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Sport’s rulers under fire as MPs  ‘raise their alarm’ about the under-representation of non-white individuals in English cricket

Sport’s rulers under fire as MPs ‘raise their alarm’ about...

A GROUP of MPs, including Claudia Webbe, Bell Ribeiro-Addy and former Labour leader...

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Bridgerton star Regé-Jean-Page to read CBeebies bedtime story

Bridgerton star Regé-Jean-Page to read CBeebies bedtime...

The broadcast is part of the channels bedtime story session which airs every night...

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World Kidney Day: Black community receives funding to tackle health inequalities in organ and blood donation

World Kidney Day: Black community receives funding to tackle...

Black, Asian and other ethnic minority groups are to benefit from the government...

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Police might have stronger powers to use at protests

Police might have stronger powers to use at protests

NEW RECOMMENDATIONS from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue...

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Love Island South Africa is getting some more black cast members soon

Love Island South Africa is getting some more black cast...

AFTER WIDESPREAD uproar on social media over the number of white people in the show’s......

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Jamaica – 1 England – 0: Michail Antonio will definitely snub England in order to play for the Reggae Boyz

Jamaica – 1 England – 0: Michail Antonio will definitely...

WEST HAM ace Michail Antonio has a genuine “desire” to play for Jamaica after having......

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Meet the woman with an ACE idea looking to transform the chances for inner-city black cricketers

Meet the woman with an ACE idea looking to transform the...

FORMER WORLD Cup winner Ebony Rainford-Brent talks to Wisden Cricket Monthly about...

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UK’s black majority churches want their congregations to consider taking the COVID-19 vaccine

UK’s black majority churches want their congregations to...

SIXTY BLACK majority churches are uniting, and backing the NHS vaccine rollout....

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MP Claudia Webbe leads call for the government to scrap rough sleeping deportation policy

MP Claudia Webbe leads call for the government to scrap...

The MP for Leicester East has created an Early Day Motion addressing the government's...

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Labour MP Diane Abbott calls for the Windrush compensation scheme to be “taken away” from the Home Office as new figures reveal payout failings

Labour MP Diane Abbott calls for the Windrush compensation...

The Windrush compensation scheme was launched in April 2019 after the wrongful deportation...

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Bidii Celebrates Women

Bidii Celebrates Women

Celebrating our black women internationally, Bidii is dedicated to educating the...

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COVID-19 update:  Family conversations could be key to increasing vaccine take up in ethnic communities, suggests poll

COVID-19 update: Family conversations could be key to increasing...

The British Red Cross have released new research and a film showing BAME families...

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Nigerian schoolgirls are freed by gunmen after being taken from boarding school

Nigerian schoolgirls are freed by gunmen after being taken...

On Tuesday, the state governor announced that the group had been released and that...

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Black Swimming Association: Working towards a future with ethnic diversity in aquatics

Black Swimming Association: Working towards a future with...

TO MARK its very first anniversary, The Black Swimming Association (BSA) has announced...

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Reggae Legend Bunny Wailer dies, aged 73

Reggae Legend Bunny Wailer dies, aged 73

The legendary reggae icon Bunny Wailer passed away, aged 73, at the Medical Assocciates...

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Meet the black doctor who’s  teaching her community about vaccines online

Meet the black doctor who’s teaching her community about...

‘ARE YOU even black? Why did you take the vaccine?  How much were you paid... The...

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Your Covid Vaccine Questions Answered

Your Covid Vaccine Questions Answered

COVID-19, The post Your Covid Vaccine Questions Answered appeared first on African...

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Embargo on recruitment of health and care workers

Embargo on recruitment of health and care workers

UK recruiters not permitted to recruit health and care workers from Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra...

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LGBTQ+ community centre in Ghana closes after threats and abuse

LGBTQ+ community centre in Ghana closes after threats and...

The centre, which is based in the capital Accra, is meant to be a “safe space” for...

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Olympian out to give youngsters a chance: ‘Sport should not be about what you look like or how much money you have’

Olympian out to give youngsters a chance: ‘Sport should...

OLYMPIAN Katarina Johnson-Thompson has said that “sport should not be about what...

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Simisolaoluwa Akande takes award for best experimental film at  BFI Future Film Festival

Simisolaoluwa Akande takes award for best experimental...

At this year's festival, black and British talent was a staple The post Simisolaoluwa...

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I know some people are worried about the safety of a new vaccine

I know some people are worried about the safety of a new...

AS A GP, I believe it was my duty to get the COVID-19 vaccine in... The post I know...

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Hackney residents get to cast their votes as borough looks to make public places more inclusive to the community

Hackney residents get to cast their votes as borough looks...

FOUR NEW names have been shortlisted to rename the green space formerly known as...

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IOPC welcomes report that addresses disproportionate use of stop and search on BAME people

IOPC welcomes report that addresses disproportionate use...

The reports publication comes days after The Voice's online live event where weasked...

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16-year-old boy knocked off bike and repeatedly stabbed in Brixton

16-year-old boy knocked off bike and repeatedly stabbed...

A total of five weapons were found at the scene, including two Rambo-style knives,...

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West Ham recognised for club’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

West Ham recognised for club’s commitment to equality,...

PREMIER LEAGUE West Ham have been awarded the Premier League’s Equality Standard...

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Nature restores hope for children during ongoing COVID-19 crisis

Nature restores hope for children during ongoing COVID-19...

A GROUND-breaking UK-wide education pilot supporting disadvantaged pupils as they...

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Marzz gets the nod of approval from Timbaland and SWV

Marzz gets the nod of approval from Timbaland and SWV

KEEP COOL/RCA/Columbia announcd their newest signee: 21-year-old rising R&B singer/songwriter...

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Sign up for the 2021 Big Hair Assembly

Sign up for the 2021 Big Hair Assembly

The Big Hair Assembly global sign up launched this week and organisers are busy...

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The Hundred Rising: Innovative cricket tournament providing opportunity for all

The Hundred Rising: Innovative cricket tournament providing...

THIS WEEK has seen the launch of The Hundred Rising: a brand new programme of 100...

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COVID-19 UPDATE: London’s African-Caribbean community urged by NHS to get the jab

COVID-19 UPDATE: London’s African-Caribbean community urged...

Video messages have been produced in languages including Somali, Swahili and Yoruba...

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Making black love last: Apono and Rhianna

Making black love last: Apono and Rhianna

DO YOU remember your first crush? Rhianna and Apono were just 15 when they sparked......

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Hood Celebrityy: “People always look for me to be the giver since my lifestyle changed”

Hood Celebrityy: “People always look for me to be the giver...

BEING GRATEFUL for the small blessings in my life is so important to me right......

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Freezing your eggs: Business, babies – or both?

Freezing your eggs: Business, babies – or both?

SAMANTHA JOHNSON has opened up about her decision to put starting a family on hold......

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Jamaican sprint star Yohan Blake: ‘I’d rather miss the Olympics than take the vaccine’

Jamaican sprint star Yohan Blake: ‘I’d rather miss the...

JAMAICAN SPRINT star Yohan Blake says he would rather miss this Summer’s Olympic...

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Brits win big at Golden Globes as awards selection panel admits they ‘must do better’ on inclusivity

Brits win big at Golden Globes as awards selection panel...

THE HOLLYWOOD Foreign Press Association addressed the issues on a lack of diversity...

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Harry and Meghan Oprah interview: Princess Diana, ‘breaking point’ and ‘history repeating’ discussed by couple

Harry and Meghan Oprah interview: Princess Diana, ‘breaking...

HARRY, THE Duke of Sussex has suggested there are similarities between the scrutiny...

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Former Reggae Boy Darren Moore lands manager’s job at Sheffield Wednesday

Former Reggae Boy Darren Moore lands manager’s job at Sheffield...

DARREN MOORE is the new manager of Championship side Sheffield Wednesday. Moore,...

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“Racism is at work and it exists” says TUC’s anti-racism chair as black unemployment rate soars during pandemic

“Racism is at work and it exists” says TUC’s anti-racism...

The of figures from the Office of National Statistics, and analysed by TUC, showed...

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Casting confirmed for adaptation of novel ‘My Name is Leon’

Casting confirmed for adaptation of novel ‘My Name is Leon’

FILMING HAS begun in Birmingham on BBC One’s adaptation of Kit de Waal’s lauded...

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South Africa Love Island’s launch cast is overwhelmingly white, though most people in the country are black

South Africa Love Island’s launch cast is overwhelmingly...

PEOPLE HAVE criticised Love Island South Africa online as the launch cast is overwhelmingly...

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Two decades on could Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson really meet in an unlikely rematch?

Two decades on could Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson really...

NEARLY TWO decades since they last met in the ring, Lennox Lewis has opened up......

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Jobi McAnuff definitely one to watch as he is named Leyton Orient’s interim manager

Jobi McAnuff definitely one to watch as he is named Leyton...

JOBI McANUFF has been put in charge of Leyton Orient. The League Two club have......

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Black Britons say their mental health has declined during lockdown as Black Minds Matter launch 21K donor challenge to fund mental health support

Black Britons say their mental health has declined during...

UK celebrities such as Lady Leshurr and ex-Love Island star, Dr. Alex George are...

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Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has taken to the floor for the first time as the WTO’s director-general

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has taken to the floor for the first...

FORMER NIGERIAN Finance Minister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is today, at her first day...

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Foundation launches first “Black Women on Boards” Initiative to celebrate International Women’s Day

Foundation launches first “Black Women on Boards” Initiative...

ON 1st March 2021, to help celebrate International Women’s Month and International...

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Endometriosis awareness month: ‘Endo warrior’ Natasha Griffin shares her experiences

Endometriosis awareness month: ‘Endo warrior’ Natasha Griffin...

THIS ENDOMETRIOSIS awareness month, a Southwark woman shares her experience of the...

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Key points from The Voice’s policing event

Key points from The Voice’s policing event

IT IS almost a week since The Voice held an event exploring the reasons that......

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Sickle Cell digital exhibition in the UK

Sickle Cell digital exhibition in the UK

The Sickle Cell Society launches 2021 with an exploratory exhibition on the history...

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PM Boris Johnson sets June 21 to end lockdown

PM Boris Johnson sets June 21 to end lockdown

The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has announced the government’s roadmap to cautiously...

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UK child citizenship fees for £1,000 ruled unlawful by appeal court

UK child citizenship fees for £1,000 ruled unlawful by...

HOME OFFICE fees of £1,000 for children to register as British citizens have been...

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‘Racists should be fired’: The first black woman to host a self-titled TV show explains why she thinks the media racism that pushed her out remains alive and well

‘Racists should be fired’: The first black woman to host...

“FAIRLY SOON there could be a Jamaican rapist or paedophile coming to a street near......

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Ghetts drops new music: ‘Conflict Of Interest’

Ghetts drops new music: ‘Conflict Of Interest’

GHETTS’ NEW album ‘Conflict Of Interest‘ is yet another example of why the London...

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Ditto steps up to do their bit to improve working-class and minority representation in the music industry

Ditto steps up to do their bit to improve working-class...

DITTO MUSIC, the award-winning global music distribution and record label services...

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Making Black Love Last: Darcy and Ola

Making Black Love Last: Darcy and Ola

OLA AND Darcy Pelovangu speak to The Voice on their six year wedding anniversary....

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‘We are really lucky to be living in this moment’: An exclusive interview with the people behind Black Lives Matter UK

‘We are really lucky to be living in this moment’: An exclusive...

BLACK LIVES Matter UK announced just days ago that it will be giving £600,000 from......

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How do the vaccines work?

How do the vaccines work?

THE APPROVAL of Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine in December brought hope to many across...

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Dayo Okewale: ‘Education holds key to a brighter future for us all’

Dayo Okewale: ‘Education holds key to a brighter future...

NEVER HAVE we been in such a time where humanity has been challenged to reflect......

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Raheem Sterling heads home early to seal yet another win for champions-elect Manchester City as they see off Arsenal

Raheem Sterling heads home early to seal yet another win...

THIS WAS another comfortable 1-0 win for Manchester City at the Emirates (Feb 21),...

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Michael Modern releases a statement in response to fresh fraud allegations from women

Michael Modern releases a statement in response to fresh...

YESTERDAY, WOMEN created a room on social media platform Clubhouse and discussed...

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Dr Adam Elliot-Cooper on the problem with police reform

Dr Adam Elliot-Cooper on the problem with police reform

The Voice spoke with Dr Adam Elliot-Cooper, who is also part of Black Lives Matter......

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Black man who needed to replace his front door after “police aggression” has now received enough donations

Black man who needed to replace his front door after “police...

Dr. Yusuf was assaulted by six officers after they kicked his door now and now he...

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Family of Malcolm X demand murder investigation to reopen

Family of Malcolm X demand murder investigation to reopen

The request comes in light of new evidence that New York Police Department and the...

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Hushpuppi accused of helping North Korean hackers in $1.3bn scheme

Hushpuppi accused of helping North Korean hackers in $1.3bn...

The Instagram star is known for regular showcasing his luxury lifestyle on the social...

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Ola Pelovangu shares racist supermarket experience on Instagram

Ola Pelovangu shares racist supermarket experience on Instagram

The-mother-of-three said that she received the “okay” from her husband to help purchase...

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Celebrities and Doctors join forces with NHS and Public Health England to encourage Cancer checks

Celebrities and Doctors join forces with NHS and Public...

SIR ANDREW Strauss, the ex-England cricket captain who lost his wife to lung cancer,...

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“What a shady bunch”: Kelechi Okafor says BBC won’t share video clip that shows how she was treated by Woman’s Hour host Emma Barnett

“What a shady bunch”: Kelechi Okafor says BBC won’t share...

KELECHI OKAFOR has updated her fans on the latest development after she refused...

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Charity publishes Black Lives Matter-inspired poems

Charity publishes Black Lives Matter-inspired poems

SOUND MINDS, a mental health charity based in Battersea, has published a book of...

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Why the sport’s governing body wants to develop African football

Why the sport’s governing body wants to develop African...

FOOTBALL’S RULERS want to develop African football. However, the stance by some...

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The Black Theatre and Film Directory launches this week

The Black Theatre and Film Directory launches this week

THE BLACK Theatre and Film Directory launches this week and it’s creators believe...

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BAME Britons more likely to face “premium poverty” through higher living costs,  study finds

BAME Britons more likely to face “premium poverty” through...

Report found that people on low incomes are at a greater risk of being charged more...

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West Indian talent Nicholas Pooran makes history as he becomes first pick for Manchester Originals in the innovative Hundred tournament

West Indian talent Nicholas Pooran makes history as he...

WEST INDIAN all-rounder Nicholas Pooran is first pick for Manchester Originals’...

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Harper’s Bazaar cover of Megan Thee Stallion sparks debate about black representation

Harper’s Bazaar cover of Megan Thee Stallion sparks debate...

Megan Thee Stallion is known for her glamorous styles on the red carpet and in music...

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British Wheelchair Basketball out to inspire a new generation

British Wheelchair Basketball out to inspire a new generation

BRITISH WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL has joined forces with four leading organisations...

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Joshua Henry is a ‘Guarantee’ next month

Joshua Henry is a ‘Guarantee’ next month

JOSHUA HENRY has announced the March 4 release of his debut EP Guarantee, out via...

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