race and racism

Muslim man thrown off bus: full inquiry demanded

Two weeks ago Ibrahim Mohamed Ismail was thrown off a National Express Bus after another passenger said they felt “uncomfortable” because he looked “shifty”. Mr Ismail claims he was thrown off the coach because he was Muslim.

The enslaved who changed history

Aprevailing view of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade holds that a combination of evangelicals, liberals and enlightenment thinkers pushed Parliament towards the momentous...

Guest Post: Hope Not Hate campaign, training & opportunities

Nick Spooner introduces issues of racism  facing our communities and ways in which you can fight back. Nick is an organiser with the national anti-racist campaigning...

In My View: Immigration

Kerry-anne Mendoza examines the reasons behind immigration policy concerns We hear a lot from politicians, in UKIP and beyond, that we need to have a...

Malcolm X; Remembering in Bristol

In advance of several events kicked off by the Malcolm X Film Festival this Sunday 12th April, 2;30-8.30pm at the Malcolm X Centre in St Pauls,...

Still Human, Still in Bristol

Illustration by: B. Mure (www.bmurecreative.co.uk) “I am called “illegal immigrant”, because my asylum case has been refused. There are many people like me that the...