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Emmanuel Onapa

Emmanuel Onapa is a freelance writer with bylines in the Independent, Huffpost, and I-D. He also works with Hackney Account, a police monitoring group, and the 4frontproject.

Justice for Chris Kaba

Since 1990, there have been over 1,800 deaths in police custody or following police contact and almost zero accountability. Chris Kaba is another victim of a brutal, uncontrollable Met, and his family deserves the truth.

The Police Don’t Need More Powers

Priti Patel’s plans to expand the use of stop and search and arm police police volunteers with tasers won’t prevent crime – but it will increase state violence and further persecute marginalised communities.

After Stephen Lawrence

With constant Met Police failings and new legislation aggressively targeting black and ethnic minority communities, this year’s Stephen Lawrence Day should be a reminder that the fight against institutional racism is far from over.

It’s Time to End Kettling

The practice of ‘kettling’ protestors has become increasingly popular with police in the past decade – but its widespread use is an attack on democratic rights, and has little to do with public safety.

Birmingham’s African Liberation Day

In 1977, as Britain marked the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, black residents of Birmingham organised an act of solidarity with liberation movements the world over. For Black History Month, we remember African Liberation Day.

The Radical Legacy of Bernie Grant

On this day in 1987, Bernie Grant was elected as one of Britain’s first black MPs. He spent his career dedicated to the trade unionism and racial justice – and changed the political landscape of the country for good.