‘We read the comments, we feel the HATRED’: Manchester United launch campaign to tell fans ‘your inaction has a consequence’, asking them to report racist abuse and hailing club’s ‘diverse history’ after Fred and Anthony Martial faced attacks online A number of Manchester United players have been subjected to vile racist abuse The club have … Read more
The Jockey Club is facing allegations of ‘misogyny, racism and bullying’ after complaints were lodged by staff over the behaviour of their colleagues. The details of the complaints include senior figures within the 270-year-old organisation, which runs most of the country’s high-profile racecourses and has the Queen as its patron. Documents reveal that an employee complained … Read more
F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton admits he might have been wrong to ’embarrass people’ by calling out the sport’s big names in his fight against racism – and now realises he needs to be more ‘diplomatic’ Lewis Hamilton admits he was wrong to ’embarrass people’ in his racism fight The F1 world champion now knows … Read more
Lady Colin Campbell today claimed that Princess Anne is the royal Meghan and Harry accused of racism in their bombshell interview with Oprah – but insisted the Queen’s eldest daughter was completely misunderstood by the Sussexes. The Jamaican-born British socialite, 71, claims that the Princess Royal has concerns about the suitability of Meghan and whether she would have ‘respect’ … Read more
Diane Abbott and London mayor Sadiq Khan lead left-wing fury at the authors of a report into racism in Britain today, accusing them of setting back the quest for racial justice. Ms Abbott, the former shadow home secretary and the UK’s first black woman MP, accused the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities of denying … Read more
Unconscious bias training should be scrapped for employees and replaced with more effective practices, urges a landmark review into racial inequality. The Race Commission today recommends organisations and firms pull the plug on such sessions because they do not tackle disparities in the workplace. It said the ‘intense soul-searching’ of some employers in the wake … Read more
Institutional racism is a charge too often bandied about ‘willy-nilly’, according to the author of a landmark report declaring Britain a model multi-ethnic society. Dr Tony Sewell said many people deploy the term too readily as a catch-all phrase – and that they ‘don’t even know what they’re talking about’. He argued that institutional racism … Read more
American TV network CBS has refuted claims that Sharon Osbourne will receive a multi-million dollar settlement following her departure from flagship show The Talk. It was originally claimed that Sharon, 68, was in line for the generous payoff – believed to be anywhere between ‘$5 and $10million’ – following news that she was preparing to sue … Read more
Audrey Pulvar, Paris’s deputy mayor has prompted new fury by calling to ban white people from discussions of racism Paris’s deputy mayor has prompted new fury by calling to ban white people from discussions of racism. Left-wing deputy mayor Audrey Pulvar, 49, said white people should ‘be asked to keep quiet and be silent spectators’ during … Read more
Kamahl has graciously hit back at a white Hey Hey It’s Saturday star after he questioned the singer for waiting 37 years to say that he was the target of racism on the show. During a skit on the variety program in 1984, Kandiah ‘Kamahl’ Kamalesvaran’s face was covered in white powder by a stage … Read more