As soon as Dillibe Onyeama was born, in January 1951, his father put his name down for Eton, the UK’s most prestigious and expensive private school. No black child had gone there, but his father, a senior judge in Nigeria who had studied at Oxford, wanted him to have the best education he could possibly afford. Onyeama …
Beware of this deadly mix: oligarchic economics and racist, nationalist populism by Robert Reich
The United States presents itself as the beacon of democracy in contrast to the autocracies of China and Russia. Yet American democracy is in danger of succumbing to the same sort of oligarchic economics and racist nationalism that thrive in both these powers. After all, it wasn’t long ago that Donald Trump – who openly admired Xi …
DeSantis Betting That Republicans Want a Stupider Version of Trump By Andy Borowitz
Photograph by Paul Hennessy / SOPA / Getty TALLAHASSEE (The Borowitz Report)—As he explores a bid for the 2024 Republican Presidential nomination, Governor Ron DeSantis is betting that G.O.P. voters are looking for a stupider version of Donald J. Trump. According to a source close to DeSantis, the Florida Governor has decided to “run to …
Black Britons in documentary still boxed in by race, report finds by Ben Quinn
Race and racism, crime and music prevail in programmes about black people, who still lack editorial control and commissions Racial tropes and stereotypes have continued to loom large in documentaries centred on black people despite pledges by the BBC and other broadcasters to change after the killing of George Floyd, according to new research. Senior …
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‘I changed my Nigerian name and suddenly I started getting job interviews’ by Rosaleen Fenton
Inein Victor Garrick, safety Inspector at Transport for Wales, has told how returning to his first name changed his life, after years of people constantly mispronouncing it A man who spent years using his middle name to 'make others' lives easier' has told how reverting back to his first name changed his life. Inein Victor …
Centre for Nigeria Progress 