City Hall and TfL launch competition to improve ethnic diversity in advertising
City Hall and Transport for London (TfL) have today joined forces to launch an innovative competition that challenges brands to
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Call for more government action on racial discrimination
Researchers at Edinburgh University have called for more government action to tackle racial prejudice. They said levels of discrimination against
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Religious minorities under increasing threat in South-East Asia
There is a growing hostility towards Christians and other religious minorities in South-East Asian countries. Vietnam and Cambodia were recently
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woman launched discount card specifically to promote black-owned businesses
A young entrepreneur has launched a discount card that aims to help support black British businesses. Khalia Ismain launched Jamii
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Sickle cell: Call The Midwife shines spotlight on disease
Viewers and people with sickle cell disease have praised TV show Call The Midwife for its storyline portraying the condition.
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‘I’m mixed-race, is Cambridge University right for me?’
Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. Cambridge is the fourth-oldest surviving university in the world. Cambridge has
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Men’s Fashion Week: Jeenu Mahadevan calls out colourism
London, Paris, Milan, New York… it has been a frantic January for model Jeenu Mahadevan, as he flies around the
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New £50 bank note ‘must recognise ethnic minorities’
Comedian Sanjeev Bhaskar and presenter Sandi Toksvig are among those calling for a historic figure from a black and ethnic
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First Sikh and Muslim padres join the military
In a first for the British military, a Sikh and Muslim padre have become part of the Royal Air Force’s
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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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Parliament celebrates 70th anniversary of human rights declaration
The European Parliament will host a Human Rights Week from 19 to 23 November to mark the 70th anniversary of
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Give tax breaks to more diverse production firms, say actors
Production companies should be given tax relief to encourage them to employ more women, disabled people and people from minority
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Professor Green: Knife crime not just a black issue
Professor Green has said black youths as a whole are being “criminalised” over recent stabbings – and that in some
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Should race count in university admissions?
Harvard University this year turned down more than 95% of those who applied. But what is a “fair” system for
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Calls for greater diversity among school governors
“When I was at school, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do when I grew up,” says Theresa Esan.
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