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Potent photos of racially segregated proms in Georgia

Picturing race — Photographer Gillian Laub remembers the 12 years she spent documenting deep-seated racial tensions in the American South and how she eventually brought change to the community through her images.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Opinion

Heathrow is suffocating Black Londoners

Time to act — After a day of historic verdicts, it's time to take the threat that air pollution poses to people living in London's poorest areas seriously, argues Huck's Politics Editor, Ben Smoke.

Written by: Ben Smoke

Culture

The dystopian megacities of anime architecture

Brave new world — A new book celebrating the creative process behind Japan's animated cityscapes offers both architectural escapism and bold imaginings of a near future.

Written by: Gunseli Yalcinkaya

Magazine

The rebel photographer who shot life behind the Berlin Wall

Fight the power — During the ’70s and ’80s, Harald Hauswald shot from the hip, secretly documenting life in East Germany – and making powerful enemies in the process.

Written by: Harald Hauswald

Activism

On the frontlines of the Indian farmers' strike

'A do or die battle' — As protests over a controversial new farming law in India spread to other cities across the world, those leading the demonstrations are refusing to back down until their demands are met.

Written by: Dhruva Balram

Activism

Why we hacked the UK’s sexual violence in schools policy

#EveryBodyCounts — Last week, BodyCount, a campaign group of five south London teens, hacked the government's official site to fix its policy on sexual violence in schools – they explain why.

Written by: BodyCount

Opinion

Easing the gay blood ban means more sexual stigma

Pyrrhic victory — In the wake of a rule change meaning that more gay men can give blood, writer Benjamin Weil argues that the burden of AIDS discrimination has merely shifted elsewhere in the community.

Written by: Benjamin Weil

Culture

A taxi driver's gritty shots of New York in the '70s

Through the windshield — In the 1970s and '80s, Joseph Rodriguez worked as a cab driver while studying photography in NYC, where he captured an unflinching portrait of the city.

Written by: Zach Sokol

Culture

The Black poets breathing life into contemporary Britain

True to word — Lola Christina Alao explores the Black British poetry scene, looking at how a generation of young voices are making sure their experiences are heard.

Written by: Lola Christina Alao

Culture

Poignant portraits of the prom that never happened

Lost summer — After their school proms were cancelled due to COVID-19, photographer Alys Tomlinson captured north London teens in the outfits they would have worn.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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