An illustrated discussion of work and care between two Black, disabled, neurodivergent, and chronically ill workers in England’s North East.
‘We hid our symptoms’ – Surviving a pandemic in prison
One morning in March 2020, the doors to Michael J Moore’s cell did not open as usual. A guard had tested positive for Covid-19.
Skin Deep Meets Merissa Hylton
Alyssa Jaffer chats with artist Merissa Hylton about lineage, lockdown, and how Hylton’s work explores her identities as a Black disabled woman.
No police, no pollution: A vision for Black liberation in the UK
For Alexandra Wanjiku Kelbert of BLMUK, abolition and climate justice are part of the same vision for Black liberation
Skin Deep Meets Hassan Hajjaj
Melissa Chemam speaks to artist Hassan Hajjaj about his exhibition ‘The Path’ at the Arnolfini Gallery in Bristol.
Climate justice means reproductive rights for all
Almaz Ohene on the racist, paternalistic legacy of using contraception as a ‘solution’ to climate change
blank verse in freedom’s thinking
Print culture always responds to politics, especially amongst the large diaspora that had grown as a result of the mass migration out of Zimbabwe
Skin Deep meets Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors
In the context of renewed outcry against the continuing violence of the state against Black people, we turned back to Kareli Lizárraga’s interview with Patrisse Khan Cullors.
Introducing the Black Creatives Fund
Donate to support the work of Black writers, illustrators and other creatives who contribute to and collaborate with Skin Deep.
Skin Deep is putting down stronger, deeper roots
We will move through this crisis, and keep building towards the radical transformation of culture we know is both possible and necessary.