anti-racism Archives

The political art of uncompromising resistance

Olivia Logan26 September 2021

Olivia Logan in conversation with Rachel Holmes: author of Sylvia Pankhurst Natural Born Rebel, a biography of the suffragette, communist, journalist and anti-fascist activist...

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Dabiri’s work is always one step ahead

Sharmin Islam13 May 2021

Sharmin Islam reviews What White People Can Do Next, Emma Dabiri’s newest addition to the anti-racism guide genre...

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Jill and the female carer

Pippa Sterk8 February 2021

It’s a Sin doesn’t offer a recognition of care work but rather an idealisation of it ...

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How fiction can triumph over the trend of anti-racist guides

Sharmin Islam31 January 2021

Sharmin Islam looks at the power of Raven Leilani’s debut novel...

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Black History Month Events 2020

Editor7 October 2020

The F-Word's pick of events celebrating Black history and culture both on and offline...

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They asked me to play the maid, so I got myself on Forbes

Alessia Galatini5 July 2020

Alessia Galatini interviews Rose Hulse, CEO of ScreenHits TV, about diverse opportunities and racial injustice in trying to access decision-making positions in the media...

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The F-Word’s suggested list of BLM reading and resources

Various Authors9 June 2020

This week The F-Word has replaced its usual weekly round-up with a list of resources and articles related to the current Black Lives Matter demonstrations happening in the UK and across the world in response to systemic racism and police brutality...

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Did yet another movie forget about intersectionality?

Ashleigh Riseley10 May 2020

Ashleigh Riseley is disappointed by Misbehaviour’s unwillingness to offer black women the centre stage ...

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Exploring one’s complex reality

Alessia Galatini19 April 2020

Alessia Galatini listens to Haifaa al-Mansour breaking down her second feature shot in Saudi...

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The burning questions of Little Fires Everywhere

Sojourner McKenzie26 March 2020

Sojourner McKenzie discusses the often-uncomfortable intersectional feminism of Hulu’s latest release...

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Queen and Slim is no Bonnie and Clyde

Ashleigh Riseley22 March 2020

Ashleigh Riseley praises Matsoukas’s feature debut and her homages to the African-American community...

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The horrors of colonialism are sung without mercy in The Nightingale

Alessia Galatini30 November 2019

Alessia Galatini is disturbed in the best way by how Jennifer Kent takes no prisoners in her latest cinema release ...

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The F-Word stage blog: November 2017

Lissy Lovett12 November 2017

The F-Word's round-up of what's happening in the world of comedy and theatre in November...

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The best shot at the truth?

Rashida Islam27 May 2016

In our first of two reviews of Undercover, Rashida Islam sees a great premise let down by a sidelining of the most important issues at the show’s core...

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Wednesday round-up

Jess McCabe9 June 2010

Reporting from their first Women Speak Out event in London, the discussion ranged over some interesting territory, from the impact of the recession to fear of v...

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