Bernardine Evaristo’s mother is white and her father is Black. Yet she moves through the world as Black and biracial, never as white. The award-winning author explores identity, privilege, the...

For James Cleverly, Britain is “the best place in the world” to be Black. But 2020 has been a difficult year for the Black British community. Jasmine Lee-Zogbessou asks him why he thinks they should...

Political debate has frequently focused on the lives of Black people in the inner city. But elsewhere, the UK is home to tens of thousands of Black people who grow up as the extreme minority in the...

Gary Younge explores how the seminal moments in Black History and British Politics continue to intersect inside and outside Westminster

David Lammy speaks to Cécile Kyenge and Momodou Jallow, two prominent Black European politicians, to discuss Black Lives Matter on the Continent

We must commit to change through action not just words. Policy changes are needed to address discrimination in our criminal justice system, health services and workers’ pay

The Covid crisis and the death of George Floyd must form a watershed moment to fix the BAME democratic deficit and our history of racial inequality

Throughout its long history the Conservative Party has found new ways to appeal to the ever-changing electorate. In 2024, Anita Boateng writes, the Tories can show ethnic minority working class...

This catch-all term won’t do. Britain’s non-White population comes from a vast array of backgrounds. We must recognise – and tackle – their differing experiences of discrimination

Although the diversity of Parliament has improved considerably in recent years, Anne Alexander remains one of a handful of BAME Lobby journalists. So why does political journalism fail to match the...

Only 6.1% of Peers are non-white ethnic minority. Diversity and inclusion must improve in Westminster and the wider world

We must acknowledge the great things Black people have accomplished despite the discrimination we continue to face

Black people have influenced all aspects of British life across the centuries, but our contributions remain largely unrecognised. We need a national historical reassessment to end this harmful error...

The subject of Black History in the curriculum has been much discussed over recent months – and yet the principles still appear abstract to some. Micha Frazer-Carroll talks to educators and race...

Black History Month is an opportunity for hope, and to increase representation in all manner of public spaces

Last year Ugbana Oyet became the first Black Serjeant-at-Arms in the post’s 600-year history. The former electrical engineer reflects on his journey from Nigeria to Parliament