Fownhope’s Heart of Oak Society traces its roots to the age of friendly societies, when communities provided their own safety net. Its anniversary celebrations reveal a tradition still very much alive, says MARK SEDDON
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We need to reclaim Black History Month as a time for organising radical resistance
The month has been hijacked by too many people intent on showing how right-on they are and as an opportunity for them to reveal their performative ‘againstism’ – a pose soon forgotten by November, writes ROGER McKENZIE
Protesters outside the US Embassy in London, as part of an anti-racism demonstration coinciding with the start of the trial of the four police officers charged with the murder of George Floyd in the US
ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world
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NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
OCTOBER is a month where, if you know where to go, you could spend the entire time without ever having to cook or buy your own African, Caribbean or Asian food. You can just go from meeting to meeting and get more than well fed.
Your main problem will be getting to the food across the liberals taking a knee or being able to eat in peace as you’re told how much these people are against anything bad to anyone.
Of course, it wouldn’t be Black History Month without being constantly told about the decline of West Indies cricket and how wonderful Bob Marley was.
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