Novara FM: In Search of Red Africa
Kevin Okoth excavates the revolutionary history of a continent to make the case against Afropessimism.
Tag: decolonisation
Analysis: The British Empire Wasn’t Just About Race
Kojo Koram
Young people are waking up to the fact that the British empire was not just about identity and race, but about poverty and wealth, democracy and control, writes Kojo Koram.
Opinion: ‘Decolonisation’ Was Never All Culture War
Kojo Koram
It’s often claimed that the ‘decolonisation’ debate is just about starting a pointless culture war, and has little to do with real world concerns. This isn’t true, argues Kojo Koram - just look at the roots of the energy crisis.
Analysis: Why Did Independence Parties Boycott New Caledonia’s Referendum?
Adrian Muckle
In French-ruled New Caledonia, Indigenous Kanak have long been struggling for independence. With the 12 December referendum boycotted by pro-independence groups, French intransigence risks derailing the peaceful decolonisation process.
Opinion: Now is the Time to Fight Racism in the NHS
Jo Dobbin and Rahma Abdi
With health professionals fleetingly elevated to the status of heroes during this pandemic, we must capitalise on this moment to ensure that meaningful steps are taken to build on the Black Lives Matter movement and dismantle racism in our healthcare system, argue junior doctors Jo Dobbin and Rahma Abdi.
Long Read: How a Tiny Colombian Village Beat the World’s Third Largest Gold Mining Company
Novara Reporters
Activists in Cajamarca struck a blow against the power of fossil fuel capital - and they're not done yet.
Long Read: Unsettling Feminism and the Politics of the Prison Break: Ash Sarkar In Conversation with Alana Lentin
Ash Sarkar
As part of our week-long Women's Strike focus, Novara Media Senior Editor Ash Sarkar interviews political sociologist and social theorist Alana Lentin about racialised exclusions from femininity and strategies for unsettling the existing social order.
Long Read: What Can Ghana’s Media Landscape Teach Us About Press Freedom Under Neoliberalism?
Alice McCool
How do we ensure a free press when neoliberal media institutions are so bound up with private and state interests? Alice McCool talks to Ghanaian journalists about the relationship between private enterprise, state power, and press freedom.
Reducing ‘Drop-Out’ Rates for Black Students Means Institutional Transformation, Not Individual Support
Remi Salisbury
Black students are 50% more likely to drop out of university than their peers, but as long as solutions are geared towards individual ‘support’, the government’s commitment to racial equality remains superficial.