It’s no revelation that our digitalising world plays an ever-increasing role in how we perceive and understand society and the relationships within it. We have been reminded of this influence in recent years, sparked by movements such as Black Lives Matter, which drew our attention to Western news biases in depicting interactions between white and…
Global, Global Investigates
Global Investigates: Then and now – what did the world look like 30 years ago?
January 2022 welcomes a new year full of hope for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, ambitious goals to cap global warming, and marks Concrete’s 30th Birthday. First published in 1992, this issue marks our 384th publication. In those 30 years, the world has changed drastically, countries have collapsed and new countries formed, global tensions…
#BLM, Breaking News, Main Stories
Ahmaud Arbery murderers found guilty
The jury unanimously found Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William Bryan guilty of Ahmaud Arbery’s murder yesterday. The trio now face life in prison. The murder took place in February last year, when they chased and shot dead an unarmed Ahmaud Arbery, falsely claiming he had been involved in numerous burglaries in the neighbourhood in…
#BLM, Main Stories, News, Uncategorized
Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years in prison
The former police officer found guilty of the death of George Floyd last year has been sentenced to 22.5 years in prison. Derek Chauvin, charged with two counts of murder and one of manslaughter in April of this year, has been held in solitary confinement since his guilty verdict was announced. Testimony was given by…
Global, News
Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder of George Floyd
The police officer responsible for the death of George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, has been found guilty of second and third degree murder alongside second degree manslaughter at the end of his trial in Minneapolis. Following an extensive trial, in which legal experts, police training officers and witnesses from the scene were consulted, the 12 person jury…
Sport
Symbolic or Diluted; Does Taking a Knee to Fight Racism still have the same effect?
Have you ever said a word over and over and over again, until it begins to sound weird, almost as if it is no longer a word and is now something altogether different? Just a noise that your mouth is making, devoid of any meaning, at least that your brain can work out. That phenomenon,…
News
Look Back 2020
Coronavirus restrictions have been in place now, in some form, for more than nine months, with the UK going into its first lockdown on March 23rd. 2020 was a year defined by the global pandemic, with the World Health Organization (WHO) first announcing the outbreak of the virus last January. The decade also started with…
#BLM, TV, Venue
Race in TV adaptations
Adapting a popular book or comic into a TV series is always a tricky task. People become attached to the characters as they envision them to be, so when a TV show alters a character, it’ll never please everybody. Film companies in recent years have made efforts to diversify their productions. One way in which…
#BLM, Film, Venue
Hamilton: Race, Disney Plus and the arts
Since its debut in 2015, Hamilton has become a Broadway sensation, and its release on Disney Plus means it’s now available for more than just those who can afford a ticket. Chronicling the life of one of America’s founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, the musical has been praised for its racial inclusion. It has a diverse…
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