While Hollywood ignored stories of Black resistance, Cuban filmmakers celebrated Black power

Hollywood has long produced cinematic films about slavery while misrepresenting black agency and perpetuating stereotypes. Philip Kaisary looks at how Cuban cinema is trying to correct the record. In recent years, there has been an increased push for more diversity and representation on our entertainment screens. The #OscarsSoWhite campaign of 2015 and the enduring social justice movement… Read more »

Our 10 most popular stories of the last 10 years

In Lacuna Magazine’s first decade, our stories have been read more than half a million times and by readers in every country of the world. Clicks don’t give the full picture or measure a story’s value – and you can find our editors’ pick of articles here – but the pieces below are some of the magazine’s most popular, and they deserve to be celebrated.

Editors’ pick: 10 years of Lacuna Magazine

To celebrate turning 10, Lacuna Magazine is sharing 10 of our favourite stories from the past decade as chosen by our editors. The writers include school pupils, university students, journalists, academics, activists and members of the public, writing about issues as diverse as Islamophobia, rewilding the Scottish Highlands and, perhaps most crucially, love.