Shoppers are left ‘shocked’ by B&M’s ‘Guess Who’ style game which features NO ethnic minority characters and only four women who are dressed as a maid, a nurse, a witch and a mermaid Chris Gay, from Hull, took to Twitter with a photo of the Headband Guess Game Out of 24 characters only four are … Read more
White police chief inspector faces misconduct hearing ‘for calling ethnic minority colleague ‘a choc ice’ after they asked to be allowed to work from home during Covid lockdown’ Stewart Miller said to have used the slur to refer to Humberside Police co-worker He’s also accusing of saying the man was ‘more white and middle class … Read more
Hip-hip, soul, R&B… that’s NOT ‘urban’ music: Record labels are told to stop using ‘dehumanising’ term for black artists in bid to stamp out stereotypes UK Music has published a ten-point plan to ‘lay out a clear roadmap for change’ Commitment to stop using urban classification when referring to soul or rap Diversity taskforce says terms … Read more
BAME communities urged to volunteer for Covid-19 vaccine trials as figures show they account for less than 5% of participants UK Vaccine Taskforce was launched in April to ‘drive forward, expedite and co-ordinate efforts to research and then produce a coronavirus vaccine’ While over 250,000 Britons have taken part in trials since then, 93% are … Read more
Ethnic minorities are overrepresented as actors and presenters on British television but continue to be sidelined off screen, new research suggests. People from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds accounted for more than 22 per cent of all on-screen TV contributions last year, while representing just 12.8 per cent of the UK population. But … Read more
Legal & General demands ALL FTSE 100 companies must have at least one board member from black, Asian or ethnic minority background by start of 2022 Financial services firm urges company bosses to hire ethnic minority director It says it will vote against firms unless they hire a BAME board member by 2022 Study in … Read more
Supreme Court president Lord Reed calls for more judges from black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds as he says lack of diversity will become ‘shameful’ if it continues Lord Reed has taken over as president of the Supreme Court from Lady Hale He said the lack of diversity ‘cannot be allowed to become shameful if … Read more
Councillor who co-chaired taskforce into BAME covid deaths is under investigation for ‘flouting social distancing guidelines at indoor gathering’ Photos seen online allegedly show cllr Mohammed Yaseen Hussain at gathering The pictures show a number of men sitting close to each other in a private home Sandwell Council has confirmed it is examining a complaint … Read more
The majority of black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) people feel there is bias against them within police forces and that they are treated more harshly in courts, a charity survey suggests. Around two thirds (65%) of ethnic minority communities in Britain surveyed for Hope Not Hate feel members of the police are biased against … Read more
Tory MP sparks racism row after claiming the ‘vast majority’ of lockdown rule-breakers are from BAME communities Craig Whittaker, of Calder Valley in West Yorkshire, has sparked a racism row He said ‘sections of our community are just not taking the pandemic seriously’ The MP made the comments after local lockdowns were imposed in the North By … Read more