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Young people of colour are leaving the Labour Party. How could Keir Starmer win them back?
  • politics
  • 07 May

Young people of colour are leaving the Labour Party. How could Keir Starmer win them back?

  • Zesha Saleem
‘Unless otherwise stated, every character is Black’: how Adjani Salmon is refocusing British TV
  • culture
  • 11 May

‘Unless otherwise stated, every character is Black’: how Adjani Salmon is refocusing British TV

  • Kofo Ajala
As the vaccines roll out and the world opens up, we can’t forget the disabled community
  • first person
  • 10 May

As the vaccines roll out and the world opens up, we can’t forget the disabled community

  • Lauren Nathan-Lane
Five on it: we stand with Solidarity Not Silence, which shouldn’t have to exist in 2021
  • five on it
  • music
  • 07 May

Five on it: we stand with Solidarity Not Silence, which shouldn’t have to exist in 2021

  • Kayleigh Watson
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Why I’m pretending to be a practicing Muslim
  • first person
  • 07 May

Why I’m pretending to be a practicing Muslim

  • Zahra Khozema
These photos explore the innate sensuality of Muslim women on a Kenyan island
  • culture
  • 06 May

These photos explore the innate sensuality of Muslim women on a Kenyan island

  • Lubna bin Zayyad
Start caring about Coded Bias, the Netflix hidden gem warning us about AI’s oppressive potential
  • culture
  • 06 May

Start caring about Coded Bias, the Netflix hidden gem warning us about AI’s oppressive potential

  • Kimberly Oula

An award winning media company committed to sharing the perspectives of people of colour from marginalised genders

gal-dem horoscopes: Taurus season is bittersweet

“It’s here to ask important questions like where we derive our power form, who we want to offer it to, and when do we feel safe not to wield it.”

  • Marissa Malik
‘Unless otherwise stated, every character is Black’: how Adjani Salmon is refocusing British TV
  • culture
  • 11 May

‘Unless otherwise stated, every character is Black’: how Adjani Salmon is refocusing British TV

  • Kofo Ajala
These photos explore the innate sensuality of Muslim women on a Kenyan island
  • culture
  • 06 May

These photos explore the innate sensuality of Muslim women on a Kenyan island

  • Lubna bin Zayyad
Start caring about Coded Bias, the Netflix hidden gem warning us about AI’s oppressive potential
  • culture
  • 06 May

Start caring about Coded Bias, the Netflix hidden gem warning us about AI’s oppressive potential

  • Kimberly Oula
Watch orientalist paintings come to life to drag the colonialist voyeurs
  • culture
  • shorties
  • 30 Apr

Watch orientalist paintings come to life to drag the colonialist voyeurs

  • Kemi Alemoru
Young people of colour are leaving the Labour Party. How could Keir Starmer win them back?
  • politics
  • 07 May

Young people of colour are leaving the Labour Party. How could Keir Starmer win them back?

  • Zesha Saleem
What happened to Shukri Abdi?
  • investigations
  • politics
  • 05 May

What happened to Shukri Abdi?

  • Nimo Omer
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How police corruption and press collusion shaped the death of Sheku Bayoh
  • politics
  • 03 May

How police corruption and press collusion shaped the death of Sheku Bayoh

  • Courtney Stoddart
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For women and LGBTQIA+ people in the Caribbean, Western ideas of a liberal utopia hides an oppressive truth
  • politics
  • 27 Apr

For women and LGBTQIA+ people in the Caribbean, Western ideas of a liberal utopia hides an oppressive truth

  • Zahra Spencer
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What happened to Shukri Abdi?

How the death of a 12-year-old refugee became a contested cause.

  • Nimo Omer
Afro Answers: why you might need sulfates in your shampoo and how to read product labels
  • afro answers
  • life
  • 02 May

Afro Answers: why you might need sulfates in your shampoo and how to read product labels

  • Ebuni Ajiduah
Muslim women share their Suhur rituals this Ramadan
  • life
  • 30 Apr

Muslim women share their Suhur rituals this Ramadan

  • Aisha Rimi
Ramadan resources for conscious community-building in 2021
  • life
  • 30 Apr

Ramadan resources for conscious community-building in 2021

  • Naima Khan
  • Zainabb Hull
Queeries: what’s with all this post-lockdown anxiety?
  • life
  • queeries
  • 23 Apr

Queeries: what’s with all this post-lockdown anxiety?

  • Aisha Mirza
As the vaccines roll out and the world opens up, we can’t forget the disabled community
  • first person
  • 10 May

As the vaccines roll out and the world opens up, we can’t forget the disabled community

  • Lauren Nathan-Lane
Why I’m pretending to be a practicing Muslim
  • first person
  • 07 May

Why I’m pretending to be a practicing Muslim

  • Zahra Khozema
Western ideas of romance vs. Pakistani expectations
  • first person
  • 03 May

Western ideas of romance vs. Pakistani expectations

  • Asyia Iftikhar
Logged in and turned on: going to my first Zoom sex party
  • first person
  • 30 Apr

Logged in and turned on: going to my first Zoom sex party

  • Deepa Paul
Five on it: we stand with Solidarity Not Silence, which shouldn’t have to exist in 2021
  • five on it
  • music
  • 07 May

Five on it: we stand with Solidarity Not Silence, which shouldn’t have to exist in 2021

  • Kayleigh Watson
trigger-warning
‘Don’t bite the hand’ – how Solange faced the microaggressions of 2010s indie
  • music
  • 05 May

‘Don’t bite the hand’ – how Solange faced the microaggressions of 2010s indie

  • Steph Phillips
‘Music for your heart’: Greentea Peng talks healing, appropriation and her debut album
  • music
  • 01 May

‘Music for your heart’: Greentea Peng talks healing, appropriation and her debut album

  • Malvika Padin
DijahSB is the Kid Cudi-approved rapper dismantling gender
  • music
  • 29 Apr

DijahSB is the Kid Cudi-approved rapper dismantling gender

  • Christopher K

Queeries: what’s with all this post-lockdown anxiety?

“Easing lockdown doesn’t mean easing your boundaries”

  • Aisha Mirza
Queeries: what’s with all this post-lockdown anxiety?
  • life
  • queeries
  • 23 Apr

Queeries: what’s with all this post-lockdown anxiety?

  • Aisha Mirza
Over the last year in lockdown, smell and nostalgia are more connected than ever
  • life
  • 10 Apr

Over the last year in lockdown, smell and nostalgia are more connected than ever

  • Eilidh Akilade
Relearning to speak to my elders in lockdown
  • first person
  • 01 Apr

Relearning to speak to my elders in lockdown

  • Nali Simukulwa
A joyful celebration of Britain’s Chinese takeaways
  • life
  • 24 Mar

A joyful celebration of Britain’s Chinese takeaways

  • Angela Hui
‘It’s impossible to step back’ – meet the mutual aid volunteers who persisted in the pandemic
  • politics
  • 23 Mar

‘It’s impossible to step back’ – meet the mutual aid volunteers who persisted in the pandemic

  • Priyankaa Joshi
Crochet, pickles, hula hooping – are we keeping up the lockdown hobbies once we’re allowed outside?
  • life
  • 20 Mar

Crochet, pickles, hula hooping – are we keeping up the lockdown hobbies once we’re allowed outside?

  • Zainab Kwaw-Swanzy

A Year of the Pandemic

Articles telling the story of the pandemic one year since lockdown began.
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What happened to Shukri Abdi?
  • investigations
  • politics
  • 05 May

What happened to Shukri Abdi?

  • Nimo Omer
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‘If they sound like a man, hang up’ – how transphobia became rife in the gender-based violence sector
  • investigations
  • politics
  • 01 Feb

‘If they sound like a man, hang up’ – how transphobia became rife in the gender-based violence sector

  • Moya Lothian McLean
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Under lockdown Manchester’s Black students have become suspects
  • investigations
  • 18 Nov

Under lockdown Manchester’s Black students have become suspects

  • Emma Blake Morsi
The messy story of the influencer who raised £48,000 for victims of the Sri Lanka Easter bombings
  • investigations
  • politics
  • 03 Nov

The messy story of the influencer who raised £48,000 for victims of the Sri Lanka Easter bombings

  • Donya Jeyabalasingham
Radio presenter Henrie Kwushue on her post-lockdown summer glo-up plans
  • life
  • 20 Apr

Radio presenter Henrie Kwushue on her post-lockdown summer glo-up plans

  • Kemi Alemoru
Laura Kirwan-Ashman on writing horror for black queer communities
  • 10 Apr

Laura Kirwan-Ashman on writing horror for black queer communities

  • Tobi Kyeremateng
Creating Legacy: Black women behind the scenes in music
  • 27 Mar

Creating Legacy: Black women behind the scenes in music

  • Niellah Arboine
Meet the on-the-rise designers we won’t get to see at LFW
  • life
  • 23 Feb

Meet the on-the-rise designers we won’t get to see at LFW

  • Kemi Alemoru
  • Niellah Arboine

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