Race

  • Young women festival-goers stand at a gig barrier holding placards that read 'Stop the Nazi BNP' while smiling and putting thumbs upCREDIT: PA PHOTOS

    Making music matter

    Organisers claimed it a huge success, but the BNP won a seat on the London Assembly days later. Lena De Casparis and Alex Nunns explore the impact of the Love Music Hate Racism carnival – and the future for such events

  • A 19th century engraving showing enslaved afrikans being taken aboard a ship and forced below deck by its white crew

    The unfinished business of slavery

    The legacy of slavery continues to cast a long shadow over the present. Deborah Gabrielmakes the case for reparations

  • A black and white photo of rapper Chuck D performing on stage, facing away from the crowd and pointing at the camera with a microphone in his other hand

    Who takes the rap: An interview with Chuck D

    Hip-hop star Chuck D says black artists must fight for control of their own music and the money it earns. Donald Harding talked to him