Race and racism
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Diving into history
Over 1.8 million people died on trans-Atlantic slave ships, including on hundreds that sank. Tara Roberts reports on the divers excavating the wrecks of a terrible trade
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Banned words and racism in schools
Continued use of ‘standard English’ in schools is a key means of upholding racial inequality. Furzeen Ahmed and Ian Cushing take a look at the history of banned words and racism in schools.
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The global spectres of ‘Asian horror’
Bliss Cua Lim looks at how the female ghost subgenre illuminates efforts to globalise ‘Asian horror’
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War Inna Babylon – review
Tara Okeke explores an important exhibition that offers a compelling history of Black life in Britain through the lens of people, place and struggle
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Women of colour climbers are scaling new heights
Competitive climbing made its Olympic debut in 2021. Hannah Zia reflects on her love of the sport – and considers barriers to participation facing other women of colour
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Justice is a world without police
A guilty verdict for a murderous cop is not a ‘victory’. It’s time to abolish the police, says Lauren Pemberton-Nelson
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Who decides what counts as ‘political’?
Government demands for public sector ‘neutrality’ uphold a harmful status quo. For civil servant Sophie Izon, it’s time to speak out
