Black mother with sickle cell died after “gross failure” in hospital care, inquest finds today - but no warning issued to prevent future deaths. Irene Arthur died at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey, August 2024

📍Reporting from HM Coroner's Court: www.blackcurrentnews.co.uk/p/irene-dzif...

Black Current News is going to print. To mark #InternationalWomensDay, we’re unveiling the cover of our launch edition (Issue 1) featuring Diane Abbott and Bell Ribeiro-Addy. Pre-orders are now open. Limited first print run. Secure your copy: shop.blackcurrentnews.co.uk

What a viral speech in Ireland reveals about colonial history and Caribbean English Linguists say reaction to Irish TD’s remarks reflects shared regional English roots and enduring impact of empire

What a viral speech in Ireland reveals about colonial history and Caribbean English
www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ma...

@nadinewrites1.bsky.social in @theguardian.com

#langsky

Exclusive: Google sends N-word in BAFTAs news alert, company apologises Tech giant says it is “sorry for this mistake” after racial slur appeared in mass news alert about BAFTAs controversy

Exclusive | Another n-word incident. Google sent a racist slur in its BAFTAs news alert about Delroy Lindo, Michael B. Jordan and John Davidson. The tech giant apologised when approached for comment www.blackcurrentnews.co.uk/p/google-apo...

It hurt when the N-word was shouted out at the Baftas – because we are also hearing it so much outside | Nadine White I was disturbed, but I wasn’t shocked. It’s a bigger problem that in these toxic times, so many of us endure this and other slurs in our daily lives, says journalist and film-maker Nadine White

Excellent piece here by @nadinewrites1.bsky.social that everyone should read (H/T @alinasser.bsky.social) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It hurt when the N-word was shouted out at the Baftas – because we are also hearing it so much outside | Nadine White I was disturbed, but I wasn’t shocked. It’s a bigger problem that in these toxic times, so many of us endure this and other slurs in our daily lives, says journalist and film-maker Nadine White

‘I have reported on race throughout my 14-year career… And in the past two years in particular, I have been called the N-word online more times than I care to count.’ @nadinewrites1.bsky.social
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It hurt when the N-word was shouted out at the Baftas – because we are also hearing it so much outside | Nadine White I was disturbed, but I wasn’t shocked. It’s a bigger problem that in these toxic times, so many of us endure this and other slurs in our daily lives, says journalist and film-maker Nadine White

"Desensitisation is dangerous, not because it makes us indifferent, but because it normalises proximity to what is egregious and offensive.

"The epithet remains violent. What changes is our threshold for reaction."

Succinctly put by @nadinewrites1.bsky.social

"Compassion is not a limited resource," I said. "We can extend it to people living with Tourette and to Black communities harmed by racist language".

Listen to full conversation via the BBC Sounds app.

I joined Tony Livesey on @bbc5live.bsky.social last night to discuss the BAFTAs n-word incident. We discussed lessons learned, my @theguardian.com article and Black Current News' coverage, including our explainer.

It hurt when the N-word was shouted out at the Baftas – but we are also hearing it so much outside | Nadine White I was disturbed, but I wasn’t shocked. It’s a bigger problem that in these toxic times, so many of us endure this and other slurs in our daily lives, says journalist and film-maker Nadine White

The #BAFTA n-word debacle didn’t happen in a vacuum. Tourette syndrome is real. So is racial harm in this climate - from the riots of 2024 to Ratcliffe's "colonisation" remarks and more - and Black people deserve better. My latest for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Exclusive | Black British public figures rally behind Don Lemon and Georgia Fort after arrests while reporting in the US "An attack on them is an attack on all Black journalists, wherever we work," an open letter reads

#ICYMI: Exclusive | Black British public figures rally behind #DonLemon & #GeorgiaFort after arrests while reporting in US. Signatories include #LennyHenry, #AfuaHirsch, #MarcusRyder, #GaryYounge & more.
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Great to see that @SkyNews cite Black Current News, my platform, on air for breaking the story about an open letter by prominent Black Britons condemning arrests of US journalists Don Lemon & Georgia Fort. The mention came on The Wrap, the nightly news programme presented by Gillian Joseph.