For many of us, it is almost unimaginable to consider a government turning the full might of the army on its civilians, dropping bombs on a street where families live, breathe, eat, work, and raise their children. But that is exactly what happened on the 13th May 1985, when the police force dropped a bomb […]
History that We Should All Be Aware Of: The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
This is one of the most high-profile murder cases in British history, which brought the term ‘institutional racism’ into the national lexicon, but until recently, I knew very little about the details of it. The murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence in an unprovoked, racially motivated attack sparked national outrage and a number of public inquiries […]