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Exhibition: Migration and dissent go on, with you
A double exhibition by an Iranian photographer offers portrait of immigration and resistance - and in a subtle way, makes you a participant in both.
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Dimi Reider
Malcolm X: Unpicking an enduring legacy from a Black British perspective
100 years since his birth, 60 years since his death, Malcolm X's impact continues to be felt in the UK.
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Natalie Morris
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Channel 4's Go Back To Where You Came From shows the lack of empathy in Britain right now
The provocative documentary examining Britain’s attitudes towards immigration, makes one thing clear: we face a serious empathy crisis.
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diyora shadijanova
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Meta’s new 'fact-free' era should worry us all
Social media was once meant to democratise access to information. Now, it may do the exact opposite.
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diyora shadijanova
Britishness can't be untangled from migration. A new exhibition drives the message home.
The Migration Museum sits in one of London's most diverse neighbourhoods, once the scene of fierce clashes with the Far Right. A new, timely…
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diyora shadijanova
In the frame – Blackpool’s enduring photographic appeal
From Henri Cartier-Bresson to Don McCullin, photographers have long been drawn to Blackpool. But a cohort of local photographers are also documenting…
Coroners Linked Books on Amazon to Multiple Deaths. A Decade Later, They’re Still For Sale.
The availability of these books has been highlighted in at least two deaths in the past year, both taking place after the passage of the 2023 Online…
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Katherine Hignett
“Survive until 2025”: British TV and film workers battle a jobs crisis
With almost 70% of the workforce out of jobs, writers, producers and actors cling to hope that the industry will stabilise.
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diyora shadijanova
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