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The Colston four celebrate their acquittal.

Feature: The ‘Colston 4’ Won by Invoking History – And Using It to Build a Strong Legal Defence

Priyanka Raval

Since the Colston 4 were found not guilty last week, the right has sought to claim their win was ideological - an assault on the rule of law. This is simply not the case, writes Priyanka Raval: the group’s legal defence was robust.

Opinion: To Have Real Meaning, Black History Month Must Start Centring Collective Resistance

Annie Olaloku-Teriba

To do justice to Black people and their legacies, Black History Month must stop prizing the 'exceptional contribution' of the individual and start centring the transformative potential of the collective, argues Annie Olaloku-Teriba.

Black Britannia: There Is a Long, Racist History of State Surveillance of Black Communities

Bryan Knight

At the height of the Black Power movement, fears over the activities of Black radical activists led the British state to undertake an extensive and covert surveillance mission, aimed at suppressing any challenges to its authority. In the second instalment of our series Black Britannia, Bryan Knight explores this period of heightened police surveillance and how it relates to our current political moment.

It’s Time to Celebrate a Black British History Month in Our Schools

Darell J Philip

This month, children across the UK will learn about the lives of popular figures from Black history. But with Black Britons generally overlooked in favour of more familiar figures like Martin Luther King Jr and Nelson Mandela, Darell J Philips argues it is time to make sure Black British history is taught in schools too.

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