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Afrowalkers: antiracist sensory cartography

Starting in November 2022, a pilot test of the Afrowalkers: antiracist sensory cartography project will be carried out in Madrid. It will be hosted by the antiracist organization Conciencia Afro.
Bahamas YWCA. Mother Frances Butler (centre) with other founders and leaders of the Young Women’s Christian Association in The Bahamas.

Uncovering philanthropy in the Caribbean

After living in Miami, Florida, for several years, Mother Frances Butler returned to her home in Nassau, Bahamas and founded the Mother’s Club, which provided social welfare support to the Bahamian Black community.
A house

The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House

I recently attended a Political Theology seminar. This movement has emerged, largely, through the Liberationist Theologians who have created power from the margins as we have challenged everything from decoloniality (imposed power based on both race and ethnicity) to other forms of inequity.
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Missing the point: how policy exchange misunderstands knife crime in the capital

A recent Policy Exchange report made waves in criminological circles, (mis)identifying drill music and ‘gangs’ as prime suspects in connection with knife crime, while also defending more stop and search – despite the report’s own criticisms of it.
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What does decolonisation mean?

Last year, the visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bangladesh to attend celebrations marking 50 years since the birth of the country following the Liberation War in 1971 has drawn attention to the difficult task of building a nation on the back of a brutal and bloody civil war.
Green fields and water in Nagarkanda, Faridpur, Bangladesh

Displacement, integration and identity in the postcolonial world

Last year, the visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bangladesh to attend celebrations marking 50 years since the birth of the country following the Liberation War in 1971 has drawn attention to the difficult task of building a nation on the back of a brutal and bloody civil war.
Signs reading 'Black Lives Matter' 'Silence = Violence, Black Lives Matter'

Scotland must address institutional racism openly and urgently

Cross-posted from The Scotsman – Blog post by Nasar Meer, University of EdinburghTackling racism has come a long way in Scotland since academic Martin MacEwen wondered if it was best characterised […]
Grenfell Forever in our hearts

Grenfell Tower: enactments of grief, remembrance and activism

On the 14th June 2017, a horrific fire swept through Grenfell Tower in west London, killing 72 people and leaving hundreds more homeless and traumatised. For those of us who witnessed the tragedy unfold, either directly or through media coverage, the images of the burning tower beyond the control of the firefighters will stay with us for a lifetime.
A large group of people

Atlantic diasporas in an Afro-Brazilian migrant connection

On the 7th of May 2022, the Afro-Brazil Cultural Centre organised an event called: “Atlantic Diaspora: abolition, diversity and inclusion” at Casa do Brasil, in London. The debate was developed in a pedagogical process, ignited by the proximity of the 13th of May, the date of signature of the Aurea Law, the Brazilian slavery “abolition” act.
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Giving voice to Scotland's minority language communities

Cross-posted from Centre for Education and Race Equality in Scotland (CERES) – Blog post by Andy Hancock One element of The Black Lives Matter movement has been to shine a …
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Turkish-Dutch Muslims countering stigma in the Netherlands

In the aftermath of the 2016 attempted coup against the Erdoğan government in Turkey, several hundred Turkish-Dutch citizens took to the streets in the Netherlands. Some protesters harassed a journalist documenting the protests.
Protesters with a sing that reads: menschenrechte statt rechte menschen

The far right, the mainstream, and mainstreaming

Discussion and debate about the far right, its rise, origins and impact have become ubiquitous in academic research, political strategy, and media coverage in recent years.

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