The N Word on National TV Again at the BAFTAs and What It Says About Britain.
On 22 February 2026, the BBC broadcast the BAFTA Film Awards from the Royal Festival Hall. During the ceremony, Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting when an audience member, John Davidson, audibly shouted an anti Black racial slur as part of an involuntary Tourette syndrome tic. It matters to say this with care. Tourette syndrome is real. Involuntary tics are real. Yet harm…
Audre Lorde’s Radical Self-Care.
Audre Lorde in 1980. Audre Lorde was a Black, queer feminist poet and activist who transformed the way we understand identity, care, and resistance. Through her writings and speeches, Lorde urged marginalized people to prioritize self-care as an act of survival, asserting that nurturing one’s own well-being is not selfish – it’s a necessary weapon…
Black British history beyond London.
Many people think of Black British history in terms of London events like the Windrush arrival or Notting Hill. But important stories happened all over Britain. Black communities in cities like Bristol, Leeds and Newcastle have reshaped the country culturally, politically and socially. Let’s explore some inspiring tales: a bus boycott in Bristol, Martin Luther…
Live Facial Recognition on Trial: Shaun Thompson v Met Police.
By Ogechi Obioha. At the Royal Courts of Justice, before Lord Justice Holgate and Mrs Justice Farbey, a fundamental question about the relationship between technology, privacy, and police power is being tested. This has been brought about by applicants Shaun Thompson, an anti-knife crime campaigner, and Silkie Carlo, the director of the civil liberties campaign…
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