His writing felt like a door swinging wide open, light pouring in and illuminating new ideas where other poets seemed to put up barriers. Zephaniah will live on not only in his own works—but in the works of so many creatives he mentored, supported and inspired. 

Brits can’t name a single Black British historical figure - with our flawed education system, this isn’t surprising.

Nearly 2,000 people died "during or following" contact with police in the UK since 1990. Only 10 charges of manslaughter or murder have ever been brought forward, resulting in just one conviction. And the killings are just the tip of the iceberg of institutional racism. 

People of colour in the UK are more likely to enter the mental health system through police intervention or forcible sectioning - and even when in therapy, they face obstacles ranging from racist tropes to cultural misunderstandings. New treatment approaches are seeking to change that. 

The new report is a welcome admission of what those of us who follow the game closely have known for years. The true test of the England and Wales Cricket Board will be action. 

As commercial DNA tests produce ever-more granular databases, descendants of slaves are being introduced to descendants of slaveholders. The implications for the reparation debate are vast. 

It's easy to dismiss the National Conservatism conference last week as the farcical death throes of a mortally wounded party. But the Tories' forecasted defeat makes National Conservatism more dangerous, not less. 

Cruel, racist, deeply dangerous - the bill MPs passed in the Commons is all that, but it poses a special risk to pregnant women and their unborn children. Still, the fight's not over. 

From the myths about Black people not feeling pain, to racist technology that discriminates against ethnic minorities, Dr Annabel Sowemimo's new book explores the urgent need to decolonise healthcare.

Growing up in Germany, I was taught about the rise of Nazism. It’s vital to call out even the early symptoms.