Black Power

Black Power

• Orange is the new black - analysis

  

  Beyond the sly humour and emotive character interactions lies a story of deep institutional repression and desire for radical new approaches to justice, argues Jago Corry

• Black Panther: from Huey Newton to Wakanda - film review

  

  Black Panther is a landmark film for representation and presentation, but the politics ignores structural issues of class and race, argues Shabbir Lakha

• Tupac Shakur: Rap Revolution

  

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

• Black Lives Matter: getting organised

  

  Shabbir Lakha reports on this week's London activist meeting of Black Lives Matter, as participants discuss the next steps for the movement 

• 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

• Beyonce, black lives and the Super Bowl

  

  Musician Dave Randall looks at the furore surrounding Beyonce's performance at the Super Bowl

• 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