News Sir Patrick Vernon demands Cambridge culture review after Arday vigil Sir Patrick Vernon, a former Hackney councillor, says equality law failed the professor and press regulation must follow Author: Hackney Citizen
News Met Police apologises after black teenage girl strip-searched at Hackney school Report finds it unjustified and says racism “likely” to have been an influencing factor Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter
News Young black men discuss their experiences of growing up in Hackney for new podcast Four-episode series Raised in Hackney sees six teenagers cover topics including mental health, media and the use of the ‘N-word’ Author: Hackney Citizen
Art & Design When we hear the words, ‘black man’, what comes to mind? Ethnicity monitoring records something different: It does not relate to visible appearance but to people’s self image in relation to their own cultural origins (Met Police) Author: Ekua McMorris
Stage Park bench politics: Made Visible at the Yard Theatre An encounter with two women in Victoria Park inspired Deborah Pearson’s play about race and identity Author: Hackney Citizen
