The Stephen Lawrence Research Centre

Race and Racism in our Modern World

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The Stephen Lawrence Research Centre (SLRC) opened its doors in 2019 and is a uniquely positioned physical space in the UK Higher Education landscape to study the politics of race and racisms in its many forms and guises. The SLRC is the current home of the Stephen Lawrence Exhibition and the Stephen Lawrence Archive. The archive was kindly donated to De Montfort University by Baroness Doreen Lawrence of Clarendon, Stephen’s mother and former Chancellor of DMU and has inspired the conversations in this series in memory of Stephen.

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S2 E4: Building Inclusive Futures: Antiracist Education in Contemporary Britain 29.06.2026 54:47

In this episode, Dr. Camille London-Miyo is in conversation with Professor Leon P. Tikly and Professor Paul Warmington on the future of antiracist education in the UK and worldwide. Does the education system meet the needs of Black and Brown pupils? Are these needs properly acknowledged? Recent developments in public debate and government policy have raised concerns about support for antiracist ed...

S2 E3: The Coconuts Trial with Marieha Hussain 24.11.2025 52:20

In this episode, Dr Fatima Rajina is joined by Marieha Hussain to talk about her experience of the Coconuts trial. A case that saw the political activist being charged with, and eventually proven innocent of, a racially aggravated public order offence for showcasing a satirical placard labelling Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman as "coconuts" prompting the fundamental question "Who has the right to...

S2 E2: Migration, Marginalisation and Mobilisation: Leicester's South Asian Diaspora and Labour Rights Activism 31.03.2025 1:05:02

Leicester is home to a large South Asian community and often praised for being one of the most diverse cities in the UK - presented as a model of multicultural integration. However, labour exploitation strongly impacts the poorer demographics in the city, especially people with a recent history of migration that are employed in garment manufacturing. In May 2024, we dedicated an episode of our pod...

S2 E1: The Imperial Typewriters Strike of 1974: The South Asian Diaspora in the UK, Trade Unionism, and the Struggle for Social Justice 23.05.2024 1:02:37

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Shardaben Chandarana, the leader of the 1974 Imperial Typewriters Strike. The Imperial Typewriters Strike was a major and iconic event in the history of South Asian Trade Unionism in the United Kingdom. It comes within a broader history of struggle for recognition and social justice, racial discrimination, and attempts towards integration and dialogue. In...

S1 E7: Solidarity with Suresh Grover, Shabna Begum and Karis Campion 18.12.2023 59:41

Content warning: May contain examples of extreme racist violence and language. Our bonus episode is a collaboration with our friends from the Sociological Review and our former colleague Dr Karis Campion. This episode was first released on the Sociological Review podcast Uncommon Sense in May 2023 In 1993, Black British teenager Stephen Lawrence was murdered in a racist attack that sparked a lon...

S1 E6: Place and Space in the Making of Race and Racism "Part Two" 18.12.2023 37:44

Content warning: May contain examples of extreme racist violence and language. In part two of this episode, Yusef is in conversation with Brixton residents Valcie, Hurley and Patrick. The discussion draws on experiences of life in Brixton. Juxtaposing this with Rayann's episode on life in Eltham in the UK, we hear about a neighbourhood where Black cultures are shared and celebrated, but also how...

S1 E5: Place and Space in the Making of Race and Racism "Part One" 18.12.2023 38:33

Content warning: May contain examples of extreme racist violence and language. In part one of this episode, Yusef is in conversation with Brixton residents Valcie, Hurley and Patrick. The discussion draws on experiences of life in Brixton. Juxtaposing this with Rayann's episode on life in Eltham in the UK, we hear about a neighbourhood where Black cultures are shared and celebrated, but also how...

S1 E4: Greenwich Echoes: A Mother-Daughter Perspective on the Murder of Stephen Lawrence 18.12.2023 33:47

Content warning: May contain examples of extreme racist violence and language. When Stephen Lawrence was murdered in 1993 to what extent did the media or academic scholarship explore or acknowledge the grief of Doreen Lawrence and other black mothers who were once again reminded of how unworthy society perceived them and the lives of their children? This episode led by Rayann Bryan will explore...

S1 E3: Race and Racism in the 1990s "Part Two", with Gus John and Adam Elliott-Cooper 12.12.2023 31:02

Content warning: May contain examples of extreme racist violence and language. In part two of the first episode, the conversation continues with Professor Gus John and Dr Adam Elliot Cooper joining SLRC Legacy In Action research fellow, Dr Fatima Rajina, to discuss the way Stephen Lawrence's death stirred the nation in a way that changed the entire landscape of conversations around race relatio...

S1 E2: Race and Racism in the 1990s "Part One" with Gus John and Adam Elliott-Cooper 12.12.2023 32:25

Content warning: May contain examples of extreme racist violence and language. In part one of the first episode Professor Gus John and Dr Adam Elliot Cooper join the SLRC Legacy In Action research fellow, Dr Fatima Rajina, to discuss the way Stephen Lawrence's death stirred the nation in a way that changed the entire landscape of conversations around race relations throughout the 1990s. The most i...

S1 E1: Welcome to the Stephen Lawrence Research Centre Podcast 11.12.2023 3:55

Click here to listen to the full Stephen Lawrence Research Centre Podcast Series Content warning: May contain examples of extreme racist violence and language. To mark the 30th anniversary of the tragic racist murder of Stephen Lawrence on the 22 April 1993, in South East London in the UK, the SLRC have produced a podcast series in collaboration with Weyland Mckenzie-Witter to commemorate the monu...