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We need to talk about ‘racism laundering’: what it is, who benefits – and how to be vigilant

The row over claims of ghostwriting at the Daily Mail has sparked debate about how toxic policies are pursued, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

Hip-hop gave us Public Enemy, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar: after 50 years, this music demands proper respect

The movement born in 1973 is now global, an instrument for learning and a weapon for protest, says author and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s departure offers relief, but not much hope for change

Letters: Readers respond to the former prime minister’s record and the end of his quasi-Trumpian brand of racist populism

The Guardian - UK

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Dear white Britain: we hate to say we told you so about Boris Johnson – but we told you so

At the outset of his ascent in frontline politics, Black Britons warned that Johnson was immoral and unscrupulous, says author Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

It’s easy to see white supremacy as the thinking of extremists. We know that’s not true

It was good to see Joe Biden address the issue, but there is more he needs to know, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

Brilliant Floella Benjamin and a not-very-gospel coronation choir. Is this as ‘diverse’ as Britain gets?

Perhaps it’s naive to expect equality from the family in the diamond hats – but a bit more inclusivity would be nice, says writer Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

Incite, smear, divide: why are the Tories and Labour copying the tactics of America’s vilest strategist?

Lee Atwater was master of attack and dog-whistle politics. We should be alive to his methods and their effects – not emulating them, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

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Some white artists, like Elvis, exploit Black culture. So celebrate Bobby Caldwell, who enriched it

The debate about cultural appropriation is fractious and gets muddled. But then I think about a man who makes it all clear, says author Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

So RIP ‘totally tropical’ Lilt. In an age of authenticity, you were the fake dreadlocks of soft drinks

With cringey adverts and steel drums, it was marketed as a taste of the Caribbean and Blackness, but that approach couldn’t survive, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

People of Britain – how can you look at our leaders and say there is nothing to laugh about?

If there is a laughter deficit in this country, perhaps we are to blame. It’s a target- rich environment, says author and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

Harry and Meghan are right about racist Britain in their Netflix series

Letters: Readers on the uncomfortable truths exposed by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Netflix series and media reactions to it

The Guardian - UK

A white lens sees Harry and Meghan as villains – through a Black one, they’ve done Britain a favour

The Sussexes’ marriage offered the UK a golden opportunity. Reaction to their Netflix series shows it hasn’t been taken, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

Oh Kwasi Kwarteng. You made this a Black History Month I’ll never forget

As a chancellor he was a dud, but as a diversity role model, he was even worse, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

What’s the story, diverse Tories?

For the first time in history, not one of our four leading ministers of state is a white man. Jason Okundaye looks at how this happened and whether it’s just political gameplay

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Jolyon Maugham confronts Sunak on attitudes to race in Tory Party

BARRISTER Jolyon Maugham quizzed Rishi Sunak in a now-deleted tweet on attitudes to race within the Conservative party.

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