People who are racist are ignorant. Sometimes people who talk about racism are ignorant too. One day the coolest hip-hopper alive tells us she wants to bring hip-hop to the masses; to bring it down to the people, away from the world that we’ve seen before of gangstas, drug dealers and street violence. We listen …
He told me I was the blackest white man he had ever met Because I listened to reggae? Or danced to the hip-hop beat? A nice idea, perhaps he thought, Put blackness in a package? I think he bought his stereotyped ideas, When he tried to lose his cultural baggage. “Oh, individuality. Don’t bother me …
I lied about what I believe in Because I was bored of agreeing with everything she said. I said I didn’t believe in marriage. I said it was dead. I lied because I was bored of looking like a follower, I was bored of looking like I was doing everything to please her. I made …
To be continued, They say. But it never turns out very good. My book: finished. Done. Shall I put it away? Hide it away? What would you do if you think people will hate it? They’ll hate me too. Because they know who I am. I’m not anonymous. I can’t hide away. Shall I put …
In every large town there are the homeless. The provision of sheltered accommodation would give a free place for the homeless to sleep, all year round. Many towns have accommodation open at Christmas time only. People who would think twice about getting into a homeless situation, may not think it so bad if they know …
A report was published a few weeks ago about the damage to the environment that cars do to the environment. There are alternatives to the uses of private cars, one of which is public transport. Compared to other European countries, Britain’s public transport system is poor. France has a reliable highspeed train service, while Britain …
Every morning I wake up to a new day and I hope that the world has changed overnight. I hope that the world has thrown down its weapons and its prejudices. But every morning my hopes are dashed when I turn on the radio and I hear that the news is bad. Every day I …
Just as with other species of animals, the human species is made up of several races that we can tell apart by superficial physical characteristics. Of course many people do not have the physical type of their racial origin – the distinctions, like size, skin and hair colour, are only broad ones and partnerships between …
