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Black and Autistic: The forgotten child

19th August 202019th August 2020 Josie McFarlane 336 Views 0 Comments Asian, Autism, awareness, BAME, black, BME, children, exclusion

American Psychological Association (APA, 2020) describes Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition characterised by difficulties in social

Coronavirus News

Coronavirus: Asian or Asian British individuals more likely to test positive

19th August 202018th August 2020 Josie McFarlane 139 Views 0 Comments Asian, BAME, black, BME, Coronavirus, COVID19, health, positive, testing

Responding to ONS statistics published today which show Asian or Asian British individuals were more likely to test positive for

Editors' Picks News

Black and Asian parents are more ambitious in applying for good schools, study finds

26th May 201925th May 2019 Josie McFarlane 867 Views 0 Comments Asian, Black parents, children, choices, education, Minority, schools

Black and Asian parents are more ambitious in their attempts to get their children into good schools, a Cambridge University

Health Lifestyle

Risk of diabetes higher in South Asian and black people in UK

6th May 20193rd May 2019 Josie McFarlane 1348 Views 0 Comments Asian, black, Blood sugar, community, Diabetes, health, minorities, UK

In the UK the risk of diabetes is three to five times higher in South Asian and black people. In

Lifestyle

Black suffrage: Bristol celebrates black and Asian contributions

11th October 201810th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 815 Views 0 Comments #Blackhistorymonth, Asian, BHM, black, Bristol, celebrates, community, contributions, suffrage

The contribution made by black women to 100 years of women’s suffrage has been celebrated in Bristol. Bristol Women’s Voice

News

BBC publishes landmark report on BAME career progression and culture

17th August 201819th August 2018 Josie McFarlane 1181 Views 0 Comments accountability, agile, annual reports, Asian, BAME, BAME employees, BAME members, BAME person, BAME representation, BBC, BBC Studios, black, career progression, cultural awareness, culture, Diversity and Inclusion, ethnic diversity, Executive Committee, intelligent, leadership, leadership programme, leadership teams, minority ethnic, Modern, performance monitoring, staff engagement, Time Davie, trust, Tunde Ogungbesan, workforce

The BBC has published a landmark report on career progression and culture for staff from a black, Asian and minority

News UK

NHS must combat ‘white privilege’ and increase diversity

15th August 201815th August 2018 Josie McFarlane 1381 Views 0 Comments Asian, BAME, BAME background, Birmingham Women’s & Children’s NHS Trust, black, bullying, community, discrimination, Diversity, harassment, leadership, minority ethnic, NHS, NHS England, or abuse, race equality, racial equality, Sarah-Jane Marsh, senior managers, unconscious bias, white privilege, workforce, Workforce Race Equality Scheme

In the NHS we have got a problem with ensuring that we have the right people in leadership positions to

Business Lifestyle

Facebook to stop tools that filter adverts by ethnicity

14th August 201814th August 2018 Josie McFarlane 948 Views 0 Comments advertising platform, AGO, Asian, black, Bob Ferguson, Ethnic, Facebook, Fair Housing Act of 1968, illegal, minorities, minority ethnic, ProPublica, religious, Social Media, third-party companies, unfair, unlawful discrimination, wrong

Facebook has signed an agreement to stop third-party companies from being able to block certain ethnic or religious minorities and

News

Educate children to tackle ethnic minority donor crisis, MPs say

13th August 201813th August 2018 Josie McFarlane 1044 Views 0 Comments Anthony Nolan, Anthony Nolan Charity, Asian, awareness, BAME, BAME communities, black, Blood, blood donation, boost donor numbers, Carl Anka, communities, Death, donation, donation crises, Eleanor Smith, england, ethnic background, ethnic diversity, ethnic minority donors, ethnic minority groups, government, illness, individuals, Jackie Doyle-Price, Labour MPs, minority ethnic, misinformation spreading, mistrust, myth-busting, national curriculum, national priority, NHS bodies, organ donation, organ failure, organs, paying it forward, public awareness, silent crisis, Social Media, Stem cells, UK population

School pupils should learn about organ and blood donation to help tackle the “silent crisis” of a lack of ethnic

News UK

Lack of diversity in Welsh curriculum sparks role model concern

7th August 20186th August 2018 Josie McFarlane 1086 Views 0 Comments Asian, black, Black history, community, curriculum reform, Diversity, educational curriculum, Ethnic, ethnic diversity, ethnic minority groups, EYST, Graham Donaldson, Minority, new curriculum, Race Council Cymru, representations, Rocio Cifuentes, role models, True diversity, Uzo Iwobi, Wales, Wales population, Welsh government

Black, Asian and ethnic minority groups say they are not being represented within Wales’ educational curriculum. The Ethnic Youth Support Team