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The men who meddled with nature

The ‘acclimatisation societies’ of the 19th century sought to ‘improve’ on the natural world by releasing non-native species into the wild. The effects were disastrous.

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How your hairdresser could save your life

Barbers and hairdressers have a unique view of us – one that means they can spot potentially dangerous health problems. Find out how buzzcuts can lead to blood-pressure checks, and dip-dyes show the way to the dermatologist.

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Colonialism and the origins of skin bleaching

The widespread practice of skin bleaching was heavily influenced by the Western colonisation and slavery of African and South Asian countries. Ngunan Adamu explores this toxic history.

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Mixed heritage lesbian couples and fertility treatment

For a lesbian couple who want to share their different cultural heritages with their child, fertility treatment can get very complicated.

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  • The words 'respect yourself', 'protect yourself' against a background map of Africa; advertisement for the African American HIV/AIDS program by the American Red Cross. Colour lithograph 1990.
  • Human skulls: three figures showing the skulls of an African, a Native American and a Chinese. Stipple engraving, 1843.
  • African American people at a dance: the fiddler sits apart with a puzzled expression. Colour process print after L. Hopkins.
  • A circle incorporating the words 'African American against AIDS'; advertisement by the Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services. Colour lithograph.
  • Human skulls: three figures showing the skulls of an African, a Native American and a Chinese, seen from beneath. Stipple engraving, 1843.
  • Écorché figure with blood vessels marked, and skeleton holding cloth, with figures representing European, Asian, Native American and African races. Coloured line engraving, 18--.
  • Saint Francis Xavier as a missionary with a Chinese woman, an African man, a Native American and an Indian; showing them an image of Christ holding a lamb. Lithograph after C. Mezzana.
  • Gladstone, asleep in a chair next to a fire, has a nightmare vision of Disraeli showing Queen Victoria celebrating Christmas dinner with foreigners, including a Chinese man, a native American, an African man and an Indian man. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 25 December 1886.
  • A well-dressed black couple in New York City are being offered a coat by a poor Irish immigrant outside a laundry. Coloured lithograph.
  • Sculptures d'Afrique, d'Amerique, d'Oceanie
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