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REVIEW: Handsworth Riots 1985 – Pogus Caesar’s photographs hold a tragic mirror to our age

Rangzeb HussainOctober 27, 2020October 28, 202001 mins

Birmingham artist and photographer Pogus Caesar has released a new book, ‘Handsworth Riots 1985’, which revisits a notorious chapter in Birmingham’s history. In the publication, Caesar’s material showcases powerful and visceral moments of social chaos on the streets of Birmingham which were ignited by a Molotov cocktail of racism, poverty, and political unrest that continue to…

February is LGBT+ History Month: Here’s 100 years of fighting for queer rights and liberation

Harvey McDonaldFebruary 1, 2019February 20, 201901 mins

In the UK, February of each year has been set aside to mark and celebrate the lives and achievements of Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Trans and Queer+ people and this year’s LGBT History Month theme is Peace, Activism and Reconciliation. In the United States and Canada, it’s celebrated in October to coincide with National Coming Out…