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Nine-year-old ‘shocked and sad’ at racist abuse

12th January 20209th January 2020 Josie McFarlane 606 Views 0 Comments BAME Community, bullying, children, discrimination, Racism, school

Primary-school exclusions for racism in England have risen by more than 40% in just over a decade. One student, Nai’m,

Study on Black Youth and Racism Should Alarm Us All and Push Us to Action

10th January 20209th January 2020 Josie McFarlane 705 Views 0 Comments Black racism, Black youth, bullying, discrimination, education, school, suffering, Youth

On the last day of 2019, I had to purge and get my thoughts out by writing on what is

Exclusions for racism in primary schools in England up more than 40%

8th January 20206th January 2020 Josie McFarlane 513 Views 0 Comments BAME Community, Black children, bullying, children, discrimination, education, Increase, Racism, school

“The person was my friend and I didn’t expect any of my friends to call me a name,” says nine-year-old

Vegan chef, 11, attacked at school after opening Caribbean restaurant

11th December 20199th December 2019 Josie McFarlane 714 Views 0 Comments BAME, bullying, Caribbean restaurant, opportunities, success, Youth

An 11-year-old vegan chef is speaking out against bullies after being attacked at school for opening a Caribbean restaurant. But

CHIPS launches new programme to help tackle school exclusions in South London

25th November 201922nd November 2019 Josie McFarlane 906 Views 0 Comments BME, bullying, CHIPS, Diversity, education, exclusion, London, school exclusions

CHIPS, the international Christian peacemaking charity, today announced the launch of a new programme to help reduce the number of

I was racially abused – then my school tried to suspend me

9th November 20197th November 2019 Josie McFarlane 624 Views 0 Comments Black youths, BME, bullying, community, crime, discrimination, education, Racism, school, violence

A 17-year-old pupil in Edinburgh says she was called the “N” word and told to hang herself by fellow students.

Anti-racism charity pledges to improve governance following bullying allegations

8th August 20196th August 2019 Josie McFarlane 483 Views 0 Comments anti-racism, bullying, charity, crime

Kick It Out, the national charity aiming to tackle racism in football, has concluded an internal investigation into allegations of

Black Sheep: Why a black teen ‘made friends with monsters’

21st February 201919th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 758 Views 0 Comments black, Black Sheep, Black teen, bullying, film, Racism, True story

Among the many British hopefuls at the Oscars later this month is Black Sheep, nominated for best documentary short subject.

Black surgeons

Black surgeons

NHS must combat ‘white privilege’ and increase diversity

15th August 201815th August 2018 Josie McFarlane 1404 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

More action urged on women’s human rights

9th August 20188th August 2018 Josie McFarlane 1064 Views 0 Comments #metoo, black, black and minority ethnic, bullying, community, disabled, Discrimination Against Women, ethnic minority, gender pay gap, human rights, inequality in pay, Judith Robertson, lone mothers, misogynistic, Scotland, Scottish government, Scottish Human Rights Commission, security system, sexual harassment., SHRC, social security system, women's rights

A new Scottish security system is an opportunity to protect and enhance women’s rights in Scotland, campaigners have said. The