Richard Sudan

Despite being killed in 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur's life & music continue to depict the systematic oppression & inequality ingrained in US society today. His unmatched lyrics still inspire those fighting racism & state violence, argues Richard Sudan.

Three years after the murder of George Floyd that sparked global protests, Richard Sudan argues that little has been done to tackle racist violence in the US while Black lives continue to be de-prioritised by the Biden administration.

The media's focus on Neely's background and social circumstances while protecting the identity of the white Marine that killed him speaks to how normalised anti-Black violence is in the United States, writes Richard Sudan.

The horrific death of Lashawn Thompson, a black man left to die in an insect infested cell in Atlanta's Fulton County Jail should be raising an alarm over the gross human rights violations committed in the US prison system, argues Richard Sudan.

Emboldened by the far-right government, Jewish settler violence against Palestinians reveals the real nature of Israel, and is reminiscent of white mob lynchings during the Jim Crow era in the US, writes Richard Sudan.

The Home Office's new policy targeting small boats will create a hierarchy of races when it comes to asylum seekers. The damage this will do to UK politics is severe, but Labour has failed to put up any meaningful opposition, writes Richard Sudan.

As the 75th anniversary of Windrush nears, Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s announcement that important recommendations from the review regarding the 2018 scandal will be scrapped, dishonours the legacy of those generations, writes Richard Sudan.

The death of young black man Tyre Nichols following his arrest by US police, caused outrage after footage showing him being beaten was released. Joe Biden even addressed the tragic event, but black people need action not words, argues Richard Sudan.

The death of Keenan Anderson, a black man tased 6 times by the LAPD, highlights yet again that Martin Luther King’s dream is yet to become a reality. The struggle against racism and state brutality continues in the US, writes Richard Sudan.

Images of far-right rioters violently storming the capitol building on 6 January 2021, shocked the world and reinforced the rampant racism that grew during Trump’s term. 2 years on under Biden, little has changed in the US, writes Richard Sudan.