Real Reads
May 2020
Beyond Hollywood: The Cultural Meaning of Film
Beyond Hollywood is an eye opening docu-series, that takes the viewer on an intimate journey through Ghana, where the cultural meaning of film is explored
May 2020
7 Ways We Know Systemic Racism Is Real
Racism that infects the very structure of our society, is called systemic racism. And at first glance, it may be difficult to detect. It is built right into every level of our society in ways that might surprise you.
May 2020
Why Do Only Black Women Get ‘Cancelled’?
The modern phenomenon of ‘cancel culture’ remains the bogeyman of social media, except when it comes to black women
May 2020
Blackfishing: ‘Black is cool, unless you’re actually black’
From Kim Kardashian to Selena Gomez, the perceived trend for wanting to appear black shows no sign of slowing down
May 2020
Discrimination in mental health services: David Harewood ‘Psychosis and Me’
“The disproportionate number of people from black and minority ethnicities detained is one of the most troubling and difficult areas… it’s not that you get recovery, it’s that you die there”
May 2020
That’s Not Me: An interdisciplinary analysis of the black male identity in British hip-hop
Through hip-hop in Britain, the black British male identity has been transformed and adapted to display vulnerability, intellect, spirituality and ambition
May 2020
Black young people with autism are rarely represented in the public arena
The project is a powerful three-screen film created by young artists with autism and a broad spectrum of learning differences, challenging how people like themselves are represented in mainstream media
May 2020
Black Muslims ‘facing racism and prejudice from other Muslims’
Respondents of a recent survey told of ‘being stared at’ in mosques, whilst others revealed they found it difficult to get married because of the colour of their skin and ‘deep-seated cultural preferences’
May 2020
GENERATION WINDRUSH Podcast + Jaja Interview
Generation Windrush is a special series featured on the podcast Your Broccoli Weekly. This article reviews the podcast and interviews the host, Jaja Muhammed
May 2020
Britain doesn’t care about health inequalities. For minorities, that ignorance is deadly
Deaths from coronavirus are disproportionately high among people of colour – yet there’s no information to help us understand why
May 2020
Watch the documentary ‘Black Theatre of Britain’ on BFI Player
Interesting documentary following the Black Theatre of Brixton, which produced more black plays in two years than the whole of English theatre had in the previous twenty-five
May 2020
Film ‘You Clap For Me Now’ celebrates ethnic minority workers – But how will they be treated after Covid-19?
A film which celebrates black, Asian and ethnic minority key workers helping to tackle the coronavirus pandemic has gone viral with millions of views