Racism
Birmingham man convicted of stirring racial hatred towards Muslims on Twitter
Staff Reporter
June 25, 2018
A Birmingham man has been convicted of stirring up racial hatred with a string of Islamophobic tweets, as West Midlands Police warns that anyone who posts inflammatory messages risks arrest…
Alan Sugar branded “racist” after posting tweet mocking African World Cup team
Staff Reporter
June 20, 2018
Alan Sugar has come under fire for posting a 'racist' tweet about the Senegal World Cup team that compares the players to individuals - specifically of African descent - selling sunglasses and handbags on…
LGBTQ+ groups calls for cultural appropriation ban at Birmingham Pride celebrations
Harvey McDonald
June 7, 2018
A number of LGBTQ+ groups across the city have called on Birmingham Pride to ban cultural appropriation, following an I Am Birmingham article highlighting the issue was published last month. In…
Birmingham’s Indian Film Festival is back! Here’s what to expect…
Staff Reporter
June 7, 2018
Europe's largest Indian film fest is returning to Birmingham this summer for its fourth year in the city. The Birmingham Indian Film Festival - known as BIFF - is a…
The second largest migrant community in the UK, Romanians still targeted with media misrepresentation
Catalina George
June 6, 2018
Newly released data on migrant population in the UK caused again quite a stir in the media. Most outlets, from tabloids to quality press, published the news: Romanians now number…
THUG author Angie Thomas returning to Birmingham to discuss movie adaptation
Staff Reporter
June 5, 2018
Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give (THUG), comes back to Birmingham to talk about the phenomenal success that has seen her debut novel take the Number One spot in…
How a fake news story about Birmingham Muslims has gone viral for all the wrong reasons
Staff Reporter
May 31, 2018
A fake news story and video about "Muslim gangs" in Birmingham has gone viral all around the world, despite the individuals in the footage not being Muslim or from Birmingham.…
Palestinian sniper victim artwork appears overnight in Digbeth, Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
May 31, 2018
Street art has appeared in Birmingham's Digbeth area depicting events from the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Last night, a new work went up on Bradford Street in the city centre, on…
OPINION: It might be 2018 but cultural appropriation is STILL a thing
Harvey McDonald
May 28, 2018
Why is it that in 2018, with constant talk in the media about racism and interracial relations, do we STILL have people that don't understand that cultural appropriation is wrong?…
6 photos of Akala book launch in Birmingham exploring issues of racism
Staff Reporter
May 21, 2018
BAFTA winner and social entrepreneur Akala confronted issues of race and class as part of a new book launched at Birmingham City University this evening. 'Natives: Race and Class in the…