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Black History Month is needed now more than ever
Black history is world history, and attempts to water it down are harmful to black people in our struggle against racism, says ZITA HOLBOURNE
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Can the unity built between the Camden People’s Alliance and the Green Party make an electoral breakthrough on the PM’s home territory this week? ANDREW MURRAY talks to some of those involved
Plaid Cymru’s Caerffili by-election win raised hopes on the left — but the complex realities of Wales suggest the Senedd election may be far less predictable, argues CATRIN ASHTON
Politicians must seize the opportunity to act boldly and tackle land inequality, delivering power to local communities, writes Dr JOSH DOBLE
Disabled tenant RUTH HUNT found herself evicted by her landlord of 10 years after asking for repairs. She explains why the end of no-fault evictions is cause for celebration
WHEN local authorities decide to scrap Black History Month or change it to something else such as “diversity month” or, in the case of one London borough, reduced not just in scope but in time too to “heritage week,” we should question not whether Black History Month is needed but decision-makers’ motives in wanting to erase black history or water it down.
Black History Month in Britain, inspired by the US Black History Month, came about because there was a real need for it.
History books and school curriculums failed to include black history or minimised its importance. Race discrimination was deepening.
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