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Someone touching someone else's afro textured hair without permission
12/03/2025

Comment: under the surface, Kingston’s racism problem

When I chose to attend Kingston University, I was thrilled by its reputation for diversity. As a mixed-race woman who …

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Asian girl holding a "This is my home too" banner
24/03/2021

I’m done: Thoughts from an angry Southeast-Asian female

As a Filipino female in her early twenties with a prosperous future ahead and living in a democratic country, it’s …

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Stop Asian Hate illustration
23/03/2021

Violence against the Asian community is unacceptable

Racism against the Asian-American community made headlines last week and social media has seen #StopAsianHate go viral after a white …

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Janet Jackson pictured on the left perfoming with Justin Timberlake
16/03/2021

How racism and misogyny derailed Janet Jackson’s career

Here is a look at how Janet’s career was sabotaged.

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A protest for the BLM movement in London depicting signs.
14/10/2020

Black History Month: What KU can learn from the Black Lives Matter movement

Discussing what the university can do to better support black students moving forward.

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30/11/2016

Racism still exists everyday in what appears an equal society

Who would have thought that in 2016 after Malcolm X, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela’s hard fights for equality …

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30/11/2016

Kingston club denies racism after KU student says black clubbers were turned away

A Kingston club has denied operating a racist door policy after receiving complaints, including from KU students. Several reviews left …

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06/02/2015

‘Selma’

Though the flower prints and fedoras make it clear that Selma, directed by Ava DuVernay, is set in the 1960s …

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10/12/2012

KU graduate has published a book

Ex Kingston student Habeeb Akande has released a book called Illuminating the Darkness. Eve Carson A Kingston University graduate has …

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24/10/2012

Kingston University’s first Black History Week

Black History Week took place for the first time at KU this week. Samantha Bird Kingston University celebrated their very …

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