Black History

Black History

• North West London come out in voice against police violence in Harlesden and racism in wider society

  

  Protestors came out in support of a man who was violently attacked by police in Harlesden, and called for a fightback against racism in society

• An African in Imperial London - book review

  

  Danell Jones’ biography of an African man living in Edwardian London reveals a remarkable life amid the racism and imperialism of the time, finds Jacqueline Mulhallen

• How to understand racism: A review of Great War to Race Riots

  

  A new history of the 1919 race riots locates the dynamics of racism in the context of class, imperialism and wider popular struggles, argues Chris Nineham

• Darcus Howe (1943 – 2017): the Mighty Lion remembered

  

  A trailbreaking activist, writer and broadcaster is remembered by Madeline Heneghan

• Tupac Shakur: Rap Revolution

  

  A look at the political life of Tupac Shakur, and the implications for today's black movement, from Sean Ledwith

• Like Mandela, Palestinians are prisoners of an apartheid system

  

  The occupation of Palestine by Israeli forces is not dissimilar to apartheid South Africa, argues Koos Mohammed

• Paul Robeson: erased from history - podcast

  

  Portraying Paul Robeson on the 40th anniversary of his death, actor Tayo Aluko talks to us about this prodigiously talented singer, actor and socialist

• Rock against racism: when black and white united

  

  Jim Aindow looks at the history and impact of an inspirational anti-racist movement told through the photos of Syd Shelton in an exhibition at the Rivington Place gallery

• The Black Panthers: the hidden history

  

  Director Stanley Nelson tells the story of one of the most influential radical movements to emerge from the United States, whose legacy is both enduring and politically misunderstood, writes Season Butler

• Black History Month matters

  

  Amandla Thomas Johnson on the importance of Black History Month