Notting Hill Carnival is the largest street carnival in Europe with 1-2 million people joining the carnival over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Although this year the event had to be cancelled due to Covid-19 and was hosted online instead, it is a better time than ever to reflect on why the carnival began and […]

Ever been in a situation where someone tells a racist joke? Did you find it inappropriate yet kept quiet because you didn’t know how to address it? Did you instead shake your head and walk away? We’ve probably all experienced this in one way shape or form. So this article will unpack why these jokes […]

In today’s society, it is often confusing whether being ‘too politically correct’ is a good or bad thing. There are many people on both sides of the debate who will passionately defend their corner. From all the noise, the true meaning of political correctness is sometimes lost. Many people think their freedom of speech is […]

Since the explosion in Beirut’s port on the 4th of August there have been at least 137 deaths, thousands injured and over 300,000 people displaced. Although the cause of the catastrophe that set 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate – stored in an unsecured warehouse for the past 6 years – to explode is yet to […]

Although widely regarded as inappropriate, blackface is used in contemporary society by those who think it’s harmless and a bit of fun. Some may be completely ignorant to the insensitivity of it, others would rebel that it is free expression. Blackface is commonly used for Halloween costume parties and fancy dress parties which. In these […]