Jul 2020
Black beauty brands to support: My Definitive List
The number of independent ranges owned by Black women is on the rise, with many prestige, homemade offerings standing out in a sea of mass-produced products
Jul 2020
Summer Budget 2020: Key Announcements
The Chancellor has pledged to “protect, support and create jobs” to get the economy back on track
Jul 2020
The Double Glazed Glass Ceiling: Being a Black Woman in the UK Workplace
Black women often face the double barrier of the gender glass ceiling and racial discrimination
Jul 2020
#BLM: 12 Films that depict the complex reality of being Black
Through the works of directors including Spike Lee, John Singleton, Ava Duvernay, Barry Jenkins, Ryan Coogler and Jordan Peele, Black people have seen themselves on screen like never before
Jul 2020
Funding News July 2020
The disproportionate effect of Covid-19 on BAME communities has been truly devastating. Smaller organisations that work within these communities have also been adversely effected
Jun 2020
3 Years On: Remembering the 72 victims of the Grenfell Tower Fire
The date of June 14 is always a hard day for the community around Grenfell Tower, but this year is particularly intense. The Tower’s fire is symbolic of the social unrest engulfing the world right now
Jun 2020
Leopold’s rule over the Congo was a horror story with a body count on par with Hitler’s, so why haven’t more people heard of him?
During his absolute rule of the Congo, an estimated 10–15 million Africans died, which led to the first use of the term “crime against humanity”.
Jun 2020
#VolunteersWeek 2020: Supporting Black-led Community Organisations
Volunteers Week is an opportunity to engage in community based social action, supporting Black-led organisations working on behalf of under-represented groups
Apr 2020
They love our labour, but not our lives: The high price of public service
Could the lethal mix of structural racism and the impact of Austerity led more ethnic minorities to die?
Apr 2020
Be A Non-Binary Entrepreneur To Succeed In Business
Entrepreneurship therefore, is not a binary experience. It’s complicated, nuanced, textured, layered, intersects and affects all facets of one’s life
Apr 2020
Here we go again! Medical Apartheid 101: Black bodies continue to be Biological Playgrounds
Medical research has a long troubled racial history. From the Tuskegee Syphilis experiment to the illegal removal of cells from Henrietta Lacks – Racism in medicine, misconduct in human research and the arrogance of physicians is nothing new
Apr 2020
Bid Writing Masterclass Series: Part 1 ‘Housekeeping Rules’
Funding is available to charities, social enterprises and small businesses, who can win or expect to be awarded grants between £1,000 and £100,000