Vue lecture

Revealed: how big businesses are rolling back public support for Pride

Par :Chris Osuh · Raphael Boyd and Geneva Abdul

22 décembre 2025 à 14:00

Guardian analysis of 20 major companies in UK and US shows mentions of Pride on social media have fallen substantially in past two years

The UK’s biggest businesses are rolling back their public support for Pride celebrations, Guardian analysis suggests, prompting warnings that “clear signals” are needed in the face of growing global LGBTQ+ hostility.

Analysis of social media posts by the country’s biggest companies found mentions of Pride had plummeted by 92% since 2023, mirroring a trend seen in large American firms.

Manchester Museum seeks help to uncover hidden histories of African collection

The Guardian

Par :Chris Osuh Community affairs correspondent

21 décembre 2025 à 16:00

New Africa Hub confronts colonial-era silences by asking visitors to share insights on 40,000 objects

It’s a rare thing for a museum to talk about what it doesn’t know. But unanswered questions and archival silences are at the heart of the new Africa Hub at Manchester Museum, north-west England, which is inviting people around the world to help fill the gaps.

The museum holds more than 40,000 items from across Africa, many of which were traded, collected, looted or preserved during the era of the British empire.