colonialism
What I Felt When I Saw an Artefact Stolen From My People
Onias Landveld – a descendent of the Ndyuka tribe – describes holding a staff looted from his people as a “loss I can hardly describe”.
Photos Celebrating Indigenous South African Spirituality
Giya Makondo-Wills spent three years photographing the people of her home-region Limpopo and beyond.
Why Have There Been So Many Coups In Former French Colonies?
Western analysts claim we are seeing the death of democracy in Africa. But the reality is far more complicated than that.
Digital Nomads Are the New Gentrifiers
The rise of WFH globetrotters spells big problems for locals in cities like Mexico City and Medellín.
Inside the Quest to Decolonise Psychedelics
Just below the surface of the psychedelic mainstream, a peer-supported care network trawls the globe like mycelium.
What It Feels Like to Relearn Your Own Black British History
"The only figure I remember vividly being taught about was Harriet Tubman. There wasn’t anything else."
The British Stole Their Land to Grow Tea. They Want Justice.
Forced to watch their loved ones die and endure forced labour and abuse from colonisers who removed them from their land, a group of Kenyans is seeking reparations from Britain.
We Asked People If They Think Australia Should Cut Ties With the Crown
Featuring: A Totally Unscientific Report on Whether Australians Care About the Queen
The Embarrassment of Being a Former British Colony
In the 21st century, being a former colony still simping for Mother England as humiliating as it gets.
As an Indian, I’m So Confused About How to Feel About ‘Bridgerton 2.’ I’m Not Alone.
Netflix’s trending Regency-era series incorporates beautifully subtle details of Indian cultures and histories but but tiptoes around the larger ones.
The Racist Zoo Where Visitors Paid to See Black People in the 90s
Safari Africain is a shameful, long-forgotten part of French history – and the subject of a new documentary.
Two Spirit People Are Risking Their Lives to Get Indigenous Land Back
At Fairy Creek, Standing Rock, Line 3, and local battles all over, Two Spirit people are on the front lines of climate justice, often putting their bodies in the way of industry.