Society of Editors chief resigns after criticism for defending UK press against racism claims

Society of Editors chief resigns after coming under fire for defending UK press from Prince Harry and Meghan’s racism claims Ian Murray, executive director of the Society of Editors, has tonight resigned It comes after he issued statement defending UK press from racism accusations He said remarks by Harry and Meghan in Oprah interview were ‘not … Read more

Culture of bullying, racism and sexual harassment exists at Sellafield nuclear plant, workers claim

‘Toxic culture’ of bullying, racism and sexual harassment exists at Britain’s largest nuclear plant Sellafield that could lead to ‘disaster’ whistleblowers claim Workers said behaviour could lead to a ‘disaster’ at the Sellafield site in Cumbria One employee claimed that managers did nothing when he was ‘racially taunted’ Another said a manager asked if she … Read more

Ashley Banjo is ‘disgusted’ by the ‘hate, racism and negativity’ aimed at Harry and Meghan

Ashley Banjo has declared he’s ‘disgusted’ by the ‘hate, racism and hatred’ directed at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as he threw his support behind the couple. The Diversity star, 32, took to Instagram to share a tweet reminding his followers that the couple had supported him last year amid the Ofcom backlash over his … Read more

Don Lemon says he wasn’t surprised by Harry and Meghan’s claims of racism in Royal family

CNN host Don Lemon says he wasn’t surprised about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s claims of racism in the Royal family because the monarchy was ‘built on a racist structure’.  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex sat down with Oprah Winfrey for a bombshell interview on Sunday night, in which they described how their decision … Read more

Alexandra Burke says Meghan Markle’s Royal family racism claims make her ‘sick to her core’

‘For me as a black woman, it made me feel sick to my core’: Alexandra Burke responds to Meghan Markle’s ‘heartbreaking’ racism claims about the Royal family The X Factor winner, 32, was speaking during an appearance on Monday’s Lorraine when talk soon turned to Harry and Meghan’s explosive interview  Alexandra told how as a … Read more

Three police officers who were accused of racism over ‘monkey’ WhatsApp posts will not be prosecuted

Three police officers who were accused of racism over ‘monkey’ WhatsApp posts under meme of black actor will not face prosecution Three Cambridgeshire Constabulary officers were under investigation They had put meme of actor Kayode Ewumi and a monkey picture in WhatsApp But one officer took offence and made a complaint to their superiors  By … Read more

‘White men run this business’: Eddie Murphy discusses racism in Hollywood

Eddie Murphy discussed his experience with racism in Hollywood on Tuesday. The actor, 59, attributed the lack of diversity in the film industry to the fact that ‘white men run this business’ as he discussed the highly-anticipated sequel to his film, Coming To America He suggested comedy hasn’t changed since the film’s initial release in … Read more

Rachael Kirkconnell tells fans to ‘be better’ and supports Rachel Lindsay for calling out racism

Bachelor finalist Rachael Kirkconnell is defending former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay who deactivated her Instagram last week amid the ongoing racism controversy swirling around the ABC reality show. Lindsay, the franchise’s first Black woman to be cast as The Bachelorette, quit the social media platform due to ‘rude and hateful’ messages directed at her following the … Read more