Category: Society

What do you know about society? Are you part of a community? These articles cover everything from mental health to Jamaican coalitions.

Cultrface proudly declares November “Purple with Yellow Spots History Month”

SocietyNovember 3November 21

Cultrface wants to bring order and balance to the POC discourse with the first Purple with Yellow Spots History Month. Black History Month gets two months on either side of the Atlantic (February for the US and October for the UK). They're significant in highlighting centuries of enriching culture, the plight and success of all …

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Making Peace in Jamaica with former gang members

SocietyJuly 7July 7

The Violence Interrupters are working to end violence in their communities. Making Peace tells their stories. One of my favourite Jamaican proverbs is "if you cannot hear, you must feel" and that's something many Jamaican live by. Making Peace is a documentary about former gang members who probably followed that unwritten law in their former …

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The world of hikikomori

SocietyApril 27May 21

FRANCE 24 reported on the hikikomori, people who live isolated in their bedrooms in Japan. The teenage stereotype of lock yourself in your room was something I experienced growing up. It was true for me (minus the lock) but not to the extreme exhibited by half a million in Japan. These people are known as …

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An interview with Simon from Power In Discussion

SocietyOctober 3June 26

We interviewed Simon as part of Black History Month. It's a pleasure to have Simon take part in our Black History Month festivities. Besides being a good friend of mine, Simon is also a speech-language therapist and founder of Power In Discussion, an organisation creating positive discussion in the context of mental health and well-being, …

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What’s The “Jamaica Coalition”?

SocietyOctober 24May 3

Until recently, the biggest link between Jamaica and Germany was tennis player Dustin Brown but now there's a new connection. But it has nothing to do with the Jamaican people. So what is this "Jamaican coalition"? Let's start from the beginning. German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened talks on Friday to form a coalition with …

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Seitō – A 1910s Japanese Magazine Exclusively For Women

SocietySeptember 25July 3

Atlas Obscura has written a brilliant article about a Japanese women's magazine called Seitō. Initially created as a collection of work for women and by women, it slowly became a feminist movement on its own after the Japanese government moved to ban its publication. This only spurred the writers to continue. Feminist Hideko Fukuda wrote …

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Who Old Are You

SocietyJuly 31July 11

Find out who achieved their greatest feats at your age with "Who Old Are You". They say it's never too late and this website shows you exactly why. Enter your birth date and find out what other influences were people were doing at your age. Around my age, Shakespeare had just written Romeo and Juliet, …

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Brief Excerpts From James Baldwin’s 1,884-Page FBI File

SocietyJune 16November 21

James Baldwin, one of the 20th century's greatest public figures, had an FBI file. Such was the strength of racism and homophobia during the Civil Rights Movement. You can still feel that potency today, if not in different ways. But this quote from Literary Hub is harrowing: My memorandum date 7-17-64, which concerned the captioned …

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The Cultural Legacy of the Russian Revolution (BBC Audio Doc)

SocietyJune 4May 3

And not a Russian backwards R in sight. If you're foolish enough to succumb to the whims of the media, you'd think Jeremy Corbyn is attempting to paint Downing Street a bright shade of Soviet red. He may want a revolution but not in the way Russia experienced in 1917. In this BBC World Service …

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Get Out: Black Solidarity and Knowing the Code

SocietyMarch 19November 21

Mark Mukasa takes a look at the intriguing way language is used in Get Out... Get Out is probably one of the most unique and intriguing horror films I’ve seen since It Follows. In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past month or two, Get Out is a huge box-office success and …

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