The Radical Legacy of Bernie Grant
In 1987, Bernie Grant was elected as one of Britain’s first black MPs. He spent his career dedicated to the trade unionism and racial justice – and changed the political landscape of the country for good.
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Emmanuel Onapa
Emmanuel Onapa is a freelance writer with bylines in the Independent, Huffpost, and I-D. He also works with Hackney Account, a police monitoring group, and the 4frontproject.
Justice for Chris Kaba
Since 1990, there have been over 1,800 deaths in police custody or following police contact and almost zero accountability. Chris Kaba is another victim of a brutal, uncontrollable Met, and his family deserves the truth.
The Police Don’t Need More Powers
Priti Patel’s plans to expand the use of stop and search and arm police police volunteers with tasers won’t prevent crime – but it will increase state violence and further persecute marginalised communities.
After Stephen Lawrence
With constant Met Police failings and new legislation aggressively targeting black and ethnic minority communities, this year’s Stephen Lawrence Day should be a reminder that the fight against institutional racism is far from over.
You Can’t Understand Poverty in Britain without Structural Racism
The government argues that structural racism doesn’t exist, but more than half of Britain’s black and Bangladeshi children grow up in poverty – a fact you can’t understand without seeing racial inequality.
It’s Time to End Kettling
The practice of ‘kettling’ protestors has become increasingly popular with police in the past decade – but its widespread use is an attack on democratic rights, and has little to do with public safety.
Homelessness Is Not Inevitable – It Is a Political Choice
New statistics show that youth homelessness increased 40% in the past five years – but the increase is not inevitable: it’s directly attributable to government policies.
Birmingham’s African Liberation Day
In 1977, as Britain marked the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, black residents of Birmingham organised an act of solidarity with liberation movements the world over. For Black History Month, we remember African Liberation Day.
The Police Don’t Need More Tasers
The growing use of Tasers by Britain’s police forces is a sign of increased state violence and authoritarianism – those at the front line, once again, will be marginalised communities.
Ten Years After the London Riots, Not Enough Has Changed
The riots of August 2011 occurred against a backdrop of deprivation, alienation and police violence. A decade on, little has changed in the communities set ablaze.
The Radical Legacy of Bernie Grant
On this day in 1987, Bernie Grant was elected as one of Britain’s first black MPs. He spent his career dedicated to the trade unionism and racial justice – and changed the political landscape of the country for good.
How the London Riots Set the Stage for Boris Johnson’s Authoritarianism
A decade ago, mayor Boris Johnson responded to the London Riots by encouraging police authoritarianism and criminalising the city’s youth en masse – as prime minister, he is following a familiar pattern.