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Behind the scenes of Sinéad O'Connor’s new video

Sinéad O’Connor in conversation with punk legend Don Letts

In the wake of O’Connor’s tragic passing, we revisit this interview with the two icons as they delve deep into Black Lives Matter and COVID conspiracies

Jul 27, 2023

Brian Coney

Jon Henry, “Untitled #39, Santa Monica, CA”, Stranger Fruit

Jon Henry’s powerful portraits of Black mothers and their sons

The photographer travelled across the US to make Stranger Fruit – a tribute to the Black mothers raising their sons against a backdrop of police brutality

Jun 06, 2023

Elodie Saint-Louis

Protesters Rally in Brooklyn Over Jordan Neely’s Killing

New York reckons with the murder of Jordan Neely

‘When a human being with a mental illness is brutally murdered in a subway car full of people, it’s a pretty low bar to expect that there would be some legal consequences for the attacker’

May 05, 2023

James Greig

Why the Italian Fashion Council’s only Black member is on hunger strike

Stella Jean details the alleged events that led her to quit Milan Fashion Week and the systemic ‘sabotage’ that Italian designers of colour face

Feb 17, 2023

Sophie Benson

Cousin of Black Lives Matter co-founder is killed by police

Body camera footage from the Los Angeles Police Department shows an officer repeatedly tasering 31-year-old teacher Keenan Anderson

Jan 13, 2023

Serena Smith

How to make a monument that stands the test of time

‘Not all statues are innocent,’ says fourth plinth artist Samson Kambalu – but a new wave of sculptors are crafting monuments that better reflect our changing world

Sep 29, 2022

Thom Waite

The inaugural BLM Festival is coming to London’s Somerset House

The two-day event will feature music, art, film, and conversation that amplifies voices in the Black community

Sep 28, 2022

Grounded: the revival of Kelela

It’s been five years since Kelela’s first album, Take Me Apart, carved new futures for Black electronic music. Now, after steeling herself with a crash course in misogynoir and Black queer philosophy, she’s back to raise the bar once more

Sep 20, 2022

Amber J Phillips

Justice for Breonna Taylor: Four cops charged over her murder

Taylor was shot in her home by police officers in March 2020 – until now, her killers have walked free

Aug 05, 2022

Serena Smith

Naomi Osaka: holding court

At just 24 she’s won four Grand Slams, lit the Olympic torch, and changed the way we talk about mental health in sport forever. Hitting back against her critics, Naomi Osaka reflects on the quest for self- worth that transcends trophies

May 31, 2022

Anna Cafolla

The UK’s first ever Black civil rights group is here

The Black Equity Organisation is spearheaded by some of the most influential Black people in the country

May 27, 2022

Serena Smith

BLM UK on Child Q: we’re tired of promises and apologies – we need change

In an op-ed for Dazed, Black Lives Matter UK share their take on the Child Q case, and what they want to happen next

Mar 17, 2022

Black Lives Matter UK

Peter Kennard, “ Protest and Survive” [1980]

Art as activism: a brief history of protest art

Art historian and curator Aindrea Emelife’s upcoming book surveys eight decades of the most potent and defiant artworks

Feb 17, 2022

Emily Dinsdale

Cya Cressida! All the ways Dame Dick has been a dick

The cursed police chief has finally left her post – here’s a rundown of all the crises, controversies, and all-out catastrophic errors that plagued her career