The term BAME is ‘unhelpful and redundant’ and should be scrapped, Boris Johnson‘s racial disparity commission will suggest in a report. The acronym – which stands for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic – overshadows the fact that people from different ethnic groups have varying life experiences and should not be grouped together in one category, the … Read more
Chinese propaganda artist mocks Western criticism of human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims with illustration of ‘BBC News journalist’ in white hood, cotton-picking slaves and kneeling police officer Digital image shows western journalists in KKK hoods interviewing a scarecrow The scarecrow is propped up on a cross by a kneeling, hooded police officer Western governments and … Read more
Jordan Banjo has told how his children received death threats after Diversity’s Black Lives Matter–inspired routine on Britain’s Got Talent last year. The dancer, 28, said that he even had cement thrown over his car after the performance attracted more than 25,000 complaints to Ofcom. During their routine, the group illustrated the death of George Floyd, who lost his … Read more
The woman who threw a racist tirade inside a Manhattan bakery on Sunday is a Queens resident who supports Donald Trump, opposes mask-wearing, claims African ancestry, and sued Mayor Bill de Blasio over school closures. Stephanie Denaro, 38, of Rosedale defended herself for calling a black bakery employee a ‘b**** a** n****r’ after she was … Read more
‘Fasten your seat belts, folks!’ exclaimed the excited television presenter. ‘Our teams will be live for every moment.’ If viewers had not known otherwise, they might have thought they were watching the build-up to a Super Bowl final. But this was Court TV – and what was being shown was live coverage of the most … Read more
French satire magazine Charlie Hebdo has come under fire for a cartoon which shows the Queen kneeling on Meghan Markle’s neck, drawing parallels to the death of George Floyd. The publication, which has faced scrutiny before for its controversial drawings, has sparked outrage again just days after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex claimed they … Read more
A Chicago suburb is on its way to becoming the first in the country to fund reparations for its black residents with a pledge of $10million over 10 years, but some say it isn’t enough. Evanston’s reparations fund, established in 2019, is focused on housing inequities, using a 3 per cent tax on recreational marijuana … Read more
Michelle Obama has revealed she’s had the COVID-19 vaccine and is thinking about retiring from public life. The former First Lady, in a wide-ranging interview with PEOPLE on Wednesday, also opened up on her pandemic year, saying George Floyd‘s death was a lot to take on during quarantine and that Donald Trump‘s defeat means … Read more
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has vowed to make ‘transformational’ changes including hiring a diversity expert and mandating anti-racism training after it came under fire for not having a black member in more than 20 years. The organizer of the Golden Globes Awards announced plans on social media Saturday night to become more inclusive in … Read more
Clara Amfo has been honoured with her own Barbie Doll after being unveiled as a Barbie Role Model following her powerful speech on racism. The Radio 1 DJ, 36, has collaborated with Barbie on their ‘raise your voice’ campaign, which is a rally cry to girls to stand up for themselves and their beliefs. In summer 2020, … Read more