Yes, Black Panther should win awards. It wasn’t just a movie, it was a moment in history
Black Panther was the first time I had seen a black person as “a good guy” in comics. It was in his honour, age five, I drew my first superhero character: Captain Jamaica.
The Black English
What does X factor, the SNP and this summer’s riots have in common? It’s that they force the English to look at themselves and to point to a new English identity that is not in any part British.
Harnessing the Power of Podcasting
Finding a podcast is a world away from discovering more traditional content, such as a radio show. Discovering a podcast is like finding someone who speaks to you, the individual, personally; it is that immediacy and that intimacy that makes it such a potent experience.
Why Wealth Inequality Does Not Matter Any More – But Should
Since the global crisis of 2008 there has been much talk about the widening wealth inequality gap throughout all Western nations. This debate is most pronounced in the Anglo-Saxon countries, which uniquely amongst the developed Western economies have traditionally had the widest disparities.
Race, Class and Black Flight – How the Middle Class Runs UK Media
A concerned awareness of the proportional lack of ethnic minority representation in UK media is not something new, but the surprise is that in these supposedly meritocratic times, it seems to be getting worse and not better.
“Time a Come” for a Reggae Reggae Royalty!
So Jamaica may become a republic soon. After 50 years of independence it might cut its ties with the British monarchy and, possibly, more importantly judicial sovereignty from London. It’s hard to argue a coherent case for keeping the link with old Bess in Buck House.
Let’s Kill Off Knee Jerk Britain
We are all guilty of it: being in receipt of only half of the facts and coming to an instant decision because of who was supposed to have said what.
All Obama Has to Do is to Stand Still
The numbers are looking up for the President according to the latest polls his approval rating is now up to at 49%. It has
Where is the Left?
Its 2011. The US credit rating has been downgraded, Italy has a government with no elected MPs, the Euro is imploding and the organised left across the globe is mute.
