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Is #BlackAF really BlackAF?

Netflix recently aired a news show called #BlackAF. Yes you read the title correctly, but it's not the title that has made the show...

Odds-On The Kim Is Dead

Moon Chung-in, adviser to South Korean president Moon Jae-in, told CNN that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is ''alive and well''. This statement comes...

Tensions In The Townships

Tensions are rising in France. Especially in the banlieues (working class estates away from city centres), young people are more likely to flout social...

While Trump Blames China, The Chinese Blame Africans

In China, Africans are being blamed for coronavirus in a wave of racism that is even more absurd than Donald Trump complaining about 'the...

Uptown Kinshasa Ranked Top For Coronavirus

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gombe is currently the coronavirus hotspot. Although if it takes off here (I hate to say 'when'), the...

Trump Super Bowled Out By J.Lo?

At half time during the recent Super Bowl in Miami, Jennifer Lopez (J.Lo) and Shakira took the stage for 14-minutes to dance and sing...

‘Too Sexualised’ Adverts Banned By Regulator

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned advertisements for Missguided and Boohoo because they were judged to be too sexualised and for objectifying women. But...

Sense Not Censorship

Let’s be clear. The video footage that the Christchurch murderer streamed online shows him gunning down innocent men women and children in real time...

Who Needs ‘Sex Education’?

The first series of this British show launched in January, with eight episodes about the lives of horny teenagers. Sixteen-year-old Otis lives with his mom,...

Unsettled Status

Even as Brexit seems to get further and further away, people still want to know what effect leaving the EU will eventually have on...

Black Dads Unite

A group of black fathers has launched the website and podcast Dope Black Dads, aimed at “changing narratives of black fathers.” In the short BBC film that...

Hipster vs Authentic (3): Ducking With Chopsticks!

To coincide with the Chinese New Year celebrations in central London on 10 February, Chinese food is what this week's battle is about. Once...

Cinematic Time Machine

Produced by Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson, They Shall Not Grow Old is his homage to the First World War and the millions...

No Uniform Opinion About Uniforms

School uniforms were first recorded in England in 1222. But how popular are they still?  The BBC reported last month that - according to a survey...

Fashion(East)as #3: On Campus

CHAMELEON  What inspired your look today? I’ve always been into fashion but my love for music inspires my outfits. What method of shopping do you...