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I've seen every 1980s Denzel Washington movie and here's my ranking

Every Denzel Washington movie of the 1980s ranked from worst to best.

Tom’s Guide · Mar 3

Lesley Walker obituary

Film editor who made an important contribution to the work of the directors Terry Gilliam and Richard Attenborough

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19

This Denzel Washington political biopic is a must-watch in 2026, and it's an Oscar-worthy performance

I'm watching one of Denzel Washington's 52 movies every week this year, and this week, I'm reviewing the 1987 Oscar-nominated biopic "Cry Freedom."

Tom’s Guide · Jan 31

Steve Biko’s murder exposed deep racism in how medicine was taught and practised in South Africa

In 1966, Steve Biko began studying medicine at the University of Natal in South Africa, the same year that the general assembly of the United Nations declared apartheid a crime against humanity. As a young man, and a leading thinker, philosopher and activist, Biko made an indelible mark on the…

The Conversation · Sep 10, 2024

Steve Biko, the South African struggle hero who was prepared to sacrifice his life for black liberation

What happens when death becomes the ultimate marker of one’s commitment to one’s freedom? Jacob Dlamini explores this and other questions in his new book, Dying for Freedom: Political Martyrdom in South Africa. This edited extract, from the chapter Dead and Proud, focuses on Steve Biko’s attitude to martyrdom and…

The Conversation · Sep 6, 2024

Rick Turner and Steve Biko were leading liberation thinkers in 1970s South Africa – why their ideas still matter

Steve Biko was undoubtedly the most influential South African liberation struggle theorist and activist of the 1970s. Rick Turner was arguably among the most effectual white anti-apartheid activists of the era. Biko espoused black consciousness while Turner was a Marxist philosopher. Biko (30) was murdered by apartheid police in 1977.…

The Conversation · Aug 29, 2024

Hip-hop gave us Public Enemy, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar: after 50 years, this music demands proper respect

The movement born in 1973 is now global, an instrument for learning and a weapon for protest, says author and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2023

Diplomat and humanitarian Bruce Haigh dies aged 77, leaving legacy of fighting for the underdog

Bruce Haigh is being remembered for his lifelong work standing up for the oppressed, after dying in Wollongong on Good Friday.

ABC News · Apr 9, 2023

Robert Sobukwe: equal status in the pantheon of South African activists is long overdue

The mortal fight against apartheid is usually cast in terms of good versus evil, a simple schism in which there are heroes and villains, or racially, in a white against black equation that blots out pretty much all else in between. But of course, this is hardly ever the case.

The Conversation · Jun 8, 2022