Gorton and Denton Reform candidate refuses to disown claim UK-born ethnic minorities not necessarily British https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/27/matthew-goodwin-gorton-and-denton-reform-uk-minorities #ReformUk #Byelections #Race #Politics #UkNews #GreaterManchester
Reform byelection candidate refuses to disown claim that people born in UK not necessarily British

Matthew Goodwin, who is standing in Gorton and Denton, said UK-born people from minority ethnic backgrounds were not always British

The Guardian
Black women on the nightmare of seeking healthcare in the US: ‘I have to be my own doctor’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/black-women-healthcare-self-advocate #UsHealthcare #Race #Health #Women #UsNews #Doctors
Black women on the nightmare of seeking healthcare in the US: ‘I have to be my own doctor’

Many Black women in the US report moving through medical settings strategically as a means of survival

The Guardian

Trump’s Latest Visa “Pause” Targets 75 Countries He Thinks Are Lazy

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/trump-public-charge-visa-ban-immigration/

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Bernardine Evaristo renews call to diversify school curriculum in England

Author says pace of change in GCSE English literature texts is too slow and tide is turning against inclusion

The Guardian

Trump’s Latest Visa “Pause” Targets 75 Countries He Thinks Are Lazy

Last Wednesday, the Trump administration “paused” immigrant visa applications for people from 75 countries, mostly in the Global South, on the supposed grounds that people from those countries are of “nationalities at high risk of public benefits usage.” Since the 19th century, the United States has used “public charge” rules to restrict entry, alleging that […]

https://murica.website/2026/01/trumps-latest-visa-pause-targets-75-countries-he-thinks-are-lazy/

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International Conference

THE ARCHIVAL TURN IN MUSIC SOCIOLOGY
🎉 60 Years of Music Sociology @ mdw 🎉

🗓️ 5–7 February 2026
📍mdw – Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien
& online (Zoom)

Conference Programme & Info:
👉 https://www.mdw.ac.at/ims/events/the-archival-turn-in-music-sociology

This conference explores archives and historiographies in music sociology through feminist, queer, grassroots, and decolonial perspectives and draws attention to ethics and care, lived experiences, cultural labour, methodological questions, and the challenges of digitalisation and platforms.

Keynote Speakers:
› Kate Eichhorn (The New School, USA)
› Uchenna Ngwe (Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance & Royal Academy of Music, UK)
› Nick Prior (University of Edinburgh, UK)

Organisers:
Tianyu Jiang, Rainer Prokop, Rosa Reitsamer
Department of Music Sociology
mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

#mdw #musicsociology #archives #archivalturn #musicsociology #culturalsociology #sociology #popularmusicstudies #culturalstudies #genderstudies #socialsciences #humanities #music #socialinequalities #inequality #class #race #ethnicity #gender #feminist #queer #culturalmemory #culturalheritage #culturalidentity #identity #Vienna

"When lawmakers seek to review a list of books, #librarians find themselves on the frontlines of a national battle. Across the U.S., librarians face the impact of uniting against library collection standards that include restrictions on #race-related and #LGBTQIA+ content. Drawing on historical context, The Librarians explores the broader implications for education and public life."
PBS
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/the-librarians/
The Librarians | Book Policies Documentary | Independent Lens

The Librarians follows librarians and citizens responding to restrictions on library content across the United States.

Independent Lens