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Steve McQueen's Lovers Rock Authentically Captures the Joyful Resilience of the Black Diaspora
When I went to London for the first time, I thought it was Jamaica. As a nine-year-old born and raised on the Caribbean island, I thought of the UK in terms of what I’d seen on TV and read in the literature books set in Britain that were part of my primary school curriculum—as a…
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Sorry to This Monument: Brits Give Statue of Prolific Slave Trader a Nice New Home at the Bottom of the Bristol Harbor
A statue of a prominent slave trader found its proper home on Sunday: at the bottom of a harbor. The overdue relocation came at the hands of Black Lives Matter protesters in the British town of Bristol. Videos of them toppling the statue, rolling it through the streets, and Jazzy Jeff-ing it into the Bristol…
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FiveXmore: Black British Mamas Campaign to Raise Awareness About Maternal Health Disparities
Black women’s ability to get adequate care during pregnancy and childbirth is an international issue. While the United Kingdom has one of the lowest mortality rates in the world, black Brits are still five times more likely to die during pregnancy and after childbirth than white women. In response, a group of black women started…
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Faced With ‘No Other Option,’ the Brit Formerly Known as Prince Harry Is ‘Saddened’ About Exit From Monarchy
Disclaimer: This is quite the polarizing subject matter so I will try to keep it copacetic. To paraphrase the famous words of Angela Bofill (and Leela James): “I’ll Try.” And just because he’ll ALWAYS be publicly known as Prince Harry, for all intents and purposes I will continue to refer to him as such—at least…
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No Joke, What's Happening to 21 Savage Is Pretty Damn Concerning
It was all jokes… until it wasn’t. In fact, it never really was a joke. A bit of transparency here: when I first saw news of 21 Savage possibly being from the U.K., I initially saw some commentary that made me chuckle, including Savage the 21st or a likening to the Spice Girls (in response…
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What the Cluck? KFC Is Testing Out Faux Fried Chicken in the UK
In an effort to comply with new public health guidelines, KFC U.K. will start experimenting with a vegetarian version of its Original Recipe chicken. That’s right. Nonchicken chicken. A faux foul. Still with 11 herbs and spices, though! As the Washington Post reports, the move is prompted by new recommendations from Public Health England that…
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British Teens Remix Harry Potter, Other Films to Make Brilliant Point About Black Representation in Media
Originally, the posters were just a private effort among a group of teens who were tired of seeing black faces shut out of British media. But their designs—movie posters of popular films and TV shows remixed to show primarily black casts—became a major moment in London this week when their posters were displayed prominently in…
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‘You Would Be the 1st One I’d Shoot if I Had a Gun,’ British Police Officer Tells Black Man
A British police officer has been removed from his duties out in the field and is currently under investigation after he was seen on video laughing about shooting a black man if he could. You guys, you guys, the cops with him were laughing when he said this. Even the black person in question was…
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Model Jeremy Meeks Deported From UK Hours After Landing
Jeremy Meeks thought he was heading to a photo shoot in the United Kingdom when he arrived at Heathrow Airport on Monday, but he was denied entry. Meeks, the former convict-turned-model, was sent back to the U.S. hours after landing. Meeks posted a Snapchat as he was escorted through the airport: “I’m sick of this…
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The Top 10 Racists of 2016 Not Named Trump
“Sup with ya man’s?” I knew Kanye West had done something wrong. The text was from a frat brother I never hear from unless we are debating Ye’s music or behavior. “What did Ye do now?” I replied. He sent a link of Kanye walking into Trump Tower looking like Wesley Snipes in Demolition Man.…