Carl Hylton

Dr Carl Hylton is a freelance researcher, social justice activist and Chairperson of Leeds West Indian Centre Charitable Trust.

The Black activists who mourned Thatcher

During the re-writing of history after Margaret Thatcher's death, a story remained untold. This was the support the Iron Lady enjoyed from some Black activists, due not least to the crushing of the 'racist' union movement.

By Carl Hylton and Bertha Ochieng

/ 13 May 2013

Feral savages: post-riot labelling of British Blacks

'Underclass', 'feral', 'feckless': these terms have gained new currency after England's August riots. Although not explicitly racist, together they form a coded language that casts working class and Black communities as the 'enemies within'.

By Carl Hylton and Bertha Ochieng

/ 18 Nov 2011