Adventures in Afro Europe
By Ashley Thomas Life as a mixed gay man seems a singular experience. Who, what and where are the fluid foundations on which I’m constructed, construed and constrained. To some I am black but not Black, clearly not white or not Black enough. To others, I am an undecided shade of, well, I…
My daughter lives in a diversity bubble and I don’t know when, or how, I should burst it. By this I mean that…
By Nina Whenever someone asks me where I come from, answering ‘Slovakia’ always evokes a surprised reaction, no matter if it happens abroad or…
As we become more connected and mobile than ever, BBC World News and BBC World Service examine how our individual identities are changing. A…
By Bilal Khan “Who’s that lighty?” “You’re such a bait lighty” “She’s one of those lighties” Lighty. The girl Grime artists had you believing…
By Nat Illumine There are many mixed race artists successfully forging a music career, however few use their music to speak specifically about being…
By Annina Chirade I was born in Vienna, a place which has historically been a frontier between Eastern and Western Europe. I was primarily brought…
Unique Event Celebrates Manchester’s Mixed Race Families On Saturday 25 October Tangled Roots is to stage a unique live theatre workshop and performance at…
Half white half black Half this half that Half shit half crap So this so what Half white half black Half right half…
Written by Nat Illumine N.b. This article is based on research conducted by the author for an undergraduate dissertation entitled ‘A Political Minefield:…