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Professor Sir Hilary Beckles has issued a powerful tribute to Professor Jason Arday — and a grave warning about what can happen when public scrutiny turns into public destruction.
A 23-Year-Old Clara Bale Named After Death in Islington Flat
A devastating open letter accuses Professor Deborah Prentice and Cambridge’s senior leadership of ignoring repeated safeguarding warnings and says their actions and inaction contributed to Professor Jason Arday’s death.
Black Britain already has independent journalists and community-owned platforms doing the work. The question is whether we will sustain them before the next crisis arrives.
More than 50,000 signatures call for public inquiry into death of Professor Jason Arday
The public fundraiser launched in memory of Professor Jason Atta Kwei Arday has surged past £100,000, reflecting an extraordinary wave of support from across the UK and internationally.
Jason Arday Said He Felt ‘Hounded to Death’ Days Before He Died as Cambridge College Head Demands Media Inquiry
A vulnerable, neurodivergent Black academic was subjected to an extraordinary public hounding, and the human cost of that campaign cannot simply be brushed aside.
A white British woman walks into a drill session and starts spitting dancehall lyrics like she has something to prove. Within seconds, the room changes. Now reactions from Vybz Kartel, Kwame McKenzie and 1MelloVibes are turning Tasha into one of the most unexpected viral newcomers in dancehall.
“We Will Fight for Reparations — But We Will Not Wait”: Dr Umar Johnson Calls for Global Black Organisation in Brixton
Britain’s first Black woman MP has had the Labour whip restored following a second suspension. Her return closes another turbulent chapter in her relationship with the party, while restoring one of Parliament’s most persistent voices for victims of the Home Office Windrush scandal.
Andy Burnham has officially become the United Kingdom's new Prime Minister after meeting King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, where the King invited him to form a new government following the resignation of Sir Keir Starmer.
