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Dialled In was more than a South Asian festival – it was history and home
  • music
  • 15 Sep

Dialled In was more than a South Asian festival – it was history and home

  • Tara Joshi
“Not like other Black girls”: Pick-Me-ism and early strategies in self-preservation
  • first person
  • 16 Sep

“Not like other Black girls”: Pick-Me-ism and early strategies in self-preservation

  • Soleil Jane
Afro Answers: how to save time with back to school styles, and how to fight hair discrimination at work
  • afro answers
  • life
  • 15 Sep

Afro Answers: how to save time with back to school styles, and how to fight hair discrimination at…

  • Ebuni Ajiduah
For Universal Credit recipients like me, scrapping the £20 uplift is another way to punish people in poverty
  • first person
  • politics
  • 15 Sep

For Universal Credit recipients like me, scrapping the £20 uplift is another way to punish people in poverty

  • Catherine
Nadia Whittome: ‘The Tories are making us pay for social care so their wealthy donors don’t have to’
  • politics
  • 14 Sep

Nadia Whittome: ‘The Tories are making us pay for social care so their wealthy donors don’t have to’

  • Nadia Whittome
Rachel Ama on motherhood, Black veganism and intuitive cooking
  • life
  • 11 Sep

Rachel Ama on motherhood, Black veganism and intuitive cooking

  • Safiya Robinson
Five on it: Chlöe steps into the limelight – and a new era – with her solo debut
  • five on it
  • music
  • 10 Sep

Five on it: Chlöe steps into the limelight – and a new era – with her solo debut

  • Kayleigh Watson

Forgotten Diasporas

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

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

gal-dem horoscopes: Take yourself seriously this Virgo season

"Virgo season arrives into our lives with the stern look of an aunty who knows you haven’t eaten yet today"

  • Marissa Malik
Black to Front: A review of the best shows airing on Channel 4 tonight
  • culture
  • 10 Sep

Black to Front: A review of the best shows airing on Channel 4 tonight

  • Memuna Konteh
White rich people bragging about being dirty? Here’s why that reeks of privilege
  • culture
  • 08 Sep

White rich people bragging about being dirty? Here’s why that reeks of privilege

  • Ruchira Sharma
Michaela Coel on discovering racism via a letterbox shit, resisting coconut slurs and fighting bullies
  • culture
  • 07 Sep

Michaela Coel on discovering racism via a letterbox shit, resisting coconut slurs and fighting bullies

  • Sagal Mohammed
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Happy B’day, here’s a ranking of Beyoncé’s filmography from must watch to please bury forever
  • culture
  • 04 Sep

Happy B’day, here’s a ranking of Beyoncé’s filmography from must watch to please bury forever

  • Sabrina Fearon Melville
  • Kemi Alemoru
For Universal Credit recipients like me, scrapping the £20 uplift is another way to punish people in poverty
  • first person
  • politics
  • 15 Sep

For Universal Credit recipients like me, scrapping the £20 uplift is another way to punish people in poverty

  • Catherine
Nadia Whittome: ‘The Tories are making us pay for social care so their wealthy donors don’t have to’
  • politics
  • 14 Sep

Nadia Whittome: ‘The Tories are making us pay for social care so their wealthy donors don’t have to’

  • Nadia Whittome
London is hosting the world’s biggest arms fair this weekend – here’s why we’ll be protesting against it for Palestine
  • politics
  • 10 Sep

London is hosting the world’s biggest arms fair this weekend – here’s why we’ll be protesting against it…

  • Roua Naboulsi, PSC
How Indigenous Brazilians are locked in a legal fight with Jair Bolsonaro to save themselves and the Amazon
  • politics
  • 10 Sep

How Indigenous Brazilians are locked in a legal fight with Jair Bolsonaro to save themselves and the Amazon

  • Sofia Ferreira Santos

What happened to Shukri Abdi?

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

  • Nimo Omer
Afro Answers: how to save time with back to school styles, and how to fight hair discrimination at work
  • afro answers
  • life
  • 15 Sep

Afro Answers: how to save time with back to school styles, and how to fight hair discrimination at…

  • Ebuni Ajiduah
Rachel Ama on motherhood, Black veganism and intuitive cooking
  • life
  • 11 Sep

Rachel Ama on motherhood, Black veganism and intuitive cooking

  • Safiya Robinson
Omani food is a reflection of our rich, layered history
  • life
  • 09 Sep

Omani food is a reflection of our rich, layered history

  • Dina Macki
Forgetting mustard seeds: a year in the life of a mother during the Pandemic
  • life
  • 01 Sep

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

  • Millo Ankha

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

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“Not like other Black girls”: Pick-Me-ism and early strategies in self-preservation
  • first person
  • 16 Sep

“Not like other Black girls”: Pick-Me-ism and early strategies in self-preservation

  • Soleil Jane
For Universal Credit recipients like me, scrapping the £20 uplift is another way to punish people in poverty
  • first person
  • politics
  • 15 Sep

For Universal Credit recipients like me, scrapping the £20 uplift is another way to punish people in poverty

  • Catherine
Against the binary: How sex can make me feel seen as a trans person
  • against the binary
  • first person
  • 07 Sep

Against the binary: How sex can make me feel seen as a trans person

  • Yas Necati
Tracing roots of the Chinese Jamaican diaspora
  • forgotten diasporas
  • 04 Sep

Tracing roots of the Chinese Jamaican diaspora

  • Nandina Hislop
Dialled In was more than a South Asian festival – it was history and home
  • music
  • 15 Sep

Dialled In was more than a South Asian festival – it was history and home

  • Tara Joshi
Five on it: Chlöe steps into the limelight – and a new era – with her solo debut
  • five on it
  • music
  • 10 Sep

Five on it: Chlöe steps into the limelight – and a new era – with her solo debut

  • Kayleigh Watson
Almass Badat’s Future Desi playlist will get you pumped for Dialled In Festival
  • music
  • 10 Sep

Almass Badat’s Future Desi playlist will get you pumped for Dialled In Festival

  • Tara Joshi
Five on it: Priya Ragu is bringing Tamil culture to Western pop
  • five on it
  • music
  • 03 Sep

Five on it: Priya Ragu is bringing Tamil culture to Western pop

  • Kayleigh Watson

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
Why messy afterparties feel like resistance to a work-obsessed society
  • first person
  • 28 Jun

Why messy afterparties feel like resistance to a work-obsessed society

  • Ruchira Sharma
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
Opera helped me process my father’s death during the pandemic
  • first person
  • 25 Mar

Opera helped me process my father’s death during the pandemic

  • Ella Alalade
A joyful celebration of Britain’s Chinese takeaways
  • life
  • 24 Mar

A joyful celebration of Britain’s Chinese takeaways

  • Angela Hui

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
How technology is making Black hair styling more accessible
  • first person
  • 03 Sep

How technology is making Black hair styling more accessible

  • Zainab Kwaw-Swanzy
Original Selecta: Aartthie Mahakuperan on stepping into your own style
  • life
  • 26 Aug

Original Selecta: Aartthie Mahakuperan on stepping into your own style

  • Adwoa Darko
‘It’s definitely therapy’: finding home and community in sport
  • life
  • 02 Jul

‘It’s definitely therapy’: finding home and community in sport

  • Niellah Arboine
Wellness, meditation and Pride: Twiggy Jalloh talks working with Converse and self-care
  • life
  • 16 Jun

Wellness, meditation and Pride: Twiggy Jalloh talks working with Converse and self-care

  • Dominic Cadogan

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