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Lewis Hamilton has said he ‘cannot stay silent’ in the face of racism as he discussed why he takes the knee on the race track. The Formula One champion, 35, spoke candidly with GQ magazine about the topic after they named him their Game Changer Of The Year on Thursday. Saying he wanted to fight … Read more
Racism and discrimination exist in UK because Britons don’t ‘wholly understand’ nation’s slave trade history, says National Trust academic National Trust published report on links between slavery and Trust properties Rita McLean is chair of a group examining how to act upon the findings In 2007 Ms McLean said: ‘A lot of the problems in society … Read more
Imagine if Priti Patel was a Labour Minister – the reaction to Sir Alex Allan’s inquiry into her conduct at the Home Office would be very different. The entire liberal establishment, from The Guardian to Twitter to the BBC, would have ridden out in her defence, shutting down any objections with furious cries of ‘racism’. … Read more
The Government has been accused of following an ‘institutionally racist’ lockdown policy in England which has sacrificed Diwali in favour of Christmas. Oxford University medicine professor Dr Soham Bandyopadhyay argued it was unfair that people who celebrate Diwali are now not allowed to see family. The five-day Festival of Lights, which began on November 14, … Read more
Emmanuel Macron has accused the press of legitimising terrorist violence in France by suggesting the country is racist and Islamophobia because of his stance on extremists. The French President called The New York Times media correspondent Ben Smith to criticise the paper’s English-language coverage of France’s stance on Islamic extremism in the wake of recent … Read more
Former pupils at Tony Blair’s old private school Fettes College claim there was a ‘culture of racism’ which left students feeling ‘dehumanised’ as they tell of mock ‘slave’ auctions at £36,000-a-year institution Annual ‘tradition’ of a pupil ‘slave’ auction is understood to have ended in 2013 Involved prefects volunteering themselves as ‘slaves’ to be bought … Read more
Covid, tackling racism and compromise: Biden sets out his priorities in his first address as president-elect saying he wants Democrats and Republicans to work together again President-elect Joe Biden laid out a number of top policy priorities in his Saturday night victory speech in Wilmington, Delaware Among them: tackling climate change and systemic racism, improving … Read more
Darius Rucker is preparing to take the stage next week, as he hosts the Country Music Association Awards for the first time. But the three-time Grammy winner hasn’t always been embraced by his country music peers, throughout his nearly four-decade career. He recently opened up about the racism he experienced in the country music industry, … Read more
‘Someone told me they wished Hitler had got me’: People reveal shocking accounts of everyday racism they’ve experienced People shared heartbreaking accounts of everyday racism they’ve experienced Taking to the secrets sharing app Whisper, they revealed the moving accounts Social media users from around the world admitted encounters on the US-site By MailOnline Reporter Published: 10:41 … Read more
The Equality and Human Right Commission today outlined numerous examples of anti-Semitism within Labour ranks and the failure of the party leadership to deal with it. The 130-page report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission found ‘significant failings in the way the Labour Party has handled anti-Semitism complaints over the last four years’ with ‘specific … Read more