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Drake v Kendrick Lamar’s rap beef has turned very ugly – who is benefiting from such a spectacle?

This verbal boxing match is great entertainment, but the real winners are the artists and label executives getting rich off the spectacle, says the writer Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

What do you call rapper J Cole apologising to Kendrick Lamar? A modern business masterclass

The headlines around the top hip-hop artists focuses on spats and feuds, and obscures the fact that so many are capitalists of genius, says author and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch should value diversity schemes. Attacking them does wonders for her career

The equalities minister knows the Tory anti-woke sweet spot, says author and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

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Take a bow, Edward Enninful – your Vogue changed the face of fashion

The Ghanaian-born son of Ladbroke Grove brought a diversity to the magazine and society that will never be forgotten, says writer Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

Harry and Meghan, the ‘soft power’ Sussexes, still divide opinion

Letters: Desmond Hewitt thinks Hirschman’s hypothesis has played out perfectly, Anna Yu supports them, Colton Richards just sees two people watching a film, while Rosemary Slawinska says Harry’s treatment of his family led to his fall in popularity

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Harry and Meghan in Jamaica are soft-power dynamite. Britain is left with kryptonite William and Kate

At times like these, it’s clear that the Sussexes represent a missed opportunity for a UK that needs friends in the world, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

Success is contagious – so I’m rooting for the African countries throwing off European rule

The recent coups and subsequent pacts in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are a source of hope in a sea of landlocked hopelessness, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

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Maybe we should be able to laugh at anything. But slavery?

Nothing should be taboo for comedy or satire. But a Sky TV project raises the question, who is telling the joke and writing the script, asks writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

Benjamin Zephaniah was a genuine radical – I’ll never forget the time I spent with him

The muscular multicultural Britain that we enjoy today owes so much to the late poet and writer’s fearless work, says writer Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

Is the term ‘coconut’ controversial, racist – or both?

The insult is commonly used to attack people in minoritised communities but debate persists as to whether it is racist

The Independent UK

Britain’s the best place to be Black, says Kemi Badenoch. But ask yourself: is it as good as being white?

This is a nation blessed, yes, but on race the Tory isn’t telling it like it is. She’s saying what potential supporters want to hear, says author and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

We need to talk about ‘racism laundering’: what it is, who benefits – and how to be vigilant

The row over claims of ghostwriting at the Daily Mail has sparked debate about how toxic policies are pursued, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

Hip-hop gave us Public Enemy, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar: after 50 years, this music demands proper respect

The movement born in 1973 is now global, an instrument for learning and a weapon for protest, says author and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s departure offers relief, but not much hope for change

Letters: Readers respond to the former prime minister’s record and the end of his quasi-Trumpian brand of racist populism

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Dear white Britain: we hate to say we told you so about Boris Johnson – but we told you so

At the outset of his ascent in frontline politics, Black Britons warned that Johnson was immoral and unscrupulous, says author Nels Abbey

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It’s easy to see white supremacy as the thinking of extremists. We know that’s not true

It was good to see Joe Biden address the issue, but there is more he needs to know, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

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Brilliant Floella Benjamin and a not-very-gospel coronation choir. Is this as ‘diverse’ as Britain gets?

Perhaps it’s naive to expect equality from the family in the diamond hats – but a bit more inclusivity would be nice, says writer Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

Incite, smear, divide: why are the Tories and Labour copying the tactics of America’s vilest strategist?

Lee Atwater was master of attack and dog-whistle politics. We should be alive to his methods and their effects – not emulating them, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

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Some white artists, like Elvis, exploit Black culture. So celebrate Bobby Caldwell, who enriched it

The debate about cultural appropriation is fractious and gets muddled. But then I think about a man who makes it all clear, says author Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

So RIP ‘totally tropical’ Lilt. In an age of authenticity, you were the fake dreadlocks of soft drinks

With cringey adverts and steel drums, it was marketed as a taste of the Caribbean and Blackness, but that approach couldn’t survive, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

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People of Britain – how can you look at our leaders and say there is nothing to laugh about?

If there is a laughter deficit in this country, perhaps we are to blame. It’s a target- rich environment, says author and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

Harry and Meghan are right about racist Britain in their Netflix series

Letters: Readers on the uncomfortable truths exposed by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Netflix series and media reactions to it

The Guardian - UK

A white lens sees Harry and Meghan as villains – through a Black one, they’ve done Britain a favour

The Sussexes’ marriage offered the UK a golden opportunity. Reaction to their Netflix series shows it hasn’t been taken, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

Oh Kwasi Kwarteng. You made this a Black History Month I’ll never forget

As a chancellor he was a dud, but as a diversity role model, he was even worse, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

Evening Standard

What’s the story, diverse Tories?

For the first time in history, not one of our four leading ministers of state is a white man. Jason Okundaye looks at how this happened and whether it’s just political gameplay

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