Author: Indlieb Farazi Saber

Remembering the Past: A Tale of Racism and Resilience in the UK Leila Hassan Howe, a veteran activist of the UK’s Black Power movement, recalls the racism she faced as a 16-year-old schoolgirl in London. Growing up in the aftermath of the Second World War, she and other Black girls were racially taunted in a white working-class neighborhood. Decades later, echoes of racism still reverberate in the UK. The recent riots sparked painful memories for ethnic minority pensioners who remember the rise of the far right in the 1970s. Despite progress, activists like Tariq Mehmood remain wary of systemic changes…