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The teen who recorded George Floyd’s murder won a Pulitzer Prize

17-year-old Darnella Frazier won the special citation for her ‘courageous reporting’, which sparked global Black Lives Matter protests

Jun 15, 2021

Hannah Bertolino

Music

Cardi B slams Republican for discussing ‘WAP’ instead of police brutality

A video of US Representative Glenn Grothman complaining about Cardi B’s Grammy performance of ‘WAP’ surfaced just days after the Derek Chauvin verdict

Music

Apr 23, 2021

Sofia Mahirova

Science & Tech

The Black scientists changing the future with research and social justice

With issues around the climate crisis and AI technologies having an outsized impact on Black people, a new generation of researchers are fighting the pale, male STEM narrative

Science & Tech

Apr 13, 2021

Kemi Alemoru

Nick Cave and Bob Faust, Truth Be Told (2020)

Nick Cave’s disputed ‘Truth Be Told’ artwork is, officially, art

Intended to spark dialogue on racial injustice and police brutality, the text installation came under fire after residents claimed it was an ‘illegal sign’

Feb 06, 2021

Thom Waite

Nick Cave, Bob Faust, Truth Be Told (2020)

Nick Cave’s controversial ‘Truth Be Told’ artwork heads to Brooklyn Museum

The 160-foot-long text work, which aims to spark dialogue on racial injustice and police brutality, came under fire when it was exhibited in a New York village last year

Jan 16, 2021

Thom Waite

Nick Cave artwork to be removed for not looking enough like art

‘Truth Be Told’ was created to spark dialogue within the community on racial injustice and police brutality

Nov 13, 2020

Günseli Yalcinkaya

NONAME

The Chicago rapper brings members of America’s incarcerated creative community together to explore the case for abolition in her urgent guest edit

Sep 15, 2020

Najma Sharif

WIDE AWAKES

Moving past ‘raising awareness’ and performativity, Wide Awakes is the initiative drawing on music, art, tech and fashion to imagine an optimistic future for the US

Sep 15, 2020

Jammal Lemy

Over 93% of BLM protests in the US have been peaceful, says a new report

But non-state actors including militia groups and individual attackers are becoming more aggressive in their response

Sep 06, 2020

Thom Waite

The Jacob Blake shooting and the long road to Black lives really mattering

The trivialisation of Black life manifests not only in the police brutality we saw again this week, but in the unequal impact of the climate crisis on our communities, exclusion from economic opportunity, educational outcomes, and beyond

Aug 25, 2020

Athian Akec

Fashion

The Black in Fashion council launches to tackle systemic industry racism

With partners including Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Glossier, Depop, and Gap

Fashion

Aug 04, 2020

Emma Hope Allwood

A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020, Marc Quinn, 2020

Edward Colston statue replaced by sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester

Artist Marc Quinn installed the unofficial resin-and-steel figure of Jen Reid at the site of the toppled Bristol slave trader in a secret early morning mission

Jul 15, 2020

Günseli Yalcinkaya

Black Lives Matter is the biggest movement in US history, data suggests

Over 4,700 BLM protests have taken place in the United States since the current wave of demonstrations began in Minneapolis May 26

Jul 05, 2020

Thom Waite

What it’s like to be arrested at the Black Lives Matter protests

Over 10,000 demonstrators have been arrested in the US, and stories of excessive police violence, harassment, and mistreatment in custody are emerging