Remember the Brixton riots? 1981. Then 1985. Twenty years ago.
In OM magazine this weekend Miranda Sawyer, a long-term resident of the South London borough looks back on what happened and celebrates the community that now lives along the old 'frontline'.
You can read the piece here now.
Another preview brought to you exclusively by the Observer blog. The reason? We are launching the Hodge Award 2005 in association with Olympus. David Hodge was a photo journalist who was fatally injured during the riots. The award is open to student, professional or amateur photographers aged 29 or under. Details are here.
The application form is here. (That's a pdf file)
