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Painting a new pantheon: portrait series honours Black radicals
Artists and writers pay tribute to figures who resisted slavery and racism, as part of Guardian project exploring the paper’s links to enslavement
Lanre Bakare
01, Apr, 2023 @8:00 AM
The radicals: from abolitionists to activists, new portraits of those who resisted slavery
A series of eight new portraits by leading Black artists, building a pantheon of radical figures who resisted transatlantic slavery and its legacies – from African American abolitionists to Mancunian activists
Lanre Bakare
31, Mar, 2023 @11:30 AM
A tale of two cities: the struggle for a Black history of Manchester | Lanre Bakare
The city’s image of protest and rebellion obscures its links to slavery. But there is a push to acknowledge the Black radicalism in its past
Lanre Bakare
31, Mar, 2023 @8:00 AM
Footage of racist violence traumatises black children, says author
Claudia Rankine, whose latest play, The White Card, is to tour the UK, warns of negative effect on mental health
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent
03, May, 2022 @5:00 AM
Edinburgh show will display street photographer’s never-before-seen work
University will host major survey of Robert Blomfield’s shots of student life in 1950s and 60s
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture corrrespondent
02, May, 2022 @7:00 AM
Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra to perform at 2022 BBC Proms
Ensemble that includes refugees and Ukrainian members of European orchestras to play in opening week
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent
26, Apr, 2022 @5:01 AM
‘Forgotten how to behave’: comics say audiences more abusive post-lockdown
Comedians such as Nish Kumar say they have noticed a change since crowds have returned to clubs
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent
21, Apr, 2022 @5:00 AM
Robbie Williams to exhibit his paintings for first time
Exclusive: Williams’s work with Ed Godrich will be shown alongside sale of works by artists including Basquiat
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent
20, Apr, 2022 @8:00 AM
Sex education theatre show for children cancelled after ‘violent threats’
The Family Sex Show organisers receive abuse over UK production aimed at children as young as five
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent
19, Apr, 2022 @5:22 PM
‘They told me I was a savage’ – the unstoppable painter Everlyn Nicodemus
She grew up in the shadow of Kilimanjaro and never knew racism until moving to Europe. As the ‘clandestine artist’ finally gets her due, she looks back on a rich life lived in defiance of convention
Lanre Bakare
19, Apr, 2022 @5:00 AM
Charity single recalls human cost of Grenfell tragedy five years on
Rappers and singers from local area discuss feelings of loss and hope on track marking anniversary
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent
15, Apr, 2022 @11:01 PM
Premiere of Mandela musical to be flagship for Young Vic in 2022
Theatre’s chief hopes production gives younger people understanding of the price paid by radicals in the past
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent
14, Apr, 2022 @5:00 AM
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