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Changes to the social studies curriculum in public schools were designed to make sure it was “grounded in a Bermudian context”, the education minister told the House of Assembly. Diallo Rabain highlighted work to focus on black history in schools. “I...

We wish to thank those who contributed to the Appreciation Celebration at City Hall last Thursday, marking the success of the 1959 Theatre Boycott. This includes Charles Gosling, the Mayor of Hamilton, and the entire Corporation of Hamilton for provi...

Plans to boost African studies in the public school system sparked a discussion on race in the House of Assembly during the motion to adjourn on Friday. Rolfe Commissiong, a Progressive Labour Party MP, said the move had been agreed in a party caucus...

A celebration to mark the 61st anniversary of the end of the Theatre Boycott was a success despite grey skies and some rain, the event organiser said. Glenn Fubler, the president of community group Imagine Bermuda, said yesterday’s ceremony at Hamilt...

A celebration will be held today to mark the 61st anniversary of the end of the 1959 Theatre Boycott. Imagine Bermuda, a community group, will hold the appreciation celebration at Hamilton City Hall with antiracism and performance groups. Glenn Fuble...

In association with the Professional Footballers’ Association, RunRepeat has conducted a study on racial bias within football commentary. This is the first time that research of this kind has been conducted within the game to understand if there is a...

So black is now Black. In the wake of the protests after the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and too many others, editors everywhere have decreed with sudden and remarkable unanimity that the formerly common adjective referring to African-Am...

Former professional footballer Clyde Best has backed a British campaign to recognise another trailblazer in the sport who was blocked by racism from playing for England. Jack Leslie, who died aged 88 in 1988, was the only black professional footballe...

Digicel will cease all paid advertising on Facebook globally this month, as it takes a stand against online hate speech. The parent company of Digicel Bermuda, said the move was “in solidarity with a number of leading global brands who have moved to ...

One hundred years from now, how would historians have characterised this period we now call today. In the perspective of black history, how or in what context would this current period be labelled amid the 400 year travail, and assuming one hundred y...

“I’m just different.” That is what 23-year-old Elijah McClain told police in Aurora, Colorado, after they stopped him as he walked home from a convenience store last August because someone saw the young black man and reported a suspicious person. Tho...

Over the past month, protests across the country, and even the world, have erupted in response to the death of George Floyd by white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. While the protests have focused on police violence, the issues of racism ar...