• Hip-Hop at 50: What next for the music of resistance?

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    As the sun sets on another US Black History Month, an anniversary of global significance was quietly commemorated that deserves so much more international recognition. In 2023, hip-hop, arguably...

  • "Britain's unjust law disproportionately affecting Black offenders"

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    Hundreds of Black prisoners remain unjustly jailed indefinitely as a result of a law which was scrapped over a decade ago. One man who had an Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) order...

  • Charities condemn sharp rise in UK homelessness

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    Figures for people sleeping rough in England has risen for the first time since 2017, in what campaigners have branded a “massive, collective failure” by authorities. Some 3,069 people are...

  • Government threat to your British citizenship

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    Confusion has arisen around the British government’s own understanding of its citizenship laws, following a judgment by the UK’s high court. In a ruling handed down on January 20 2023, in the...

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