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Race Matters aims to bring new perspectives to matters of racial (in)justice, including topics which people may not associate with race. We encourage blogs that shed new light on an issue and are backed up by evidence. We value personal stories that illustrate impact and give perspective.

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'Life is all about experiences'

Lennox Cato is a renowned antiques dealer and an expert on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow. Born to immigrant Grenadian parents, he was adopted by a white antiques dealer in 1961 at the age of two months. Having learned the business amidst the rough and tumble of Brighton’s antiques trade, Cato set up his first shop at 19. Now living in Edenbridge, Kent, he is a Deputy Lieutenant of the county and a panel member of the National Heritage Memorial Fund. He speaks to journalist Anil Dawar. 

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March 24, 2025
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Understanding Muslim students

Lester Holloway
October 1, 2018
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A Sivanandan: In Memoriam

Lester Holloway
May 1, 2018
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Under the Radar: ethnic minority women in the labour market

Anam Bashir
May 1, 2018
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Revisiting A.Sivanandan

Lester Holloway
May 1, 2018
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Artificial intelligence and racial bias: Can robots be racist?

Lester Holloway
December 18, 2017
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Loneliness and older people from BME groups

Admin
December 15, 2017
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Book review: 'The double-bind that Muslim women find themselves in'

Samayya Afzal
July 12, 2017
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Generation Revolution: Young black London activists in all their complexity

Runnymede
November 27, 2017
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Universal Credit is failing women and ethnic minorities

Runnymede
November 20, 2017
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Bringing visibility to black British women

Jane Tanner
June 11, 2017
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The Caribbean contribution to London's transport network

Runnymede
October 31, 2017
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West African sailors in 19th century Liverpool

Runnymede
October 26, 2017
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Africans in Tudor England

Runnymede
October 17, 2017
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Digging up migration history: The Ivory Bangle Lady

Runnymede
December 10, 2017
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Austerity is hitting black and Asian women hardest

Runnymede
October 10, 2017
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'A strange but beautiful experience'

Runnymede
March 10, 2017
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LISTEN > Why class still matters in Britain

Runnymede
September 29, 2017
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Black girls are more than our body types

Imani Bernard
September 21, 2017
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Runnymede supporter to abseil down Olympic Park sculpture

Runnymede
July 9, 2017
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How does your race affect your pay cheque?

Sandra O'Hare
August 21, 2017
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How is caste discrimination different from racism?

CasteWatchUK
August 18, 2017
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Where are all the people of colour in science fiction?

Imani Bernard
November 8, 2017
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Black and gay: The persistence of racism in the LGBT community

Emmanuel Agu
August 8, 2017
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How I learned to ask about forgotten history

Runnymede
July 31, 2017
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Black British Literature at A Level: A first step to many

Deirdre Osborne
July 21, 2017
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Lack of diversity undermines the future of the mass media

Lester Holloway
July 18, 2017
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'Femonationalism' and why it's no good for Muslim women

Farah Elahi
November 7, 2017
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WATCH> How does race affect your outcomes in life?

Omar Khan
July 7, 2017
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What can we learn from Diane Abbott's journey to success?

Runnymede
January 7, 2017
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Race equality and Brexit: One year on

Omar Khan
June 23, 2017
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Where are all the BME councillors?

Lester Holloway
June 15, 2017
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Rethinking austerity is overdue: it has hit women & ethnic minorities hardest

Runnymede
June 13, 2017
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Labour gets two-thirds of BME vote

Runnymede
September 6, 2017
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Election 2017 Analysis: Ethnic minority swing towards Labour

Runnymede
February 6, 2017
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What do the main parties' 2017 manifestos have to say about race?

Omar Khan
May 6, 2017
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A Manifesto for Race Equality in Britain

Runnymede
May 26, 2017
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Celebrating black and Asian writers is not racist

Runnymede
May 18, 2017
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What we don't say about 'British India'

Admin
December 5, 2017
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When is Segregation not Segregation?

Omar Khan
April 28, 2017
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Electing Without Prejudice: Free speech. Hard facts. Real debate.

Runnymede
April 18, 2017
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Visible and Invisible Barriers: Racism in teaching

Runnymede
April 14, 2017
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History, patience and frustration: A review of I Am Not Your Negro

Admin
November 4, 2017
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Inhuman and degrading: the hidden reality of mass deportation

Admin
July 4, 2017
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Racism and inequality: The truth about Brexit

Admin
March 28, 2017
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Divided We Fall: Europeans must stand together against racism and hate

Admin
March 21, 2017
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WATCH > Jeremy Corbyn deliver race equality speech

Lester Holloway
March 19, 2017
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'I breathed a sigh of relief': Runnymede staff review Moonlight

Admin
March 17, 2017
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Black female professors in the UK

Admin
August 3, 2017
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The criminalisation of black America resonates in the UK: A review of 13th

Admin
March 3, 2017
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Politics, power and racism: what we can learn from Diane Abbott's testimony

Admin
February 23, 2017
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Hostility and hypocrisy: the UK's problem with Trump

Admin
February 14, 2017
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Quiet, modest, exceptional: a review of the film Loving

Admin
January 2, 2017
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Shared Struggles: Fighting the tide of xenophobia across Europe

Admin
January 20, 2017
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More questions than answers in Chuka Umunna-led integration report

Admin
December 1, 2017
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Can elected mayors represent the interests of minority groups?

Admin
June 1, 2017
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Academic, Policy & Public: Research into Definitions of Integration

Admin
December 20, 2016
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Back to the Future? Brexit, Trump and the Post-racial

Admin
December 19, 2016
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Black & Asian Women Pay Highest Price for Austerity

Lester Holloway
December 16, 2016
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UK Govt Should Support 'Decade for People of African Descent', says UN Committee

Lester Holloway
December 13, 2016
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Do not abandon the Human Rights Act: Letter to PM

Admin
December 12, 2016
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Equality Not Finger Pointing: Response to Casey Report

Admin
June 12, 2016
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Event Report: Redefining Integration

Lester Holloway
June 12, 2016
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Teaching Migration Past to Deal with Migration Present?

Admin
January 12, 2016
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Post-Brexit hate crime 'will get worse' - David Lammy MP

Lester Holloway
November 17, 2016
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Who will protect black women's interests when their organisations are gone?

Admin
November 13, 2016
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Signatories across religious and political divides call out Daily Mail hate

Admin
April 11, 2016
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Africans who changed the world

Lester Holloway
December 10, 2016
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Government can make progress on race equality in a year says UN chief

Lester Holloway
September 27, 2016
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Why the history of migration is so important

Lester Holloway
September 23, 2016
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Nothing innocent about blackfacing

Lester Holloway
August 26, 2016
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Colourblindness fails to deliver race equality

Admin
August 16, 2016
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Racism and xenophobia are resurgent in the UK, and the centre-left is partly to blame

Admin
February 8, 2016
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UK charities to tell United Nations that Britain is failing to tackle racial inequalities

Admin
February 8, 2016
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Fall in proportion of ethnic minority judges 'unacceptable'

Admin
July 28, 2016
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Is the judiciary getting less diverse?

Lester Holloway
July 25, 2016
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Ethnic minority civil servants paid less than white staff

Lester Holloway
December 7, 2016
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As post-referendum racism rises, politicians must pledge to reject inflammatory campaigning

Admin
May 7, 2016
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Race equality groups demand hate crime strategy

Lester Holloway
May 7, 2016
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Imported item 157

May 7, 2016
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Is it possible to challenge race discrimination in the on-demand economy?

Lester Holloway
June 21, 2016
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Sam King and the Windrush generation were pioneers, survivors and heroes

Lester Holloway
June 18, 2016
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The Question of Diversity and Inclusion in Women's Sport

Admin
June 16, 2016
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Racial disadvantage: are some Government policies contributing?

Admin
July 6, 2016
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Segregation isn't where white people are a minority

Lester Holloway
January 6, 2016
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Why black people don't vote

Lester Holloway
October 5, 2016
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The Changing Trends of Chinese Migrants in Britain

Lester Holloway
October 5, 2016
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Only 18 black teachers in Liverpool

Lester Holloway
May 5, 2016
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Evening Standard attacks on Sadiq Khan an attack on Black communities

Lester Holloway
March 27, 2016
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The Easter Rising was an inspiration for anti-colonial struggles

Lester Holloway
March 31, 2016
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How serious and enduring will Cameron's commitment to tackle racial inequality prove to be?

Lester Holloway
January 4, 2016
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Black elders get smaller pension than white elders

Lester Holloway
March 4, 2016
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Islamophobia - 20 years on, still a challenge for us all

Lester Holloway
April 13, 2016
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#WhatMuslimsReallyThink programme is based on a flawed poll skewed to find a 'them and us' narrative

Lester Holloway
April 13, 2016
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PM's blind-spot on 20/20 vision

Lester Holloway
April 14, 2016
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Runnymede's research on BME attitudes to Europe

Lester Holloway
January 28, 2016
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Chuka Umunna is right: Labour cannot be complacent about BME support

Lester Holloway
January 28, 2016
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How black young men are overcoming the label of educational 'failure' to achieve success

Lester Holloway
January 28, 2016
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New solutions to old problems

Lester Holloway
August 1, 2016
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Part II on #RhodesMustFall: Understanding and responding to the current effects of historic injustice

Lester Holloway
December 24, 2015
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#RhodesMustFall: A Movement for Historical and Contemporary Recognition of Racial Injustice (part 1)

Lester Holloway
December 24, 2015
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