As a student heading into my final year imminently, I can’t help but reminisce on the ways that the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped my student experience, from the first year up until now. I was finishing my first year of university when the pandemic had hit the UK, and since then lectures have been replaced …
Overlooking people of colour harms not only the people in those communities but businesses as well. The lost potential that arises from overlooking ethnic minorities over time is staggering, estimated at £24bn a year. In corporate America and corporate Britain, people of colour often do not get promoted within the same period as a White coworker …
The U.K., now considered to be in post-colonial times, has ostensibly left behind its racist legacy. However, placing the U.K.’s imperial history entirely in the past neglects the relics of imperialism imbued in U.K. society, exhibited through the exclusionary and racist narratives that permeate U.K.’s society today. Protestors targeting statues of important imperial figures as …
Whilst we need to make sure we take care of our mental wellbeing, the moment we stop becoming shocked or upset is the moment we stop caring. Staying informed on the news can be exhausting. Anyone who wants to stay protected against disinformation and knowledgeable about societal issues or government activity must regularly check what …
A rise in Islamophobia was pointed out at the UN’s event on International Day of Human Fraternity and repeatedly by President Erdogan. How has this translated within Western Europe? Covid-19 seems to have pushed intolerance to the surface all over the world. A 53% jump in Islamophobic attacks in France highlights a more generalised anti-Muslim …
Racist responses to the use of a black family in Sainsbury’s 2020 Christmas advert demonstrates how, to some, BAME communities are still not ‘British’. In recent months, as discussions of structural racism have swept the globe, campaigners in the UK have made a point of bringing such debates into the local context. Discussions about racism …
Is the UK racist like the US? Some might say Yes. This does not mean every individual white Brit hates black people – however, it does mean that our institutions, from the education system to criminal justice, uphold some level of white supremacy that puts BIPOC communities at a disadvantage and privileges whiteness. The …
