Eqbal Ahmad – obituary
Eqbal was a multitude of men — scholar, activist, political analyst, teacher, diplomat, visionary — but, above all, a foot-soldier …
Anti-colonialism
The colour line is the poverty line
The Colour Line is the Poverty Line Based on an Interview for ‘Hate thy neighbour: the dividing lines of race …
Black and Third World – One Struggle?
Speech delivered at Sheffield University at a conference on imperialism in October 1995 This is most encouraging – a …
Africa be my metaphor
Speech delivered at the 50th anniversary of the Manchester Pan-African Congress held in Manchester in 1995. It is 50 …
Basil Davidson tribute
A tribute to Basil Davidson in a special issue of Race & Class ( 36/2,October 1994) When Race & …
Hilary Arnott Tribute
Speech at memorial for Hilary Arnott at Friends House, NW1 on 31 January 1995 (Race & Class 36/4, April 1995) …
500 years since Columbus
Address to international conference in Liverpool, 15 August 1992 1. Here, in this city, today, this city built on …
Xenophobia doesn’t exist
Xenophobia There is no such thing as xenophobia. Xenophobia is a western construct which came into being during the capitalist …
Our Passports on our Faces: Racism and Refugees
Address to the British Refugee Council 7 November 1991 Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen. I am only too conscious …
A Black Perspective on the War
Speech given at Black People Against the War in the Gulf meeting , 5 April 1991, Race & Class (32/4 …