Where are the Black Designers? has been forced to postpone its upcoming The Spaces Between conference until 2027 after sponsors withdrew upwards of $67,000 in funding in the wake of US president Donald Trump's DEI executive orders. More about Funding withdrawals foil Where are the Black Designers? festival
American architect Germane Barnes aims to illustrate aspects of the African Diaspora by reimagining the three classical columnar orders at the Columnar Disorder exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. More about Germane Barnes redesigns classical columns around African diasporic themes
Architectural sites with significance to African American culture have received funds as part of Conserving Black Modernism, a national grant program that highlights "undervalued" contributions of Black architects in the United States. More about Eight Black modernist architecture projects preserved in the US
The unmissable lack of diversity at Milan design week pointed to a wider issue within the industry, writes Amy Frearson. More about "It has become near impossible for an unproven talent to get a foot in the door"
People of colour and women working as architects are often actively discouraged from following their design instincts, FAME Collective founder Tumpa Husna-Yasmin Fellows tells Dezeen in this interview. More about "Those in power want to hold on to their one way of designing" says Tumpa Husna-Yasmin Fellows
A lack of care over design decisions made in public spaces is a key source of inequity in America, New York designer Little Wing Lee tells Dezeen in this interview. More about Designers must challenge "aesthetic injustice" in public spaces says Little Wing Lee
Charlene Prempeh's Now You See Me book celebrates the work of Black designers during the past century – from the lauded to the chronically overlooked. Here, she selects nine that have had a particularly significant impact. More about Nine Black designers who left their mark on the past 100 years
A group of Rhode Island School of Design graduate students have created design projects and a research database examining a majority Black neighbourhood that was destroyed in the 19th century. More about Snowtown Project creates graphics representing destroyed Black neighbourhood
References to the tar pits of Los Angeles and community well-being characterise Black – Still, a pavilion by local design studio enFOLD Collective at Craft Contemporary in LA. More about Tar-like pavilion created to challenge notions of blackness in design
Apprenticeships should be more widely available in architecture to provide a route into the profession for people from more diverse backgrounds, writes Ayo Ambali. More about "We must dispel the idea that there is only one way of becoming a qualified architect"
Following the controversy over a Milan design week exhibition that displayed offensive figurines, Stephen Burks considers what the incident says about the design industry and its approach to race. More about "In Milan I found myself face-to-face with direct racial aggression"
Design studio Pentagram has created branding that references the injustice of America's war on drugs for Ben's Best Blnz cannabis company, which was launched by Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen. More about Pentagram designs cannabis branding to advocate for "communities deeply harmed by the war on drugs"
The racial paradigm in the United States means that Black architects must continue to operate against the grain in order to get projects built, says From the Ground Up exhibition curator Hasaan Kirkland. More about Travelling exhibition From the Ground Up highlights unsung Black architects
It's Black History Month and to mark it, we asked Black architects and designers to name a Black contemporary whose work they admire. More about Ten more Black architects and designers you should know
The race between a man of Asian descent and a woman to become the UK's next prime minister is a cautionary tale for architecture firms about mistaking "tokenism" for true inclusivity, argues former RIBA diversity lead Marsha Ramroop in this interview. More about "We need to move on from just having the conversation" says ex-RIBA inclusion boss Marsha Ramroop
Architects should see themselves as the representatives of the community in the building process and not simply as an agent of developers, argues low-cost housing specialist Victor Body-Lawson in this interview. More about "The best tool for empowering people is through affordable housing" says architect Victor Body-Lawson
Several of America's largest architecture studios have taken steps such as mandatory unconscious bias training and partnership schemes with Black-owned firms in the two years since George Floyd's murder, Dezeen research has found. More about Minority architects body "remains hopeful" of change two years on from George Floyd murder
Artist Theaster Gates and fashion house Prada have revealed the inaugural cohort for their Dorchester Industries Experimental Design Lab, a three-year incubator programme aimed at supporting Black designers. More about Theaster Gates and Prada announce first Experimental Design Lab awardees
HKS Architects has released plans for a plant-covered structure in the middle of Hollywood to be built for CMNTY Culture as an entertainment and tech hub. More about HKS releases design for "one of the largest" Black-owned real estate projects in Hollywood
Diversity in Design, a collaborative group of designers and brands working to increase racial diversity in the field, has launched the first in a series of educational fairs. More about Diversity in Design holds inaugural youth design fair in Detroit