Politics & Activism

Politics & Activism

From the front lines of grassroots activism to the front benches of Parliament...

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Lavinya Stennett

Yeah, We Really Do Need To Keep Talking About Reparations

Wednesday 12 February 2025 8:00 AM

Ash Alves

As Black Women, Our Activism Needs To Be Sustainable

Tuesday 26 November 2024 8:00 AM

Carma

Queer Black People Are Finding Community Through Squatting

Wednesday 20 November 2024 8:00 AM

Politics is personal and the personal is political. No one knows this more than black women and our communities.

Read our archive of original journalism and writing covering topics such as abolition, grassroots activism, international politics, and hot topics in British politics like immigration and so much more.

 

Jaydee Seaforth

The Black Women Who Believe In Kemi Badenoch

Wednesday 6 November 2024 8:00 AM

Michaela Makusha

Kemi Badenoch Is Proof That Representation Politics Has Failed Us

Tuesday 5 November 2024 8:00 AM

“Black women constitute 3% of the female population in England and Wales, but 8.9% of the women’s prison population.”

– What Prison Abolition Means For Black Women

 

 

Jamila Pereira

Why Do Some Black Women Embrace Far Right Politics?

Wednesday 14 August 2024 8:00 AM

Andréas Deolinda

Here’s What’s Actually Happening In Congo & How You Can Help

Tuesday 25 June 2024 8:00 AM

Nomqhele Beauty Dhlamini

Student Protests: We've Been Here Before & Saw The End Of Apartheid

Tuesday 21 May 2024 8:00 AM

Adama Juldeh Munu

Why These Black British Jews March For Palestine

Tuesday 7 May 2024 12:45 PM

“Europeans and Americans never really undid the structures of power that had privileged whiteness for at least the last two centuries.”

– Brexit And The Return Of White Supremacy

 

“I am unapologetically black – I wear my hair natural in locs, and I’m not afraid to talk about race either in terms of who I am as a politician.”

– What It's Like To Be A Black Woman In British Politics

 

 

“This largely symbolic gesture creates the dilemma of instinctively being proud of ourselves as ‘loyal sons and daughters all’ but knowing the lived experiences created by our governments’ decisions.”

– Barbados Is A Republic, But What Does This Mean For Barbadians Home & Abroad?

 

“While re-imagining an independent Scotland involves looking forward, there has to be attention placed on how the colonial past has formed our present.”

– Black Womxn Must Be Heard In An Independent And Equal Scotland

 

“As a black woman I like to feel this is one way that I can channel my frustrations and disillusionment with the current political sphere.”

– Don't Lose Faith In Us: How Grassroots Activism Can Hold The Government To Account

 

 

Jamila Pereira

Skateboards, Surfboards & Ecotourism In Ghana

Thursday 23 May 2024 8:00 AM

Ebony Douglas

Temu Has Got Our Attention – But Can You Trust It?

Thursday 7 December 2023 8:00 AM

Marion Atieno Osieyo

How Black Brits Can Take Action For Their Communities & Environment

Tuesday 4 October 2022 8:00 AM

Henrietta Shirazu

How To Shop Sustainably Without Breaking The Bank

Friday 29 April 2022 8:00 AM

Josephine Hall

Three Black Women On Their Decision To Live 'Off-Grid'

Wednesday 2 March 2022 8:00 AM

Jaydee Seaforth

Insulate Britain, Civil Disobedience & The Purpose Of Protest

Tuesday 19 October 2021 7:00 AM