Nigel Farage forced to admit claim about black people in Oldham was false
But the Brexit Party leader immediately made another false claim about “Asian” people in the town Nigel Farage has rowed
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Black student sues district after white classmate with lower GPA named salutatorian instead of her
A black high school graduate is suing a recently desegregated Mississippi school district, alleging that she was denied her rightful place as
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High court victory for group seeking to build ‘black Canary Wharf’
Judge orders full trial in dispute with Brent council over Bridge Park community centre One of the UK’s largest black
Read moreGrime music is being ‘stifled’, MPs say
Grime music faces significant challenges because of discrimination against urban acts, MPs have said. Despite the success of Stormzy, Dave
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US police detain black man picking up rubbish outside home
Police in the US state of Colorado have launched an internal probe after an officer detained a black man holding
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More CEOs called Steve in FTSE 100 than ethnic minority leaders
Analysis by INvolve reveals there are more CEOs called Steve than ethnic minority CEOs in the FTSE 100.[1] The analysis
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New York City bans hair discrimination to fight racism
The New York City Commission on Human Rights has released guidelines against targeting people on the basis of their hairstyle,
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Stephen Lawrence: How Have Police Attitudes Towards Race Changed?
Twenty years ago, an inquiry into the death of teenager Stephen Lawrence called for an overhaul of police procedures and
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Isle of Wight festival – where vast majority of acts are white and male
Isle of Wight festival has chosen three all-white male acts to headline its event, for the second year running. Noel Gallagher’s
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Why your name matters in the search for a job
“I grew up insecure about my name,” says Rawan Mohamed, a British-Muslim of Sudanese heritage. “So I decided to change
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Ruud Gullit says it is ‘almost impossible’ for black players to speak out about racism
Black footballers find it “almost impossible” to speak out over racism because they are cast in a “victim role” when
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UWE Bristol project to close race pay gap faced by graduates
A project to close the race pay gap experienced by graduating black, Asian and minority ethnic (BME) students is rolling
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‘We’re black, we’re women and we’re disabled’
Vloggers the ‘Triple Cripples’ are fighting discrimination and trying to “take back” the word “cripple”. Nigerian Olajumoke ‘Jay’ Abdullahi has
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MI5 believed black people posed security risk, papers reveal
Declassified files show spy chiefs actively discriminated in 1960s. Senior MI5 officials believed black people could not be trusted in high-level spying
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Affirmative action: Harvard racial admissions trial begins
A trial against Harvard University has begun in the US, and may have wide-ranging implications for universities and racial minorities.
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