The DJ-producer spent lockdown secretly remixing Dua Lipa in her pyjamas – and facing up to the discomfort she caused with her former name, the Black MadonnaWhen I meet the Blessed Madonna at her home, she has been having a spectacular morning. Her rem...
Posts tagged as “Race”
A preference for people of color with lighter skin tones is endemic in the entertainment and fashion industriesThe killing of George Floyd and the mass protests that followed opened more people’s eyes to the extent of systemic racism in society. But th...
History has shown that hate doesn’t start with concentration camps or civil war. It always starts with words• Time to reset: more brilliant ideas to remake the worldThe year 2020 hasn’t solely been defined by the pandemic, rising unemployment, deepenin...
Since 2005, Afropunk has celebrated the music, fashion and beatboxing of black artists – and seen the crowd swell to 70,000. Phil Knott talks us through who he’s photographed there Continue reading...
Casting actors regardless of their heritage may seem to allow for more diversity on screen and in theatre. However, a growing number of critics believe we should be considering race rather than ignoring it “After I left drama school, I never thought th...
In the Covid-19 age, protestors are finding novel ways to express themselves, from BLM rallies in The Sims to Hong Kong protests in Animal CrossingAs street protests against anti-black racism erupted across the globe, Animal Crossing: New Horizons play...
The visual album is a reminder that Black power comes from within – not as something that is granted to us by someone else At a time when police can **** an innocent Black woman in her home (and face no criminal charges) and a pandemic is inordinately ...
How a fight between GIs in Cornwall introduced the British to American-style racism and, for a while, became a focal point of global race politicsWhen almost 3 million American GIs began arriving in the UK from January 1942, the eventual perception was...
Their vocals and songwriting feature on some of the biggest hits, but black women are often not credited, leaving their solo careers stunted and causing them to lose out financially Through soul, funk, disco and beyond, black female vocalists stood pro...
She stole the show in Orange Is the New Black. Now the actor is playing the first black woman to seek the US presidency – and rejecting suggestions she gets a ‘Hollywood smile’Shirley Chisholm was a woman of many firsts. She was the first black woman e...