The failure of police to take seriously the young victims of sexual abuse in Rotherham who reported the crime, reveals the way in which who is and isn't taken seriously ties in with who is and isn't deemed worthless in Britain.
Tales from black revolutionaries are vital in contextualising what has come before, and how it informs the present. Reni Eddo-Lodge reviews Assata Sahkur's autobiography and argues that her hindsight and observations are vital in a society that’s still stuck on how to live together.
Street harassment stems from patriarchal entitlement and male structural power that treats women as objects who exist for the benefit of men. Less frequently discussed, however, is how it intersects with other power disparities and prejudices, from racism to ableism.
Aamer Rahman’s comedy addresses racism, Islamophobia, the war on terror and social justice from a perspective that is undeniably black, in the political sense of the word. Reni Eddo-Lodge speaks to Rahman about how speaking out about racism is still misconstrued.
The ‘not all white people’ defence is narcissistic defensiveness that upholds a structurally unequal status quo. Treating those who accurately identify the problem of racism as though they themselves are ‘the problem’ leaves racism itself to fester.
Equality talk, with its roots in liberalism, defines those who aren’t considered equal as lacking. A more radical approach is needed to tackle systemic and entrenched social injustice.
If you identify as feminist you must examine what it means to be white, and the problem of the dominance of a white feminism which presents itself as universal
The feminist debate after Miley Cyrus’ VMA performance rarely touched upon the issue of race. A comparison with Rihanna’s ‘Pour It Up’ video illuminates the dominant tropes being played out in pop culture.
The UK Feminista’s summer school heard how female asylum seekers fight back against the intersecting injustices they face.
