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London barbershops trained to test blood pressure in first ever UK project

London barbershops trained to test blood pressure in first...

In the UK, around 30% of men have high blood pressure and around half of these are...

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Festival celebrates Bath’s connection to Ethiopian royalty

Festival celebrates Bath’s connection to Ethiopian royalty

A NEW festival has been launched this month celebrating the legacy and impact of...

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Jamaica’s record-scorer Luton Shelton posthumously honoured with the Keys to Kingston

Jamaica’s record-scorer Luton Shelton posthumously honoured...

LUTON SHELTON, the late all-time leading goalscorer for Jamaica, has been posthumously...

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Cookie drops latest single ‘Mobile Phone’

Cookie drops latest single ‘Mobile Phone’

NEW KID on the block, Cookie, released his latest track this month ‘Mobile Phone’....

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Black Channel 4 broadcaster claps back at online abuse with grace

Black Channel 4 broadcaster claps back at online abuse...

CHANNEL 4 NEWS correspondent and podcaster Ayshah Tull shared some racist abuse...

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London barbershops trained to test blood pressure in first ever UK-project

London barbershops trained to test blood pressure in first...

In the UK, around 30% of men have high blood pressure and around half of these are...

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Former Amnesty staff ask bosses to stand down due to racism

Former Amnesty staff ask bosses to stand down due to racism

EIGHT CURRENT and former employees of Amnesty International UK (AIUK) have spoken...

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Two young people jailed for life after killing musician

Two young people jailed for life after killing musician

20-YEAR-OLD Crosslon Davis, who performed under the stage name Bis was stabbed nine...

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Cookie drops his ‘Mobile Phone’

Cookie drops his ‘Mobile Phone’

NEW KID on the block, Cookie, released his latest track this month ‘Mobile Phone’....

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Ugo Monye leads Rugby Football Union’s new Diversity & Inclusion Group

Ugo Monye leads Rugby Football Union’s new Diversity &...

FORMER ENGLAND player Ugo Monye is to chair the Rugby Football Union’s (RFU) newly-formed...

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MISSING: Police launch appeal to find 14-year-old Nikye

MISSING: Police launch appeal to find 14-year-old Nikye

POLICE HAVE launched an appeal to the public in an effort to find a missing... The...

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First memoir from award-winning comedian Gina Yashere

First memoir from award-winning comedian Gina Yashere

GINA YASHERE has penned her first ever memoir, Cack-Handed, available to purchase...

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Uproar over European Super League is not matched when it comes to racism, says Premier League star

Uproar over European Super League is not matched when it...

THE UPROAR over the proposed European Football League indicates where football’s...

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Ethiopia jubilant after qualifying for Africa Cup of Nations after eight-year absence

Ethiopia jubilant after qualifying for Africa Cup of Nations...

LAST MONTH Ethiopia’s national football team, The Walias, qualified for the 2022...

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy shares harrowing experience during parliamentary discussion on black maternal mortality

Bell Ribeiro-Addy shares harrowing experience during parliamentary...

BELL RIBEIRO-ADDY shared her experience of stillbirth in a parliamentary discussion...

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Sony Music announce seven recipients for UK Social Justice Fund

Sony Music announce seven recipients for UK Social Justice...

SONY MUSIC UK announced seven new organisations that will receive funding from its...

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First book from Michaela Coel hits the shelves later this year

First book from Michaela Coel hits the shelves later this...

COMMISSIONING EDITOR at Ebury Marianne Tatepo, has secured the World All Language...

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Church of England made staff who complained about racism sign NDA agreements, it has emerged

Church of England made staff who complained about racism...

The stories of racism throughout the Church were told in a BBC Panorama programme...

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Marcus Rashford announces book club to encourage reading among disadvantaged children across 850 UK primary schools

Marcus Rashford announces book club to encourage reading...

Up to 50,000 books will be shared between the primary schools throughout the UK...

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Church of England made staff who complained about racism to sign NDA agreements, it has emerged

Church of England made staff who complained about racism...

The stories of racism throughout the Church were told in a BBC Panorama programme...

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Channel 4 news producer accused of mistreating black editor

Channel 4 news producer accused of mistreating black editor

WRITER AND editor Kimberly Mcintosh has taken to social media, and claims she had...

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The Hill Hub: A new co-working and co-living development launches in Dartford

The Hill Hub: A new co-working and co-living development...

The Hill Hub is an award-winning co-working and co-living development in Dartford,...

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Sadiq Khan speaks to The Voice ahead of May elections for London Mayor and says tackling racial inequality is his priority

Sadiq Khan speaks to The Voice ahead of May elections for...

In the run up to the May 6th elections, Sadiq Khan has spoken exclusively to The...

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Tinie Tempah teams up with much-loved TikTok star

Tinie Tempah teams up with much-loved TikTok star

TIKTOK FANS may have experienced the most iconic link-up of all time. British rapper...

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Trade union leaders write letter to PM calling on him to reject “insulting” report and act on race equality at work

Trade union leaders write letter to PM calling on him to...

Published on 31 March, the report from the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities...

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Black maternal mortality debate to be held in parliament today

Black maternal mortality debate to be held in parliament...

TODAY, PARLIAMENT will hold a debate on black maternal mortality at 6.30pm following...

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Former Reggae Boy Tremaine ‘Tan Tan’ Stewart collapses during match and dies

Former Reggae Boy Tremaine ‘Tan Tan’ Stewart collapses...

TREMAINE ‘TAN TAN’ STEWART, a winger/striker for Dunbeholden FC in the Jamaican...

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Brentford footballer Ivan Toney sets up fund-raising campaign for St. Vincent

Brentford footballer Ivan Toney sets up fund-raising campaign...

BRENTFORD STRIKER Ivan Toney has started a fund-raising campaign for the people...

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Last gasp Arsenal bring relegation threatened Fulham to their knees

Last gasp Arsenal bring relegation threatened Fulham to...

EDDIE NKETIAH’S late equaliser all but sealed Fulham’s hopes of Premier League survival...

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Making waves in Margate with People Dem Collective

Making waves in Margate with People Dem Collective

“WE’RE SERIOUSLY superhuman, two formidable women, leaning into it, getting up an...

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Mixed race relationships remain complex, says VV Brown

Mixed race relationships remain complex, says VV Brown

SOCIETY HAS not served the mixed race couple well. My grandmother remembers a time...

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‘Music is my purpose’ says BAFTA winning Vic Santoro

‘Music is my purpose’ says BAFTA winning Vic Santoro

The life and career of Vic Santoro has been kissed by the sweetness of irony.......

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Making Black Love Last: Beatrice and Jones

Making Black Love Last: Beatrice and Jones

MEET DR Beatrice and Dr Jones, the affectionate couple that went viral in a post......

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Barber shops and salons are hubs of the black community

Barber shops and salons are hubs of the black community

SALONS AND barbershops, to me, have always been great symbols of community. Come...

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A Blakademik conversation on vaccines

A Blakademik conversation on vaccines

STILL ASKING the questions many want answers to, Blakademik kick of their latest...

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Calling all comedic voices in Birmingham, this is your chance to shine

Calling all comedic voices in Birmingham, this is your...

A NEW scriptwriting initiative to find burgeoning comedy writers from the Black...

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Hollyoaks elevates the conversation around biased healthcare

Hollyoaks elevates the conversation around biased healthcare

POPULAR TV show Hollyoaks and actress Kelle Bryan were roundly praised for daring...

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Nines will quit music in 2022

Nines will quit music in 2022

NINES HAS said he will be out of the music business following his last album......

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CBeebies Jo Jo and Gran Gran nominated for 2021 Rockie Award at the Banff World Media Festival

CBeebies Jo Jo and Gran Gran nominated for 2021 Rockie...

The programme has been hailed for its diversity for being the first ever British...

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Private flights become more popular in times of COVID

Private flights become more popular in times of COVID

The last year has seen travel come to a standstill. Whereby most people would usually......

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NBA icon Michael Jordan to induct Kobe Bryant into Basketball Hall of Fame

NBA icon Michael Jordan to induct Kobe Bryant into Basketball...

THE NAISMITH Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has announced the list of Hall of...

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Marcus Ryder secures new role at Lenny Henry Centre for media diversity

Marcus Ryder secures new role at Lenny Henry Centre for...

Mr Ryder said he was "honoured" to be appointed in his new position at the Centre...

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UK government is called to withdraw support for Mozambique gas plant due to rising unrest

UK government is called to withdraw support for Mozambique...

Environmental group - Friends of the Earth - wrote a letter to the UK government...

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Former West Indies Test captain Jason Holder one of Wisden’s five Cricketers of the Year

Former West Indies Test captain Jason Holder one of Wisden’s...

JASON HOLDER, the former West Indies Test skipper, has been named as one of Wisden’s......

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Former Eastenders star said ‘black lives don’t matter’ before rampage on Essex seafront, court hears

Former Eastenders star said ‘black lives don’t matter’...

29-YEAR-OLD Katie Jarvis faces charges of assault and racially aggravated harassment,...

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Metropolitan police officer jailed for breaking man’s knee in case of racial profiling

Metropolitan police officer jailed for breaking man’s knee...

A JUDGE has said that PC (police constable) Charlie Harrison who broke a black father’s......

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Championship manager Darren Moore develops pneumonia and blood clots on the lungs as a result of Covid-19

Championship manager Darren Moore develops pneumonia and...

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY manager Darren Moore has suffered a setback after his recent...

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Race Equality Now: Why we’re fighting to end racism in universities

Race Equality Now: Why we’re fighting to end racism in...

FIGHTING FOR student rights and racial equality is so important to us. From our...

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£2.4 million housing development by Leeds-based BAME housing association almost complete

£2.4 million housing development by Leeds-based BAME housing...

The site was purchased by Leeds-based black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) housing...

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Today, the government has the chance to help migrant women who are affected by domestic abuse – will they?

Today, the government has the chance to help migrant women...

TODAY, THE House of Commons will vote on amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill put......

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