BAME communities’ ‘unequal mental health care’
A new report by the Race Equality Foundation has found a wide range of inequalities linked to mental illness in
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Diversity
Alice Dearing: Black Swimming Association charity launched to get BAME people swimming and safe in the water
“Black people can’t swim, they are too heavy, and it’s not a sport for us.” Alice Dearing, one of Britain’s
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KTF REWIND: Does fashion have a cultural appropriation problem?
Gigi Hadid in dreads for Marc Jacobs, Gucci models in Sikh-style turbans, Victoria’s Secret angels in Native American headdresses. Across
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Black and in the police: ‘I’ve been called a traitor’
“There’s such a bad stereotype of black people joining the police – I want to break away from that.” Alisha
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Diversity in gaming: Industry promises to improve
Diversity is a “necessity” if the gaming industry is to continue to grow, says the body that represents people who
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29 notable African Americans who helped change the world
From activists to entertainers to record-breaking athletes and to a postal worker, 6abc shines a spotlight on the contributions of
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Three generations of black filmmakers on diversity, craft and awards
Awards season is under way with both the Baftas and the Oscars coming up. And once again, the announcement of
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Lupita Nyong’o: ‘Books don’t have to be about white people’
Star of 12 Years A Slave, Lupita Nyong’o visited the Harris Sixth Form College in London to mentor young women
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Cynthia Erivo ‘bittersweet’ as only black actor nominee
Harriet star Cynthia Erivo says it feels “bittersweet” to be the only person of colour to be nominated for an
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Bafta Film Awards ‘Going in right direction’ on diversity
It was undoubtedly 1917’s night at the Baftas, with seven awards including best film, but the ceremony’s hottest topic was
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Bectu pushes for BAFTA meeting on diversity
Bectu is pushing for a meeting with the BAFTA chief executive to discuss a proposed diversity agreement covering women and
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Naomi Campbell wants Grammy afrobeats category
Supermodel Naomi Campbell has criticised the organisers of the Grammy Awards after Nigerian afrobeats star Burna Boy failed to win
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Director Melina Matsoukas hopes for change at the Oscars
“Congratulations to those men.” After announcing this year’s Oscar nominations, Issa Rae’s off-the-cuff reaction to another all-male Best Director shortlist was –
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Number of black police officers ‘barely increased’ since 2007
Police forces in England and Wales are making little progress on racial diversity, despite pledges 21 years ago to ensure
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Black woman uses eyeliner as contour on TikTok video – proving that the beauty industry ‘isn’t inclusive enough’
A video of a black woman doing her makeup on TikTok has gone viral because it showed her using black,
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