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Yvette Williams

British Vogue’s activism issue five changemakers you should know

The September issue of British Vogue is the most important of the year, and editor-in-chief Edward Enninful has used the opportunity to honour some of the most influential activists of our time.

Footballer and free school meals campaigner Marcus Rashford appears on the cover of the magazine with model and mental health activist Adwoa Aboah, and a special pull-out cover features 18...

Viola Davis

Four of the most powerful statements Viola Davis has made

Viola Davis is the striking new face of Vanity Fair, making history as the first cover star shot by a black photographer, Dario Calmese.

In the interview for the magazine, Davis talks about her career, facing racism and showing up for the Black Lives Matter movement.

She says: “I feel like my entire life has been a protest. My production company is my protest. Me not wearing...

Dion Dublin

Dion Dublin says It is disappointing that we are still talking about racism in 2020

Dion Dublin is angry, or at least, very dispirited.

When he made his senior debut for Cambridge United in 1988, racism was running rife in the world’s football stadiums, and John Barnes was famously pictured back-heeling a banana off the pitch that was thrown from the crowd during a particularly nasty Merseyside derby.

That was supposed to be a ‘different era’, but the now...

Yara Shahidi

What you need to know about actor Yara Shahidi’s activism

Actor Yara Shahidi has penned a powerful essay about being a black and Iranian woman born in the year 2000.

“I was born into a perceived ‘post-racial’ world with smartphones – undermined by the fact that our societal fates are predetermined based on our ethnicities – and the same technologies that have connected us also surveille our Black and Brown communities,” she wrote for Porter...

Black lives matter child holding t-shirt

How to talk to your children about racism and white privilege

George Floyd’s death in police custody and the subsequent protests across the world for the Black Lives Matter movement, has catapulted racism to the forefront of social consciousness.

It’s long overdue, but the outcry has forced many white people to consider and better understand systemic racism, take an honest (sometimes uncomfortable) look at white privilege, and question how they...

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Six anti-racism Instagram accounts to follow

While you might be used to using social media for cute animal memes and liking your friends’ pictures, it can also be a valuable educational tool.

Conversations around racism and white privilege have come to the fore after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, with many people looking for ways to educate themselves on the key issues.

There are plenty of Instagram...