Jesus College Cambridge appoints its first female black master
The first black woman has been appointed to lead an Oxbridge college. Sonita Alleyne, 51, who has been elected as
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Diversity
Sephora to shut US stores for diversity training
Beauty chain Sephora will close its US stores on Wednesday for diversity training, a month after a racial incident involving
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Only two black head chefs in UK’s Michelin-starred restaurants
Just 6% of head chefs across 165 top restaurants are from a black or south Asian background There are only
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Are our weddings too white?
A year ago Meghan and Harry charmed the nation with their own, not entirely traditional, special day. Guests were addressed
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Every Tribe – Stories of Diverse Saints Serving a Diverse World
A celebration of the true diversity of the saints, addressing our white-washed church history. The Bible tells us Jesus is
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West Point is about to graduate its largest class of black women
History in the making: These cadets will be among 34 African-American women who will graduate with the Class of 2019
Read moreBlack students reluctant to apply to Cambridge University ‘due to lack of Afro-Caribbean hairdressers’
Black students are failing to apply to Cambridge because there is a lack of Afro-Caribbean hairdressers in the city, the
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Meet the Black Anime Cosplayers Blowing Up on Instagram
Every Black anime fan has a coming-of-age story, a moment when they realized that the animation style is much more
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The director who is confronting Nazis, race and bigotry
Amma Asante’s new film, Where Hands Touch, tells the story of a forgotten piece of history – the fate of black
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Met police officers scrutinised over claims of violence and racism
Eleven serving police officers are being investigated over a string of claims including violence towards women, exploiting vulnerable people, steroid
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State of the Nation report: Inequality in UK ‘entrenched’
Inequality will remain entrenched in the UK “from birth to work” unless the government takes urgent action, the Social Mobility
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Universities told to tackle race attainment gap
Universities must “accelerate efforts” to close a gap in degree attainment between white and black, Asian and minority ethnic students,
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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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Universities must ‘decolonise’ the curriculum to boost black students’ grades, vice-Chancellors say
Universities must “decolonise” the curriculum in order to help black students close the attainment gap with their white peers, vice-Chancellors
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‘We’re judged for being black’
Black footballers have recently spoken out about racism. But what’s it like for black men who aren’t famous? Four young
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