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Eddie Kadi
'Being an African comedian is my contribution to this country'
Bouncer speaks about his split with Likkleman
We ask Bouncer all the questions you’ve been wanting to ask.
Child Q: Strip-searched at school
There’s outrage over the way a black girl was strip-searched by police while at school.
Blackface on holiday and Charlene White
The realities of travelling when you’re black, and TV presenter Charlene White drops in.
The Grammys reggae backlash
Backlash after the Grammy for Best Reggae Album goes to a nearly all-white band
Investigating Tim Westwood
We discuss Tim Westwood and allegations of sexual misconduct, which he strenuously denies
For Black Boys
Author of the play For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide on why it’s so important
Being Black and lonely
Black people are more likely to feel lonely than the general population.
The Gangs Violence Matrix
Should the police be allowed to keep a database of suspected gang members?
PRU ft. Nkechi Simms
Nkechi Simms talks about Â鶹ԼÅÄ Three comedy PRU and her own time in pupil referral units
Grenfell five years on
Local artists mark the anniversary of the Grenfell fire with their single West Side Story.
Blake's Got Talent
BGT winner comedian Axel Blake drops in and reveals how to write a good joke
Love Island feat. Rachel Finni
Love Island: How much airtime have black contestants been getting?
Black Pride and the Black Pound
The founders of Black Pride and Black Pound Day on how they’re changing attitudes
The story of house music’s black roots
Beyoncé, Drake and the origins of house music in Chicago’s black communities
The sunscreen myth
The truth about black skin and the sun.
The cost of calling out racism
Two black students were suspended after calling out a racist incident at uni.
STIs in the black community
The complex reasons why STI rates are higher among black people
The Voice newspaper hands the reigns to Prince Charles
Prince Charles guest edits The Voice, Britain's longest-running black newspaper
Chris Kaba: What happened?
Chris Kaba died after he was shot by a police officer – this is what we know.
Wanted: Black chemists
There are 575 chemistry professors in the UK, but only one is black.
Stormzy, Mel and a revealing tweet
How a tweet about Stormzy’s single highlighted a lack of black reporters in newsrooms.
Black women and breast cancer
The link between black women and an aggressive type of breast cancer.
Loyle Carner’s 1am rule
Musician Loyle Carner talks about being a dad and shares his top tips in life.
Black environmentalists... where you at?
Why so few black people have jobs working with the environment.
Life lessons with Toni Tone
Toni Tone talks Twitter and reveals the things that changed her life for the better.
Could you be an astronaut?
There’s a new bunch of European astronauts, but none of them are black or Asian.
Let’s talk about OCD
We hear what it’s really like to have OCD and how one man’s tackling the stigma around it.
The Asake concert crush: What happened?
A timeline of what happened at the Brixton crush which led to the deaths of two people.
Why are black people waiting longer for organs?
Black people who need a transplant wait up to six months longer than other patients.
Let’s talk air pollution… it could be damaging your health
Ten years after nine-year-old Ella died, why isn’t air pollution being cut faster?