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It's 10, 000 people saying " we're with you': inside Trans Mission, a night of solidarity and joy for a community under stress
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (686+ words) Olly Alexander and Glyn Fussell's starry, Live Aid-inspired shindig " featuring Christine and the Queens, Kae Tempest and Munroe Bergdorf " is a show of unity in a dark time for trans people For Alexander, Trans Mission is about "celebration, joy, unity....
It was very challenging: the exhibition memorialising Black trans deaths across the US
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (454+ words) Artist Sage Ni'Ja Whitson found an unusual way to remember those who were killed or died by suicide between 2018 and 2025 Between 2021 and 2025, Black nonbinary artist Sage Ni'Ja Whitson visited 91 locations across 15 states " in all of these sites a trans, gender…...
Trump posted something blatantly racist? What a surprise | Arwa Mahdawi
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (373+ words) The Obama video should take a toll on the president's political career " but of course it won't Despite Donald Trump's war on woke, he hasn't (yet) made Black History Month illegal. In fact, on Tuesday the president issued a proclamation…...
Black British book festival launches publisher
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (328+ words) BBBF organiser Selina Brown announced the new project, focusing on undiscovered authors, following a decline in the publication of Black literature The organiser of the Black British book festival, Selina Brown, announced earlier this month that the festival will launch…...
US leaders are erasing Black history. That threatens our future | Stacey Abrams and Esosa Osa
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (306+ words) DEI is being used as a smokescreen to roll back progress and consolidate power. The goal is to rewrite our nation's story We must, though, understand these attacks as part of a deliberate campaign. The goal is to rewrite our…...
From the archive: "Infertility stung me: Black motherhood and me " podcast
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (188+ words) We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2022: I assumed I would be part of the first generation to have full agency…...
Segregation, swines and social gatherings: A slice of Black life in Texas " in pictures
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (126+ words) A new exhibition showcasing African American photography in rural and urban areas of Texas underscores the role of the community photographer in documenting local life and culture Continue reading. .. Segregation, swines and social gatherings: A slice of Black life in…...
My cultural awakening: an Asian Dub Foundation song gave me the courage to take a stand against racism
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (348+ words) The group's campaigning single Free Satpal Ram, about a south Asian man jailed for murder after an alleged racist attack, led me to become an activist " with their lead singer as my mentor It wasn't New Labour, my politics A-level…...
We need each other: how a Black church and a white church joined forces after Hurricane Katrina
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1100+ words) After New Orleans was ravaged 20 years ago, two places of worship teamed up to offer a space for devastated residents Before the floods from Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city of New Orleans 20 years ago, Franklin Avenue Baptist church was booming....
After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans fired thousands of Black teachers. Twenty years later, these groups are bringing them back
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (410+ words) The storm ushered in a blow to the Black educator workforce, which has yet to fully recover Dr Adrienne D Dixson was furious as she sat in the back of a Louisiana courtroom in 2008. It was more than two years…...