Tag: Race
Why BlacKkKlansman should win the best picture Oscar
Spike Lee’s politically charged cinema has irked the Academy in the past, but his witty take on how a black policeman outsmarted the Ku Klux **** could prove sweetly timed“Today’s young generation, they don’t know anything,” says Spike Lee in the Oscar…
Katy Perry shoes removed from stores over blackface design
The pop star’s designs are the latest to be accused of using racist caricatures, following backlash against Gucci, Prada and MonclerKaty Perry Collections, the fashion line by the pop star, has removed footwear after they were accused of using blackfac…
The best new books for Black History Month
From Marlon James to Toni Morrison, a series of books provide invaluable reading matter for the month aheadProviding a much-needed polemic on the current climate, Toni Morrison’s collection of writings and speeches focus around the themes of responsibi…
From Blacula to Get Out: the documentary examining black horror
The film-makers behind Horror Noire discuss the progress of black characters from being portrayed as something to fear to leading genre hitsGet Out starts with a familiar trope – the audience sees Lakeith Stanfield’s character walking through a bland s…
When the kissing stopped: why did Britain turn its back on black TV?
It was sharp, hard-hitting and streets ahead of America. Why did the powerhouse that was black TV drama lose its way? We speak to its trailblazers‘We’re guests here, always on our best behaviour, never at ease. No wonder so many of us go round the twis…
Is Liam Neeson cancelled? Of course not – he’s played this character for years
The actor has clearly examined his conscience since he went looking for revenge after a friend of his was ***** years ago‘So how did you prepare for the role?’ It is one of the softest questions in film reporting, but the world got much more than it ba…
Salif Keita: ‘Democracy is not a good thing for Africa’
The ‘golden voice of Africa’ has just released his final album. And though he is visibly tired, he is still in love with his guitarSalif Keita, Mali’s most famous musical son, is going home. “I’m returning to the land,” he says. “I was a farmer’s son. …
Liam Neeson says he is not a racist in wake of **** comments
The actor tells US TV he was ‘trying to stand up for my friend’ but now thinks his response was ‘horrible’Liam Neeson has denied he is a racist in an interview on US television, saying that he had grown up surrounded by bigotry during the Troubles in N…
Aya Nakamura: afropop’s reluctant face of empowerment
Her songs have been hailed as anthems against ****** violence, but the French star insists she has more personal goals in sightWith its sweet melody over a beat made for couples’ dancing, Aya Nakamura’s track Djadja sounds, to anglophone ears, like a l…
Big Boi and Travis Scott to play Super Bowl halftime show haunted by protests
Rappers will join headline act Maroon 5 in AtlantaNFL view of Kaepernick racial injustice protests at issueThe NFL on Sunday ended months of uncertainty by officially announcing Maroon 5 and the rappers Big Boi and Travis Scott as the performers for th…