Black lives matter. So does Islamophobia. Beyoncé in a sari? Not so much

Some cultural appropriation is insensitive. But not every battle is worth having if distracts from defeating real prejudice.

Borrowed or stolen?

When you use someone else's culture as your dressing up box you are not having innocent fun, you are taking something of value.

Getting married the South African way

A BBC reporter explains that he was happy to pay the traditional price for the woman he loved, but then came the dancing!

Why we're debating 1788 and all that

Was Australia 'discovered' by the British or 'invaded' by them? The term used reveals a lot about racial attitudes

Australian dream

A powerful speech condemns the racism of Australian society and pleads for unity.

Why race has no place when a child needs a home

Once again, race has proved a bar to adoption in the UK.

My Nazi grandfather would have murdered me

Research into family history brought a shock for this mixed-race author - her own grandfather was an unrepentant Nazi who would have seen her as subhuman.

Farewell to America

Journalist Gary Younge reflects on his 12 years reporting on the United States and the 'gruesome certainty' that another black man will be killed by law officers.

Why are white people expats when the rest of us are immigrants?

Surely any person going to work outside their country is an expatriate? But no, the word exclusively applies to white people.

Whose role is it anyway?

Does it matter who gets the best parts? How does gender, race and class, affect creative success?

I survived the Rwandan genocide

Personal account of a 17-year-old who fled the massacre