"Stanford was formatively queer for young people seeing a gay character on television for the first time, and a relatable reflection for those already living in the reality of being openly queer in the late 90s and early 2000s."

After witnessing many performative acts of support for the BLM movement last year, Nova Reid puts forward that these gestures are self-serving and reinforce the white saviour narrative. Instead, Reid urges the need for white people to unlearn racism by asking themselves whether they are acting because it is the right thing to do or to feel better and make themselves look good.

"They were using me as a priest at confession, to whom they could start offloading their own sins and shame about racism."

In a brilliant step for representation, CBeebies welcomes 20-year-old actor George Webster to the channel. Webster has previously appeared in an educational video on BBC Bitesize and will now join CBeebies as a guest presenter, hosting segments between programmes. Webster, who is also an ambassador for the disability charity Mencap, says he's "so proud" to secure the role.

News of the Emmys this week came with a disappointing step backwards for representation. All of the major acting awards went to white actors, despite the nominations for the night showing major improvement for the recognition of BIPOC talent. However we did see RuPaul break a record for most Emmys won by a person of colour, and rejoiced for Michaela Coel winning 'Outstanding Writing', the first Black woman to do so.

"Having a job on campus, in food service or whatever, seems to harm you. I think it signals class, which is part of the reason we’ve got inequality issues"

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