Fownhope’s Heart of Oak Society traces its roots to the age of friendly societies, when communities provided their own safety net. Its anniversary celebrations reveal a tradition still very much alive, says MARK SEDDON
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Never has the description by Franz Fanon of black people as the wretched of the earth felt so real – the time for resistance is now, says ROGER McKENZIE
ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world
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NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
I HAVE always been told to be patient and things will improve for black people.
In fact I was also told this tall tale during my younger days when I was called coloured.
I stopped being coloured when I decided to identify as black because I realised that things were not improving and often the people telling me to be patient were systematically and knowingly discriminating against me or at least benefiting from the racism that I was experiencing.
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