All news on the topic: Black Communities

The royal race row following the release of Endgame has divided the public - Trevor Phillips describes the allegations as 'nonsense' while Professor Kehinde Andrews says his remarks are 'dangerous'

Benjamin Zephaniah has died at the age of 65 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. The acclaimed poet leaves behind a mountain of influential literature, with his powerful words living on forever

A high school student at Salmon High School in Idaho posted the now-deleted image to social media showing six teens spelling out the racial slur as a mixed-race girl lay on the floor in front, all with their middle fingers up

Diversity star Jordan Banjo has teamed up with Currys and Dyson to share tips for dads styling their daughter's hair and he opened up to the Mirror about why it's so important

On World Afro Day, the Mirror takes a look at the need for better representation and diversity of curly, coiled and Afro-textured hair in school, sport and fashion

More than 70 years since cells were taken from Henrietta Lacks without her consent, which would turn into HeLa cells, the family of the 'mother of modern medicine' has settled their lawsuit with a BioTech firm

New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver made history as the first Black woman to be Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly - today it was revealed she has passed away age 71

Compared to other ethnicities, Black men and women with afro-textured hair are more likely to experience traction alopecia. But what causes it and how can hair loss be prevented?

Jadarrius Rose was pulled over by Ohio State Highway Patrol with shocking footage capturing the moment an officer ignored shouts of 'do not release the dog with his hands up!' from a colleague and releases his dog to savage Mr Rose

57-year-old retired Memphis homicide detective Mark LeSure was found dead outside of his home. He had been outspoken against Memphis police following the death of Tyre Nichols

Shola Ogueboule from Eid In The Park explains five key points about one of the biggest events in the Islamic calendar - Eid-al-Adha - and what the 'Festival of Sacrifice' entails

Deputies from the Rankin County Sheriff's Department said they were carrying out a raid after reports of drug activity when they were accused of beating, Tasering, and sexually assaulting the men and shooting one in the mouth. All five have since been fired

Sam Holland opened the UK's first Keratin-only hair salon in Manchester three years ago. Now, she has clients with afro-textured, curly and coiled locks travel as far as Germany for her specialist treatment

A new documentary will shed light on the lives and struggles of some of the 90,000 forgotten 'barrel children' left behind in the Caribbean, featuring one who thought his gran was his mum

The Windrush generation rebuilt Britain's workforce in a post-war world, but the abhorrent racism and prejudice they faced continues to impact families to this day. We look back on the figures who made transformative change

Catherine Ross, a member of the Windrush generation who travelled to Britain from the Caribbean when she was just seven, has explained why celebrating Windrush Day is so important

Child of the Windrush generation, Estephanie Dunn, calls for the doctors and nurses who arrived 75 years ago to help Britain to be honoured by creating real change now

The Windrush generation brought with them to Britain vibrant reggae, beautiful gospel sounds and popular beats that we now hear as favoured music choices today

Tuesday Greenidge witnessed the tragedy of Grenfell Tower fire six years ago, when her daughter escaped the blaze. She remembers the 72 victims with her beautiful growing quilt, handmade by the community

This Men's Health Week, a charity is urging black men to be more aware of the increased risk of prostate cancer they face after Dark Knight star Colin MacFarlane revealed his diagnosis

King Kamehameha I Day is celebrated in Hawaii on June 11 each year with floral parades and leis placed on statues of the great king on islands across the state

For a long time, Black hair was massively underrepresented in the beauty industry. Badria Ahmed made it her mission to change that, and Holy Curls was born

Kelly hasn't felt she can enjoy her pregnancy as stark statistics show Black women are almost four times more likely to die from childbirth, alongside other higher risk factors

Jodi Rae has spoken out about what happened to Ralph Yarl in Kansas City after he knocked on the wrong door when collecting his twin brothers, describing the trail of blood left across her property as the teen came begging for help

The Metropolitan police will not be looking at racism in its plans to root out rogue officers despite the Casey report labelling the force institutionally racist