Emma Balebela
The Mitchell Brothers, British rap’s forgotten duo
Geezers with skills — In the early noughties, Owura “Tony” Nyanin and Kofi “Teddy” Hanson were signed to Mike Skinner’s label and two of the UK’s most influential MCs – then they disappeared. Now reunited over a decade later, the pair say the world wasn’t ready for them.
Written by: Sam Davies
Can being a musician make you sick?
Facing the music — We speak to the authors of a new book which interrogates why musicians are three times more likely to have anxiety or depression.
Written by: Jeremy Allen
It's time for football to reckon with its carbon footprint
A common goal — With the game only growing in popularity and excess, football's impact on the environment continues to balloon. But an increasing number of people involved in the game are trying to change that.
Written by: Rosie Hewitson
How QAnon is weaponised against sex workers
The real threat — Adult performer and writer Sovereign Syre explores how sex-trafficking conspiracy theories such as QAnon are really just a rehash of age-old anxieties wielded against sex workers.
Written by: Sovereign Syre
The teens behind a landmark climate lawsuit
Futures before fossil — A group of teenagers from Australia are suing the government over a coal mine extension. Win or lose, it’ll make a profound difference across the world to similar cases fighting to make climate change a children's rights issue.
Written by: Lucia Osborne-Crowley
#BollywoodSoWhite: fighting anti-Blackness in South Asia
Battle over Beyoncé — After uproar towards a Bollywood song with a racist lyric about Beyoncé, South Asian youth are confronting deeply entrenched colourist beliefs and the ingrained sense of anti-Blackness in society.
Written by: Jeevan Ravindran
The rise of the European ayahuasca retreat
Psychedelic therapy for all — Ayahuasca is widely credited with transcendental psychological healing powers, and its popularity in Europe is growing. But is this really a good thing?
Written by: Laurie Clarke
Black Lives Matter: tips and advice for protesting safely
Know your rights — Whether these are your first protests or you’re a seasoned veteran, it’s never been more important to know your rights. To help you on your journey, we’ve pulled some resources from our book, Resist! How To Be an Activist in the Age of Defiance.
Written by: Huck
Britain is in a food crisis – and it’s only getting worse
Time to act — The coronavirus pandemic has seen a record demand for UK food banks, with millions of people going hungry due to the financial implications of lockdown. In response, activists are stepping up where the government is failing – advocating for a National Food Service to solve the crisis.
Written by: Emma Latham Phillips
Inside Lagos’s underground queer clubbing scene
It’s been six years since homosexuality was effectively criminalised in Nigeria. Despite this, LGBTQ people in the country are still finding ways to meet, hook up and have fun.
Written by: Vincent Desmond