This radio documentary presented by actor Kwame Kwei-Armah, is about the life and career of 19th century black actor Ira Aldridge
This documentary is about the Russian feminist punk group Pussy Riot
The East shows undercover agents spying on environmental activists but fails to develop anyone’s motives much beyond caricature, says Camilla Royle
Ellen Gallagher’s art references African-American culture over the last hundred years, from minstrels to hip-hop.
Lenny Henry is a revelation as Troy Maxson, a former star of the segregated baseball leagues whose life is blighted by racism.
More than a million Communists and trade unionists were tortured and killed by right wing paramilitaries in Indonesia during the 1960s.
Algerian singer songwriter Souad Massi’s songs of love and loss are mixed with stories of exile and political engagement.
These poems are personal and beautiful. Some are painful to read—including Atta’s experience of racism and homophobia.
The new Superman film has already made millions, but it took his creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster decades to get paid
Chagall’s paintings powerfully combine new and traditional artistic techniques, as Tate Liverpool’s new exhibition shows
Joss Whedon’s new film Much Ado About Nothing shows that Shakespeare could be not only subtle and dramatic but funny too, says Sally Campbell
The William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow, east London, has won this year’s £100,000 Art Fund prize Museum of the Year.
