United Kingdom

UK Labour Party suspends MP Diane Abbott over racism comments

The UK Labour Party on Sunday suspended Diane Abbott, the first black woman to sit in the House of Commons, over a letter she wrote about racism.

23 April 2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

Nina Simone died on this day 20 years ago. Here are some of the best quotes from one of music's legends.

21 April 2023

Austria

'The Chechen & the Cop': Immigrant and policeman fight racism together

A young Chechen man in Vienna set up a TikTok channel with a police officer to answer questions most immigrants are too scared to ask, plus some silly ones too.

14 April 2023

Culture news

The film you need to watch before the upcoming James Baldwin biopic

A James Baldwin biopic has been announced - but who was the author / activist? Here's a film recommendation that is a must-watch to begin to appreciate the timeless resonance of one of the 20th century’s greatest minds.

13 April 2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: The first Black actor to win a Lead Oscar

Looking back at Sidney Poitier's career, the first Black winner of a Lead Actor Oscar on this day in 1964.

13 April 2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

On this day in 1968, the US preacher, Dr Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot. His life and legacy is remembered here in pictures.

4 April 2023

Culture news

Are the edits to Agatha Christie's novels historical revisionism?

The British writer's classic work has been rewritten to avoid "offending" contemporary readers, with the adventures of Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot to be rewritten and edited by Harper Collins to remove any language that might be seen as offensive.

29 March 2023

Culture news

The British Film Institute admits to internal racism

The British Film Institute (BFI), one of the UK’s most powerful and influential movie funding bodies, is finally addressing claims of racism.

28 March 2023

United Kingdom

'Appalling': UK police urged to stop strip-searching children

It comes after a "deeply concerning" report found children as young as eight are being strip-searched by officers.

27 March 2023

United Kingdom

UK Met Police review: institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic

Baroness Casey’s review found that the department hasn’t treated violence against women and girls as seriously as other forms of violence.

21 March 2023

Culture news

Paris Opera appoints Guillaume Diop first black star dancer

The 23-year-old has made history after being appointed Paris Opera's first black Étoile (star) dancer.

20 March 2023

Finland

Outcry as Finland election campaign hit by 'racist' advertising

Politicians with immigrant backgrounds say the Finns Party adverts show contempt for minorities and are trying to stoke racial divisions.

17 March 2023

Tunisia

Tunisia: Misleading claims go viral leading to attacks on migrants

The attacks on migrants started after President Kais Saied's remarks caused a wave of racist violence across the country.

14 March 2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

On this day, the boxer Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali. Why Ali changed his name is part of a long tradition of African Americans refusing the labels of slavery.

6 March 2023

Culture news

'Gone with the Wind' could have depicted slavery very differently

A historian paid $15,000 for an early copy of the 'Gone with the Wild' shooting script. In it, he's discovered that the production very nearly went a different way with its controversial depiction of slavery.

3 March 2023

Culture news

Dilbert creator Scott Adams in the dock over 'racist' rant

Twitter’s CEO Elon Musk has defended Scott Adams, who created the ‘Dilbert’ cartoon in 1989, after he made racist comments on a YouTube video and has been dropped from numerous publications

1 March 2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

On this day in 1915, the film that resurrected the KKK was released in America.

8 February 2023

Culture news

Tom Jones hit song 'Delilah' banned amidst Welsh rugby sexism scandal

The 2023 Six Nations Championship will kick off this weekend and it has been announced that the popular song by Tom Jones, ‘Delilah’, will not be performed at the rugby tournament due to its problematic lyrics.

2 February 2023

USA

Video shows Tyre Nichols brutally beaten by US police in Tennessee

A video of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols has been released, verifying he was beaten by police in Memphis, Tennessee before he was hospitalised in early January. Three days later the Black motorist died due to sustained injuries.

28 January 2023

Culture news

Director Chinonye Chukwu calls out Oscars as misogynist and racist

“We live in a world and work in industries that are so aggressively committed to upholding whiteness and perpetuating an unabashed misogyny towards Black women,” Chukwu wrote on Instagram

25 January 2023