Reflections on the Black Exodus from White Evangelical Spaces
Written by Mimi Anim I still have not watched the George Floyd video in its entirety. I think it’s dehumanising and desensitising to need…
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An Extract from Bringing Up Race by Uju Asika
In Bringing Up Race: How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced World, author Uju Asika examines the impact of racism on children…
Sunday Poem: The Writing on the Wall
‘Wogs out’ the graffiti sprayed In those Bedfordshire days That led me to question With what affection was my sort held? Signed ‘NF’…
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BFI Festival Special: ‘African Apocalypse’
Written by Tola Ositelu British-Nigerian activist Femi Nylander came to prominence as one of the leading voices of the Oxford University ‘Rhodes Must Fall’ campaign. In his…
Sunday Poem: The Writing on the Wall
‘Wogs out’ the graffiti sprayed In those Bedfordshire days That led me to question With what affection was my sort held? Signed ‘NF’…
Surrealism through a Black Lens at The Horniman Museum, London
Surrealism seen through a Black British lens, at the Horniman An Ode to Afrosurrealism, a new photographic art exhibition (opening 17 October) at the…
In Liminal Space Part 4
Written by Nina Camara In Liminal Space is a series of interviews focusing on the liminality of the mixed race experience and the ways…
A Mother’s Personal Journey to Shame
Written by Karina Simonson Writing from Lithuania, academic Karina Simonson critically reflects on why she felt having a mixed-race son affords her legitimacy as…
Siyah: Turkey’s Black Social and Cultural Historiography
This is the first essay as part of a new series entitled ‘Siyah’, which explores the relationship between the African Diaspora and Turkish social…
Behind Somalia’s Architectural Renaissance: I
Written by Adama Juldeh Munu Rebuilding after conflict is never simple. Countries such as Rwanda, Bosnia and Sierra Leone can attest to this. In…
Breaking the Silence About Racism: The Impact of Black Lives Matter in Central Europe
Written by Nina Camara Photography by Adam Grűnwald Central Europe is one of those places where it has never been easy to talk about…
Forum: The Corona A(e)ffects: radical affectivities of dissent and hope
Lateral invites proposals for contributions to a Forum entitled “The Corona A(e)ffects: Radical Affectivities of Dissent and Hope.” Abstract proposals of 250 words due July…
In Liminal Space Part 3
Written by Nina Camara In Liminal Space is a series of interviews focusing on the liminality of the mixed race experience and the ways…