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Inside the campaign against the ‘Genocide Games’ disrupting the Beijing Winter Olympics

Inside the campaign against the ‘Genocide Games’ disrupting the Beijing Winter Olympics

Pema Monaghan

24 Jan

Five practical ways women of colour can advocate for better healthcare

Five practical ways women of colour can advocate for better healthcare

Ronke Jane Adelakun

25 Jan

‘Weirdo’ is the bold zine uplifting alternative South Asian voices in music and beyond

‘Weirdo’ is the bold zine uplifting alternative South Asian voices in music and beyond

Zoya Raza-Sheikh

22 Jan

Afro Answers: why we should be having fun with our hair in 2022

Afro Answers: why we should be having fun with our hair in 2022

Ebuni Ajiduah

22 Jan

Eating as resisting: preserving my family’s history through Chinese food

Eating as resisting: preserving my family’s history through Chinese food

Cici Peng

20 Jan

The dilemma of British Vogue’s cover and Black representation

The dilemma of British Vogue’s cover and Black representation

Funmi Lijadu

20 Jan

Renee Maria Osubu’s photography explores the intimacy of black British fatherhood

Renee Maria Osubu’s photography explores the intimacy of black British fatherhood

Precious Adesina

20 Jan

Introducing: gal-dem's 'New Tricks' series

As many of us feel compelled to make a list of new year’s resolutions for 2022, gal-dem is bringing you five essays from people of colour who have thrown caution to the wind and taken up a new hobby in adulthood, despite fearing that they were ‘too late’.

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

For too long, both climate activism and climate coverage have overlooked the voices and experiences of communities of colour. Our new series looks to change that.

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Renee Maria Osubu’s photography explores the intimacy of black British fatherhood

Renee Maria Osubu’s photography explores the intimacy of black British fatherhood

Precious Adesina

20 Jan

Did you know that Tessa Thompson invented range?

Did you know that Tessa Thompson invented range?

Sagal Mohammed

17 Jan

What if your pum-pum fell off?

What if your pum-pum fell off?

Stephanie Ramlogan

12 Jan

Five Black filmmakers on their sci-fi visions of the future

Five Black filmmakers on their sci-fi visions of the future

Dominic Cadogan

09 Jan

Look back at our takeover and all things Kelis, as the legendary artist guest edits our site with some of her favourite things.

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Inside the campaign against the ‘Genocide Games’ disrupting the Beijing Winter Olympics

Inside the campaign against the 'Genocide Games'

Pema Monaghan

24 Jan

How a new documentary explores the UK’s hostile environment through the eyes of those impacted

How a new documentary explores the UK's hostile environment

Jeevan Ravindran

20 Jan

‘She-men’, ‘ladyboys’ and ‘transvestites’: uncovering trans Southeast Asian archives

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Uncovering trans Southeast Asian archives

June Bellebono

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18 Jan

From London to New York, how many people of colour will die before housing failures are addressed?

How many people of colour will die before housing failures are addressed?

Sabah Hussain

14 Jan

gal-dem horoscopes: Let reason be your guiding light this Capricorn season

"We enter this new annual cycle amidst Capricorn season’s serious tone and furrowed brow; reckoning with what 2021 meant for us, and how to create new momentum to keep going"

Marissa Malik

Why at the age of 36, I enjoy playing the violin badly

Why at the age of 36, I enjoy playing the violin badly

Ansa Khan

25 Jan

Cosplaying helped me gain the confidence I could never imagine

Cosplaying helped me gain the confidence I could never imagine

Nenseh Alexis Koneh

24 Jan

Eating as resisting: preserving my family’s history through Chinese food

Eating as resisting: preserving my family’s history through Chinese food

Cici Peng

20 Jan

Why did people unfollow me once I posted my relationship on Instagram?

Why did people unfollow me once I posted my relationship on Instagram?

Stephanie Yeboah

18 Jan

Forgotten Diasporas

gal-dem’s series exploring histories of movement, survival and diasporic identity

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Five practical ways women of colour can advocate for better healthcare

Five practical ways women of colour can advocate for better healthcare

Ronke Jane Adelakun

25 Jan

Afro Answers: why we should be having fun with our hair in 2022

Afro Answers: why we should be having fun with our hair in 2022

Ebuni Ajiduah

22 Jan

The dilemma of British Vogue’s cover and Black representation

The dilemma of British Vogue’s cover and Black representation

Funmi Lijadu

20 Jan

Wanderthirst: my off-grid Norfolk staycation helped me regain balance and slow down

Wanderthirst: my off-grid Norfolk staycation helped me regain balance

Ellen Nguyen

15 Jan

gal-dem’s food series celebrating culture, community and culinary joy over the last year

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‘Weirdo’ is the bold zine uplifting alternative South Asian voices in music and beyond

‘Weirdo’ is the bold zine uplifting alternative South Asian voices in music and beyond

Zoya Raza-Sheikh

22 Jan

Five on it: Sevdaliza, Nilüfer Yanya and Gemini Aaliyah are part of the WOC guitar music resurgence

Five on it: Sevdaliza, Nilüfer Yanya and Gemini Aaliyah are part of the WOC guitar music resurgence

Kayleigh Watson

21 Jan

As a British Nigerian, Alté music shines a light on my past, present and future

As a British Nigerian, Alté music shines a light on my past, present and future

Edwina Omokaro

19 Jan

Five on it: FKA twigs closes a cycle of healing on CAPRISONGS

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Five on it: FKA twigs closes a cycle of healing on CAPRISONGS

Kayleigh Watson

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14 Jan

What happened to Shukri Abdi?

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

Nimo Omer

What happened to Shukri Abdi?

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What happened to Shukri Abdi?

Nimo Omer

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05 May

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

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‘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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01 Feb

Under lockdown Manchester’s Black students have become suspects

Under lockdown Manchester’s Black students have become suspects

Emma Blake Morsi

18 Nov

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

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

Donya Jeyabalasingham

03 Nov

Queeries: How can I stay hopeful as the world burns?

“Grief isn’t meant to be held inside the body. Grief needs to return to the Earth”

Aisha Mirza

Vaccinated in Zimbabwe, unvaccinated in the UK; how geopolitics are holding the Global South hostage

How vaccine geopolitics are holding the Global South hostage

Zuva Seven

10 Dec

Diwali taught me that ancient stories can help us face modern problems

Diwali taught me that ancient stories can help us face modern problems

Nayonica Ghosh

04 Nov

Forgetting mustard seeds: a year in the life of a mother during the Pandemic

Forgetting mustard seeds: a year in the life of a mother during the Pandemic

Millo Ankha

01 Sep

Covid-19 passports might sound like they’ll keep us safe, but for queer people of colour the opposite is true

Covid-19 passports might sound like they’ll keep us safe, but for queer people of colour the opposite is…

Emmanuelle Andrews

16 Aug

Why young people in India are taking to witchcraft to preserve their mental health

Why young people in India are taking to witchcraft to preserve their mental health

Snigdha Bansal

05 Aug

India’s all-women frontline defence against COVID-19 are now locked into a fight for fair pay

India’s all-women frontline defence against COVID-19 are now locked into a fight for fair pay

Agnee Ghosh

07 Jul

Living Through the Pandemic

Articles telling the story of our community's experiences throughout the global pandemic since the first UK lockdown in March 2020.

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“Inclusive, limitless”: How WOC run communities are thriving digitally

How WOC run communities are thriving digitally

Sophia Powell

28 Dec

The organisations breaking stigmas around HIV/AIDS

The organisations breaking stigmas around HIV/AIDS

Mishti Ali

19 Nov

Meet the 9 artists of colour redefining beer culture with Camden Town Brewery

Meet the 9 artists of colour redefining beer culture with Camden Town Brewery

Diyora Shadijanova

08 Nov

Empowering the next generation of makeup artists: M·A·C’s Tomorrow’s Artist

Empowering the next generation of makeup artists: M·A·C’s Tomorrow’s Artist

Shanice Dover

19 Oct