The police has an issue with black folk and young black men in particular. The dislike is mutual as we have been able to witness during last summer's riots as a disproportionate amount of rioters were young men of colour. While both police and politicians keep sticking their heads in the sand a 10th complaint... Continue Reading →
In the Name of Stephen Lawrence
How patience can be unbearably painful yet still some how pay off. When we were still living in 2011 two men were standing trial for a senseless, racist murder of a young black man. They were accused before and acquitted by lack of evidence never to be able to be put on trial for the same... Continue Reading →
The Stench of Summer
The City of Cities is smoking, smouldering and burning. For a second night I fell a sleep to the soundtrack of police sirens speeding up and down the main road and hovering helicopters. The death of one man has ignited the Summer of Great Discontent. With the exception of skipping the occasional read light on... Continue Reading →