A minority in Durham
As a person of colour and an international student, you hear cautionary tales about the lack of diversity in Durham, and it is something that can take some adjustment. There…
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‘Don’t diversify, decolonise’: How students are at the forefront of demands for educational reform
Phoenix Woolnough details the defiant demands of students in English Higher Education institutions amidst the decolonisation movement – a progressive force which illuminates and challenges the endemic racism of the…
Geographies of violence: The intersection of race and class in France’s banlieues
Phoenix Woolnough explores the politics of race and class in France’s banlieues. As sites of social segregation and violence, these areas underscore the country’s pervasive hierarchies and institutional discrimination.
Cutting Paper
In a simple yet thought-provoking piece, Charlize explores the deep wounds caused by bigotry.
Jesus Unfiltered: Faith and Racial Injustice w/ Chine McDonald
Jesus Unfiltered is Durham CU’s new podcast that aims to make sense of Christianity in the Modern World. In our most recent episode ‘Faith and Racial Injustice – Is God…
Talkin’ ‘Bout A Revolution: Music in the American Civil Rights Movement
The USA: the largest global economy, the self-titled world’s police, the so-called ‘home of freedom’. All pretty impressive titles, but to what extent the latter two are accurate is certainly…
Why it is NOT Okay to use the ‘N’ Word
"Your home city is where you are supposed to feel safest. Your home football club is where you are supposed to feel the most united. But the use of the…
Opinion: If you “don’t see race” it’s time to check your privilege.
It's time to confront the realities of racial injustice during the colour-blindness epidemic - why blinding yourself to race makes you an accomplice.
Dear White People: 400 years of Slavery is literally in our DNA?
We are tackling Kanye West's latest statement that slavery was a 'choice' from a scientific stance by looking at beneath the skin.
Is race a valid concept?
Jennifer Irvine tells us why she thinks we shouldn't classify humans into races.