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Voice scoop prestigious media award

Voice scoop prestigious media award

THE VOICE was honoured by the newspaper industry at a glitzy Society of Editors...

Heavy flooding causes devastation in St Lucia

Heavy flooding causes devastation in St Lucia

The Prime Minister said teams from the Ministry of Infrastructure have been deployed...

Twitter sacks newly-formed Africa team

Twitter sacks newly-formed Africa team

The Twitter Africa team only physically opened their Accra office last week Tuesday...

"We want justice" say family of black man who died after falling from Chelsea Bridge while being tasered by police

"We want justice" say family of black man who died after...

The family have 15 days to raise £10,000 to fund their legal action against the...

Hundreds of animals die in Kenya during drought

Hundreds of animals die in Kenya during drought

Kenya's popular tourist national parks, reserves and conservancies are some of the...

Patricia Scotland: 'Commonwealth countries need to tackle climate crisis'

Patricia Scotland: 'Commonwealth countries need to tackle...

BARONESS PATRICIA Scotland has said that Commonwealth countries need to stick to...

Living near the Caribbean coastline poses 'existential threat,' warns climate campaigners

Living near the Caribbean coastline poses 'existential...

A CLIMATE justice group has urged for action against the climate crisis in the Caribbean......

What is cookieless tracking?

What is cookieless tracking?

COOKIELESS WEB analytics work by embedding a piece of code on your website that...

Two-week gun amnesty to begin in Jamaica

Two-week gun amnesty to begin in Jamaica

In June this year, Jamaican authorities announced they seized 376 illegal guns and...

African glaciers will melt by 2050, warn UN experts

African glaciers will melt by 2050, warn UN experts

GLACIERS IN Africa have been predicted to be lost forever by 2050 because of the......

FGM: the cruellest cut

FGM: the cruellest cut

Husband and wife’s campaign tackles Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya.

Update: Police make an arrest after murder of Jamaican social media influencer

Update: Police make an arrest after murder of Jamaican...

Jamaican police say Rushane “Chizzie” Patterson has been “captured” and is now in...

Mia Mottley: Barbados to celebrate independence and becoming a republic together

Mia Mottley: Barbados to celebrate independence and becoming...

November 30 will no longer be known as Independence Day – but will now be called...

Black entrepreneurs are an economic force

Black entrepreneurs are an economic force

Check out our new UK Black Business Guide

First commercial flight from Africa to Caribbean lands in Antigua

First commercial flight from Africa to Caribbean lands...

ANTIGUA AND Barbuda made history as it welcomed its first-ever commercial flight...

The way in which Hackney Council works with children and families in social care, education and health settings is set to radically change - and we want you to be a part of it

The way in which Hackney Council works with children and...

AT HACKNEY Council, we’re incredibly proud of our people. From our social workers...

Labour finally fills race post

Labour finally fills race post

In the time it took Labour to fill this role, the Conservatives had appointed two...

How Manchester helped shape Africa’s future

How Manchester helped shape Africa’s future

THE FIFTH Pan-African Congress, which took place in October 1945, was a milestone...

Most refugees arriving on boats win asylum claims

Most refugees arriving on boats win asylum claims

Figures come after human rights activists call for government to scrap Rwanda deal...

LIVE / Liz Truss resigns: follow our live blog here

LIVE / Liz Truss resigns: follow our live blog here

Latest news on the #WindrushDay celebrations from London, Birmingham and around...

Black women suffering worse gender pay gap

Black women suffering worse gender pay gap

Labour Party analysis prompts further calls to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay...

Chelsea Bridge taser death man's family call in lawyers over police investigation

Chelsea Bridge taser death man's family call in lawyers...

Oladeji Omishore, 41, died on 4 June after being hit with a stun gun by two police...

Unions fighting for race equality

Unions fighting for race equality

THE KILLING of George Floyd in 2020 resulted in renewed calls for Britain’s trade...

'Black workers unite' says dad of Stephen Lawrence

'Black workers unite' says dad of Stephen Lawrence

Trade unions launch anti-racist manifesto as head of taskforce urges movement to...

Young, gifted and in a union

Young, gifted and in a union

With the cost of living crisis set to hit young black workers hardest, there’s never...

London's first memorial to transatlantic slave trade unveiled

London's first memorial to transatlantic slave trade unveiled

The art installation is said to be the first time in the UK’s history that a public...

Black managers paid £4,000 less - report

Black managers paid £4,000 less - report

Research from the Business in the Community unearth damning disparities for minoritised...

A representative movement

A representative movement

TUC new chief Paul Nowak outlines his priorities for change as the Anti Racism Taskforce...

US returns stolen Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

US returns stolen Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Nigeria's cultural minister is calling for Britain to also return its collection...

Met chief gives black cops the cold shoulder

Met chief gives black cops the cold shoulder

Sir Mark Rowley shunned meeting with Black Police Association but the commissioner...

Uproar as Labour block activist from standing for parliament

Uproar as Labour block activist from standing for parliament

Diane Abbott leads protests over decision to bar Maurice Mcleod from the Labour...

West is short-changing the global south over climate mitigation says Ghana president

West is short-changing the global south over climate mitigation...

The president of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, has voiced his criticism of Western nations...

Kwasi Kwarteng sacked as Chancellor

Kwasi Kwarteng sacked as Chancellor

KWASI KWARTENG lasted just 39 days as Chancellor of the Exchequer as he was sacked......

Ethiopian Airlines welcomes new Area Manager for UK and Ireland

Ethiopian Airlines welcomes new Area Manager for UK and...

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES has welcomed Henock Woubishet as the new Area Manager for UK...

Charlene White to co-host inaugural London Chamber of Commerce Black Excellence Awards

Charlene White to co-host inaugural London Chamber of Commerce...

OCTOBER 18 will see the inaugural London Chamber of Commerce Black Excellence Awards....

Tribute to Icolyn ‘Ma’ Smith

Tribute to Icolyn ‘Ma’ Smith

OXFORD’S AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN heritage residents and others attended in great number...

10,000 years of black Britain

10,000 years of black Britain

Professor Hakim Adi tells Montel Gordon why ancient black history has a lot to teach...

The Impact of Oil Trading on International Relations

The Impact of Oil Trading on International Relations

OIL IS one of the most important natural resources in the world. It is a...

CARICOM condemns violence in Haiti

CARICOM condemns violence in Haiti

Clean water is becoming hard to access across Haiti and this is being blamed for...

UK to intervene in Turks & Caicos Islands amid rising violence

UK to intervene in Turks & Caicos Islands amid rising violence

Th British Overseas Territory has seen an increase in violence, with 15 fatal shooting...

Black poverty rate rockets as cost of living crisis bites

Black poverty rate rockets as cost of living crisis bites

The Runneymede Trust report calls on the government to better support low-income...

Daisy's Law: Landmark legislation aims to make children born from rape 'secondary victims'

Daisy's Law: Landmark legislation aims to make children...

The Centre for Women's Justice (CWJ) are backing the the proposals to be included...

Any New Entrepreneur Should Know These Three Things

Any New Entrepreneur Should Know These Three Things

EVERY NEW entrepreneur has a steep learning curve ahead of them when starting their...

National charity launches new lifesaving award

National charity launches new lifesaving award

THE ROYAL Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) launched its brand-new National Lifesaving...

From child refugee to parliament?

From child refugee to parliament?

Miatta Fahnbulleh says she wants to bring 'big ideas' to Labour's manifesto and...

Jamaica bans music that promotes guns, scamming and Molly

Jamaica bans music that promotes guns, scamming and Molly

The Commission said by broadcasting songs that promote illegal activity it could...

Actor Paterson Joseph appointed Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University

Actor Paterson Joseph appointed Chancellor of Oxford Brookes...

British Actor Paterson Joseph who has acted across theatre, television and screen,...

UK's first skin tone soft prosthetics launched for breast cancer patients

UK's first skin tone soft prosthetics launched for breast...

A survey found nearly three quarters (74%) of those who use a softie, prosthetic...

Gambia child deaths linked to contaminated cough syrup rise to 69

Gambia child deaths linked to contaminated cough syrup...

The WHO has issued a global alert over four cough syrups made in India after the...

Who died in custody? Identity mystery three days after death

Who died in custody? Identity mystery three days after...

Police officers told the IOPC that the man appeared to be having a mental health...

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