40 h. ago Ethnic minority suspects are being given priority for bail under 'two

Judges and magistrates are being told to prioritise those groups because they may be at 'disproportionately higher risk' if they are held in custody.

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6 d. ago Why the double standards on ‘leadership’ when it comes to Black players? | Jonathan Liew

Jordan Henderson is a great English leader. But he has been encouraged and applauded for the very same acts for which minority ethnic players are castigated and stigmatisedHow shall I lead thee? Let me count the ways. I lead thee by stepping up and being vocal, around the dressing room, setting standards in training. I lead thee quietly by example, you know, the not-much-of-a-shouter‑and-a-screamer-but-when-he-speaks-people-listen kind. I lead thee by having been there, done that, won everything in the game. I lead thee by never backing down from a challenge. I lead thee by sheer gravitas.By any of these measures, Jordan Henderson is a leader. He was a leader for Liverpool, raising standards and setting the tone for 12 golden years. He was a leader for the NHS and the LGBTQ+ community off the field. He was still a leader when he left Liverpool and moved to Saudi Arabia in an attempt to create – in his words – “positive change” in the country for his beloved LGBTQ+ constituents....

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2 w. ago ‘Guess what? You don’t matter’: what Trump’s war on DEI means for every American who’s not a straight white man

The government’s move to abolish diversity, equity and inclusion policies is a naked attempt to appeal to prejudice – but it may well backfireAlmost a decade ago, I started a business called Rent-A-Minority, which enabled companies to hire a minority ethnic person whenever they needed an injection of diversity to boost their image. I had a variety of inclusivity-enriching hires available, including an “ethnically ambiguous” category and a selection of smiling Muslim women (guaranteed not to support Islamic State or your money back).Like every good startup, Rent-A-Minority posted testimonials from clients and influencers on its website. I made up all the blurbs, because that is the Silicon Valley way: fake it till you make it. One of those fake comments was from Donald Trump, who was still considered a long shot for the presidency in January 2016, when my business launched. “When I’m president, I’ll shut this site down,” Trump’s blurb read. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago ‘Draconian’ school policies unfairly impact ethnic minority children, MPs told

Labour MP Kim Johnson called for a public inquiry into a ‘miscarriage of justice’.

Society

2 w. ago It's so unfair that being an ethnic minority might mean you're treated more leniently by a court. 'Two

Shabana Mahmood has known about the proposed changes since they first landed on her desk after her appointment last July. She sidestepped the issue then: it has now come back to bite her

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3 w. ago BBC senior managers who tick 'diversity' boxes are paid more than their peers, figures show

Figures from the Corporation's annual report show that ethnic minority, LGBT, disabled and female senior bosses get paid more than people who are not from these categories.

Politics

3 w. ago ‘Had I not been pushy, it would have been stage 4’: The fight to improve outcomes for black cancer sufferers

Paul Campbell had to fight for a cancer diagnosis. He tells Rachel Clun more must be done to improve cancer care for people of colour

Politics

3 w. ago Sentencing row is another bid to inflame division: People of colour have lived with two

Official UK figures prove offenders from ethnic minorities still - consistently - get longer sentences than white offenders for indictable offences.

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