Hashtag. It’s an Economic Lifeline

Take some time to read this brilliant article by Podcaster and Poet, George The Poet...

Today would’ve been Breonna Taylor’s birthday, and still no justice

Whilst we continue to mourn the loss of George Floyd, we can’t forget the fact that no one is being held accountable for Breonna Taylor’s death.

All four former officers involved in George Floyd's killing now face charges

Derek Chauvin has now had his charge upgraded to second degree murder. The three other officers, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng, who helped restrain Floyd, and Tou Thao...

The link between systematic racism and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on black people and other ethnic minorities.

Watch this video with Dr Winston Morgan, a reader in toxicology and clinical biochemistry at the University of East London, explain…

Let's talk trauma porn...

This post won’t be a long one. But it will be one we all need to pay attention to.

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Stop sharing videos and photos of Black people being harmed by the police. You can fight the cause without sharing it.

Reading book is great. Taking action is better.

The past few weeks has been a learning experience for many. White people all over have woken up and realised that we live in a society that benefits them and punishes others, namely Black people.

BLM and D&I are not the same thing.

The problem corporate culture is facing is so much bigger than any one dimensional diversity and inclusion initiative. The fact is, the term Diversity and Inclusion is by no means going to fix the problems that the BLM movement are actually about..

Let’s talk about reparations… yep in the UK too.

The case for reparations is something that you’ve most likely heard about before. Probably most recently in the context of America. 40 acres and a mule sound familiar?

Still don't believe there's Police Brutality against Black people? Click here.

This ones dedicated to those at the back who need us to shout it louder.

Harvard Researchers have released a report that yet again proves Black people in America are unfairly targeted by the police. Click here to read more about it on MarketWatch...

We need to talk about suicide and lynchings.

Last night the news hit that a Black Teen was found hanged in a car park outside an Elementary School in Texas, just north of Houston. This was the fourth incident of a Black man in America, being found hanged in less than a month...

White Saviorism Is Not Activism.

In the midst of increasing tensions, last week, a group of White celebrities teamed up with the NAACP to highlight racial inequality...

The Fatal Flaw In America’s Justice System.

This week one of the officers, Thomas Lane, who was arrested for George Floyd’s murder was released after paying his $750,000 bail. A harrowing enough sentence on it’s own, but wait for the one that follows...

What does it really mean to defund the Police?

14 days after George Floyd tragically lost his life at the hands Police Officers in Minneapolis, the city’s council members has majority voted to disband the Police.

But what does this actually mean?

Who’s Edward Colston and why was his statue pulled down?

By now you probably would have heard that during the BLM protests in Bristol, the Statue of Edward Colston was pulled down and thrown in the river. But why?

The economic divide between races in the US is just as big as it was in 1968

A key indication of how systemic the problem of racism is in the US, is the state of who holds the majority of the economic health.

Why the Protests in the U.S. Are an Awakening for Non-Black People Around the World

If you do one thing today, read this article from Sudanese-Australian writer, Yassmin Abdel-Magied on exactly why racism is not just an American problem.

London police twice as likely to fine black people over lockdown breaches

The Met (London’s Police Force and England’s largest Police Force) are facing claims that they are yet again biased, after a recent study commissioned by The Guardian...

John Boyega showed all of us how you stand up for what you believe in

John Boyega, known for his role in the Star Wars saga, gave us all a lesson in protest when he delivered an emotional speech to Protesters in the capital on Wednesday...

Police Brutality and Systemic Racism is a UK problem too.

Yes the numbers of deaths caused by Police in the UK are a lot less, but it doesn’t mean we aren’t part of the problem.