Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley speaks to Claudia Turbet-Delof, whose upbringing in Santa Cruz, marked by experiences of racism and gender-based violence, inspires her activism both here and at home
Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley speaks to the co-writer of highly praised new film Rocks about the impact of the borough on her work, and why she wanted to use her platform to counter negative perceptions
The writer speaks to local experts about how conspiracies take hold, examines ‘reckless’ media behaviour, and finds a troubling history of minorities being blamed for outbreaks
The local writer speaks to the team behind the new African Studies Centre, which hopes to train teachers and students in Africa’s history, free of the prism of European colonialism
The writer speaks to Hackney residents who have been making face masks, and a researcher who thinks the pandemic has allowed makers to shake off the ‘hobbyist’ stereotype
Voyage Youth’s Operation Smiles aims to ‘bring joy’ to those in need, while acting as a gateway for young Black people to become more involved in green activism
The local writer on what is needed for meaningful change in Britain – a ‘wholesale shift in an economic system built on the enslavement and sale of human beings’
