Raj Jeyaraj, the Student President of Strathclyde University in Scotland, has been subject to verbal abuse and threats of violence from anonymous members of the public via email. Raj is Malaysian-born and is the first […]
Back to the future of fascism
‘The deeply disillusioned, those intellectually apathetic to neo-liberal conservatism amongst us.’ Maybe not what one would expect when uncovering the core values of those promoting America’s revamped, yet still racist, alternative right. People’s fears, frustrations […]
Campus Watch: Cambridge University accused of covering up anti-Semitic attacks
At the end of October in the graduate student union at Cambridge University, three Jewish students wearing kippahs were verbally and physically abused as they were leaving the private party for the sporting societies of […]
Racism towards FLOTUS cannot be ignored
‘This is not something that we can ignore. It’s not something that we can just sweep under the rug.’ Just a few weeks ago, Michelle Obama stood in front of an audience comprised of hundreds […]
Campus Watch: University of Reading students roam the streets dressed as ‘pikeys’
The University of Reading has issued a statement condemning the behaviour of a group of students who dressed as ‘pikeys’, a derogatory term for the Gypsy or Traveller community. Dozens of students set off fireworks, […]
Institutional racism in British universities
Despite their endorsements of diversity and inclusivity, institutional racism has been a recurring theme throughout British universities. With statistics such as 60 of the UK’s 14,000 professors being black across the entire sector, academics and […]
Why Black History Month matters
A response to the student who had an issue with Black History Month. The only accurate piece of research in an article on Black History Month, published by The Gryphon last week, is the acknowledgement […]
“Black lives matter on their own –and that doesn’t mean that white lives don’t matter.’’
On Monday 10th October, the event ‘A Discussion on Black Mental Health’ was held in the LUU as a part of Black History Month. The Gryphon speaks to Melissa Owusu, education officer at LUU and […]
Campus Watch: ‘Gandhi Will Fall’: statue to be removed from University of Ghana
Just four months after its unveiling, a statue of Mahatma Gandhi is to be removed from the University of Ghana campus in Accra, following a campaign led by professors and students who denounced Gandhi as […]
Zwarte Piet: Tradition is no excuse
Image: ANP Every country celebrates the holidays differently – some traditions we love, such as the increasingly popular German markets and omnipresent Christmas trees. Then there are others, those that we like to distance ourselves […]
Review: Is Britain Racist?
‘Now, I’m not racist, but…’ is a phrase we’ve all heard and, more often than not, it’s followed by a spot of light racism. ‘I’ve got black friends’ is also a fan favourite. Many Brits […]
‘Sorry, you’re telling me Auschwitz was like a summer camp?’
If you were under the impression that the influence of the Klu Klux Klan in the Confederate South is long dead and gone you were sadly mistaken. The abhorrent and badly-dressed racists claim that they […]