All news on the topic: Racism

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CPS Joint Enterprise cases 'rife with racial discrimination', experts claim
New data released after a six-month pilot scheme shows that young people and those from ethnic minority backgrounds are disproportionately prosecuted under the Joint Enterprise law, according to the Crown Prosecution Service
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Police officer sacked after investigation uncovered 'disgusting' racist texts
A police officer in San Jose, California has been sacked after alleged racist texts were found to have been sent by him during an unrelated investigation, a statement confimed
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Alabama boat brawler sentenced to anger management classes after August riot
One of the individuals involved in the infamous Alabama boat brawl in August has been sentenced to anger management classes, which she must complete within 90 days
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Chris Kamara's horrifying racist abuse as he was banned from pub for skin colour
In the second extract from his memoir Kammy, former footballer and TV pundit Chris Kamara, 65, reveals the prejudice he faced throughout his life
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Met Police officers accused of racism in stop and search of Olympic sprinter
Five police officers have been accused of being racist after stopping and searching Ricardo Dos Santos and Bianca Williams in July 2020 on suspicion of having drugs and weapons
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Somali NHS scientist wins £60,000 after colleagues gave her offensive nickname
Senior NHS scientist Ubah Jama was branded 'paininarse' on a shared Microsoft Excel document that could be seen by colleagues from two hospitals, an employment tribunal has heard
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Fiona Bruce called Question Time audience member to apologise after backlash
Question Time presenter Fiona Bruce called Roberto Gocan, 35, to apologise for describing him as 'the Black guy' on air. The broadcaster said she was 'wrong to identify him as I did'
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'We need more black therapists to help people through UK's mental health system'
British-Jamaican psychotherapist Keeley Taverner says that there are significant barriers to black people accessing mental health support – with many unwilling to try therapy as they wrongly think of it as a "white middle-class pursuit"
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Influencer apologises as racist tweets found after idyllic wedding pics go viral
TikToker Lunden Stallings, 26, had just wed her new wife Olivia Bennett during a picturesque wedding when she was forced to address the "embarrassing" tweets on camera
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‘Drunk’ woman screams at German tourists on train 'get the f**ck' out of country
30-year-old Brianna Pinnix has been fired from her job after she was caught on a New Jersey train making horrific xenophobic comments towards a group of German tourists
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Britain 'best place in the world to be black', says top Tory Kemi Badenoch
The Business Secretary told adoring grassroots activists at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester the UK 'is a country that sees people and not labels'
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'Last week shows everyone needs to wake up to everyday hell of being a woman'
The dangers females face tend not to be fully appreciated until it is too late, says Darren Lewis, as even more horrific stories come to light following the death of teenager Elianne Andam
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Pastor recalls horrific racism he experience moving to UK as part of Windrush
Keith Channer has lived and worked in the UK for 63 years, but faced horrifying cruelty and racial segregation before being made to 'buy what I was' ahead of the Windrush Scandal
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High school students spell n-word on shirts while posing behind mixed-race girl
A high school student at Salmon High School in Idaho posted the now-deleted image to social media showing six teens spelling out the racial slur as a mixed-race girl lay on the floor in front, all with their middle fingers up
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Teachers must learn how to tackle racism as part of their training, experts warn
The Runnymede Trust warned 'urgent action must be taken to boost racial literacy and address discrimination in our schools' in a manifesto with recommendations for politicians
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Mum of Black girl not given medal at gymnastics awards says apology 'useless'
Gymnastics Ireland's apology to the young girl's family has been blasted as "almost useless" after video of the heartbreaking moment at the awards ceremony went viral
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Fewer than half of black Brits feel proud to be British, damning poll shows
There is split somewhat on the question of British pride, extensive research by University of Cambridge’s Department of Sociology and other agencies highlights today
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Sprinter 'feared' for Team GB partner's safety during police stop and search
International athletes Ricardo Dos Santos and Bianca Williams say they were racially profiled when Met Police officers searched and handcuffed them in July 2020 after stopping them while driving home to west London
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Black doctor 'sprayed with water hose by white neighbours' during dinner party
A birthday celebration in Forest Hills, New York, attended by a group of prominent guests, was interrupted when a neighbour allegedly sprayed the guests with his water hose
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'How can medal snub of Black gymnast happen in this day and age?'
A furore has erupted over a video showing a judge handing out participation medals to a number of young gymnasts, but ignoring the only Black girl in the line-up
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Alabama brawl victim on moment he had to fight off attackers at boat dock
A brutal brawl in Alabama left a dock worker who was attacked 'a little sore' two months later. Five people were charged after a fight was sparked when Dameion Pickett was attacked
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Man threats to rape and kill Black neighbours before stabbing door with knife
Footage shows Dominic Austin repeatedly attacking the door of their terrified neighbour and making sinister threats over the space of months despite appeals to the police
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Grandma says she was 'sexually humiliated' in police 'torture warehouse'
Baton Rouge Police Department in Louisiana was struck with another lawsuit alleging that 41-year-old grandmother, Ternell Brown was taken to the 'Brave Cave' warehouse and strip searched
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Man charged with fatally strangling 23-year-old after 'accusing him of theft'
An auto parts store worker was officially charged with murder after he allegedly cornered a 23-year-old, accusing him of stealing, before strangling him to death on video
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Black student suspended over dreadlocks sues Texas governor, other officials
Darryl George was suspended from Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas, over his dreadlocks. Now his family is suing the state's governor for failing to protect him from racism