All news on the topic: Racism

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'Don’t let our society creep back to the racist 1970s'
Darren Lewis says in light of the Essex pub row over displaying racist dolls, some people need a history lesson to be reminded of the generations enslaved and violated on the basis of their skin colour WARNING: STORY CONTAINS LANGUAGE SOME READERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE
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George Floyd killer cop's appeal against 22.5 year murder conviction fails
Derek Chauvin's lawyers tried to argue that because of the massive pretrial publicity the murder case should have been tried elsewhere - a state attorney said the arguments 'do not come close to justifying reversal'
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Café sparks disgust over display of dozens of racist dolls despite complaints
A customer criticised the Old Manor Cafe in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, for selling golly dolls following controversy at an Essex pub where an investigation into hate crime was launched WARNING: STORY CONTAINS LANGUAGE READERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE
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Arsenal star Bukayo Saka subjected to horrific racial abuse after penalty miss
Arsenal star Bukayo Saka missed from the penalty spot as the Gunners drew with West Ham in the Premier League - but it's led to some sickening racial abuse being posted and shared online
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Meghan Markle left 'exposed' by Harry after he backtracked on her racism claim
The comments made during a sensational interview with Oprah by the breakaway royal pair send shockwaves through the Royal family even eliciting a response from the Queen
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Recording emerges of Tory's racist rant about black people that has sparked fury
Pembrokeshire county councillor Andrew Edwards has been accused of saying 'all white men should have a black man as a slave' as a shocking recording emerged of the vile rant
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'Ritz afro row and pub are sad reminders of Britain stuck in the past'
The only consolation about living now, rather than the 70s, is that people are able to call out racism where they find it – and are increasingly being listened to WARNING: STORY CONTAINS LANGUAGE READERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE
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New data shows one in three people from ethnic minorities have faced abuse
A major study said the UK has “strikingly high” levels of abuse after finding widespread discrimination in the workplace, education, housing and dealings with police
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ECB ban 'banter' from dressing rooms following Yorkshire racism scandal
ECB chief Richard Gould has insisted cricket will no longer tolerate discrimination under the guise of "banter" after the Yorkshire racism scandal
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The Ritz says sorry after Black jobseeker banned from wearing an Afro hairstyle
Jerelle Jules, 29, was 'disappointed' to read that The Ritz's grooming policy did not allow afro hairstyles. After he raised concerns, the luxury hotel apologised
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Company asking for 'only white candidates' in job application sparks outrage
Arthur Grand Technologies, from Texas, US, has been criticised after posting a job advert in its sales team and insurance allegedly asking for 'white candidates' to apply
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Vaughan must now be agent for change in cricket after being cleared of racism
Former England Ashes winning captain Michael Vaughan has been cleared of racism by the Cricket Discipline Commission and now has an opportunity to be an agent of change
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Rafiq breaks silence as Vaughan is cleared of racism in Yorkshire case
Azeem Rafiq has spoken out after Michael Vaughan was cleared by the Cricket Discipline Commission, but Tim Bresnan, John Blain, Andrew Gale, Matthew Hoggard and Richard Pyrah had allegations of of racist and/or discriminatory language upheld
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Family of trainee cop who took his own life say he endured 'bullying and racism'
Anugrah Abraham, known to family as Anu, was training with West Yorkshire Police and had been posted to the force's station in Halifax in October - but his family said the stress and anxiety resulted in him taking his own life
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'Shame on comedian Alfie Brown and anyone who laughs at Grenfell Tower'
Darren Lewis is disgusted by the cheap jokes from the Live at the Apollo star, punching down at the lives lost, misery and misfortune, and thinks the comedian needs to rethink his material if he wants to keep any kind of audience
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Black teenager, 15, sat on and handcuffed 'while buying shampoo in Superdrug'
A distressed mum shared a video on Twitter of her 15-year-old son being sat on by "civilian security staff" members in a Superdrug in Chichester, calling it a "new low" for policing
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Ex-Met chief demands Commissioner resigns over 'institutional racism' denial
A former Met Police Superintendent suing the force over ‘racist and sexist abuse’ is calling for the Commissioner to resign following his refusal to use the term institutional racism despite damning Casey report
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Black communities are 'over-policed and under-protected' by 'racist' Met Police
The Met Police isn't doing enough to protect Black communities and people of colour, who are far more likely to fall victim to violence and at least twice as likely to be killed by another person, according to The Casey Review
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'Casey report devastating wake-up call for racist Met - now will they listen?'
A review by Baroness Louise Casey found the Met Police is institutionally racist, homophobic and misogynistic - just like Black and Brown people have been saying for decades, writes Darren Lewis
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Prince William condemns racial abuse hurled at children playing at football club
The first in line to the throne condemned the abuse which happened at a junior football club and included racial slurs being directed against children playing at the club
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Family's fury as man found beheaded and mutilated but police rule out foul play
A report showed that Rasheem Carter's head was severed and his penis potentially mutilated, while his family's attorney said teeth were missing from his skull. Yet police claimed they saw 'no foul play'
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'What was BBC thinking as it told principled men Lineker and Wright to shut up'
Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Ian Wright are men prepared to risk their space - so just what did the BBC think would happen when they tried to shut them up? This period now is about which side you are on, writes Darren Lewis
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Heartbreaking' report says missing black kids less likely to be found by police
Damning research conducted by the charity - Missing People suggests that cases involving Black children who have disappeared are less likely to be solved by police
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'My mother-in-law committed cardinal hair sin, it's racist but she doesn't care'
A woman has shared how she was left feeling 'hurt' and her partner was left fuming after her mother-in-law made a 'race-based assumption' about her hair and wouldn't apologise
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Black nurse told to 'bleach skin white' so patients would be nicer wins £25,000
Adelaide Kweyama was told to bleach her skin by a senior nurse. Now she has been awarded £25,000 from the NHS after a tribunal hearing agreed she had been the victim of race-related harassment