Race and racism Archives - Red Pepper https://www.redpepper.org.uk/society/race-racism/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:17:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-RP-Sq-Logo-32x32.jpg Race and racism Archives - Red Pepper https://www.redpepper.org.uk/society/race-racism/ 32 32 Cape Fever – review https://www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-media/books/cape-fever-review/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=47975 Nadia Davids’ gothic tale evokes the suffocation of domestic service as a psychological duel unfolds between madam and maid, writes Fifi Bat-hef

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We Grow the World Together – review https://www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-media/books/we-grow-the-world-together-review/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=47958 We Grow the World Together's collected essays are a vital resource on caregiving and abolition for those hoping to build a better world for future generations, writes Gracie Mae Bradley

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Rethinking racism https://www.redpepper.org.uk/society/race-racism/rethinking-racism/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:30:26 +0000 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=47805 The left has forgotten our traditions of anti-racist analysis and organising. We must abandon liberal analyses, says Gargi Bhattacharyya, and see racism as an exercise of power

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Sinners sinks its teeth into Irish settler colonialism https://www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-media/stage-screen/sinners-sinks-teeth-into-irish-settler-colonialsim/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=47518 Aisling Walsh celebrates Ryan Coogler's thriller, which points a rare spotlight on Irish complicity in Indigenous genocide and racist violence

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How the left can support drug law reform https://www.redpepper.org.uk/society/health/how-the-left-can-support-drug-law-reform/ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=45920 It’s high time for the UK left to support comprehensive drug policy reform, driven by anti-racism and class consciousness, argues Carrie Lou Hamilton

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Telling our own stories: An interview with Jen Deerinwater https://www.redpepper.org.uk/the-spark/telling-our-own-stories-an-interview-with-jen-deerinwater/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=45844 Empowerment comes from fighting marginalisation and discrimination on multiple fronts, says Jen Deerinwater

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In Defence of Barbarism – review https://www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-media/books/in-defence-of-barbarism-review/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=45748 Long used as a pejorative, Louisa Yousfi transforms the term 'barbarian' into a weapon against colonialism, Sophie Marie-Niang writes

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Capturing an uprising: An interview with Wayne Campbell https://www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-media/art-and-museums/capturing-an-uprising-an-interview-with-wayne-campbell/ Sun, 04 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=45514 George Floyd was murdered five years ago, sparking a global BLM uprising. Here, Thandie Keet speaks to visual activist Wayne Campbell about protest, art and solidarity in the US and UK

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The only way left is always anti-racist https://www.redpepper.org.uk/society/race-racism/the-only-way-left-is-always-anti-racist/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:29:44 +0000 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=44976 Any new socialist organisation must put proletarian anti-racism at its heart and embrace utopian pragmatism, write Joshua Virasami and Jonas Marvin

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Colonial nostalgia in the UK national curriculum https://www.redpepper.org.uk/society/education/kimberly-mcintosh-empire-schools-national-curriculum/ Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:04:28 +0000 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=44227 In its 2019 manifesto, Labour pledged to educate the public on the histories of empire, slavery, and migration. Here, Kimberly McIntosh explains the dangers of colonial nostalgia in curriculum

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