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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Ethnic
‘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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Black mums ‘don’t like to talk about depression’
Mums Sandra Igwe and Jen Henry both experienced anxiety after childbirth, but say they found it difficult to discuss these
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National Hate Crime Plan Refreshed
A comprehensive review of hate crime legislation, extra funding to support communities, improving the response to incidents and raising awareness
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Only a minority of black and Asian people in England are prepared to give the lifesaving gift of organ donation – Survey reveals
New fund aims to break down barriers to donation in these communities Almost a third of black and Asian people
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Senior BAME doctors paid less by the NHS than their white colleagues, analysis finds
White consultants earn on average 4.9 per cent more than black, Asian and minority ethnic colleagues – amounting to nearly £5,000
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