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Features: Highlighting voices that deserve the spotlight

This is where stories come alive. Our Features hub highlights the trailblazers, changemakers, unsung heroes, and villains who have left their mark on history, culture, and the community. From global icons to local legends, we showcase individuals whose lives changed history, inspire, challenge, and uplift.

Each profile is more than a biography — it's a celebration of resilience, creativity, and impact. Whether you're discovering a revolutionary thinker, a cultural pioneer, or someone quietly changing the world, these stories remind us that greatness comes in many forms — and every voice matters.

Video: German Town: The Lost Story of Seaford Town Jamaica

The Jamaican country motto is “Out of Many, One People” which serves as a reminder of the different cultural minorities on the island. But who outside of Jamaica thinks about the different …
The construct of race: Historical underpinnings and modern implications

The construct of race: Historical underpinnings and modern implications

The concept of race, a classification system based on physical and genetic characteristics, has been a contentious and evolving aspect of human societies. Historically, the construct of race has been …

British Slave-ownership database – See who benefited from slavery

A new database called Legacies of British Slave-ownership has been launched by University College London (UCL). The database allows anyone to find out details of the families involved in slavery …

How David Starkey got it wrong – London’s evolving language

After the riots in August 2011, David Starkey appeared on Newsnight and ranted about white people becoming black as they spoke the same language as black people. Back then we called him a …

Princess Sara Forbes-Bonetta-Davies

Sarah Forbes Bonetta was the princess, born into the Egbado royal family of south-western Nigeria, who became a favourite of Queen Victoria and a regular visitor to Windsor Castle. Sarah was captured …

Wonders of the African World

The Wonders of the African World is an exuberant, visually stunning journey across Africa and through the history of its glorious but forgotten civilizations. Travelling by camel, by dhow, by Land …

New Cross Fire – 30 years on

This video details the “Remembering the New Cross Fire” Celebration gathering on the 14 January 2010, at the Albany Theatre in Deptford. On Sunday 18 January 1981 a fire broke out in a …
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What it means to be an agnostic

When exploring personal beliefs and worldviews, a question often arises regarding what it means to be agnostic. Agnosticism is a topic that can be both intriguing and complex. This article aims to …

Skin bleaching is a crying shame

When the sun comes out I seem to notice a lot of women with that horrible red tinge to their skin caused by skin bleaching. I don’t know why I notice this more in summer. Maybe I pay more …

Do people still think Bo Derek started braids?

Black hair is still a mystery despite being a billion-dollar industry. Some people are operating under the misconception that Bo Derek started the braids trend when she appeared in that movie 10. …

Maafa 21: Black Genocide in 21st Century America

Maafa 21: Black Genocide in 21st Century America is a controversial documentary about the American Eugenics program following the end of slavery. Faced with the ‘Negro Dilemma’ the elite formed plans …

The Rodney King Story

Rodney Glen King, born on 2 April 1965 in Sacramento, California, became an unintentional symbol of racial tension and police brutality in the United States after his violent arrest in 1991. The …
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