RACE MATTERS

The latest content on all matters regarding race

RACE MATTERS

The latest content on all matters regarding race

The race matters blog

The latest content on all matters concerning race

Welcome to our blog, Race Matters, where you can read the latest content on all matters to do with race.

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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Maria Miller on 50 years since the first Race Relations Act

Lester Holloway
August 12, 2015

Race and the media

Lester Holloway
November 23, 2015

Mali attack: African Union needs to step up to the plate

Lester Holloway
November 22, 2015

Teaching profession fails to reflect multi-cultural student population

Lester Holloway
November 20, 2015

LISTEN: Runnymede's director Omar Khan talks about the first Race Relations Act

Lester Holloway
November 20, 2015

The state of the Met Police

Lester Holloway
November 16, 2015

Ethiopian Prince Alemayhu's remains must be sent home

Lester Holloway
August 11, 2015

Don't be a bystander to hate crime & bullying - be an eyewitness

Lester Holloway
June 11, 2015

Impact of tax credit cuts on BME families raised in parliament

Lester Holloway
October 30, 2015

Police and media on the streets

Lester Holloway
October 30, 2015

What the Refugee Crisis Says about Race in Europe

Lester Holloway
October 30, 2015

It will take a braver political leadership to tackle racial inequalities

October 21, 2015

LISTEN > Race Relations laws: 50 years old (BBC audio, 5 minutes)

Lester Holloway
October 16, 2015

What does your name mean to you?

October 13, 2015

Cooking up change

Lester Holloway
December 10, 2015

The Future of Multi-Ethnic Britain: 15 years On

Lester Holloway
September 10, 2015

Faith schools at a crossroads

Lester Holloway
May 10, 2015

Explaining levels of wellbeing in BME populations in England

Lester Holloway
February 10, 2015

What Black History Month means to me

Lester Holloway
September 30, 2015

The School Report - the more things change, the more they stay the same

Lester Holloway
September 28, 2015

Kenya or Scotland - which is a better place to live your last years?

Lester Holloway
September 28, 2015

Open Thread: BBC Three's "KKK: The Fight for White Supremacy"

We will be running an open thread here from 9pm today (Monday, 28th September) with reaction to BBC Three's documentary "KKK: The Fight for White Supremacy", plus the best tweets.We'll be doing the same tomorrow, same time, for the "Reggie Yates: Race Riots USA" documentary.

Lester Holloway
September 28, 2015

Kids suffering trauma caused by immigration rules splitting up families

Lester Holloway
October 9, 2015

Why Britain Must Take More Refugees - And Why the British Public Agrees

Lester Holloway
June 9, 2015

Imported item 105

June 9, 2015

Multiculturalism isn't a dirty word

Lester Holloway
April 9, 2015

Self-employment is no easy escape from poverty

Lester Holloway
August 20, 2015

Who is dealing with race equality in the government?

Lester Holloway
August 19, 2015

Runnymede Trust newsletter - August 2015

Lester Holloway
August 19, 2015

The link between racism and children's poor health

Lester Holloway
August 17, 2015

Runnymede trustee named one of most influential women in sport

Lester Holloway
November 8, 2015

Media coverage of Runnymede's budget research

Lester Holloway
November 8, 2015

Immigrants should be 'at the centre of the story' of Britain's modern history

Admin
November 8, 2015

Where to draw the line on migration control

Lester Holloway
May 8, 2015

The challenge of diversity and (in)visibility in Public Service Broadcasting

Lester Holloway
May 8, 2015

The experiences of Black and minority ethnic academics

Admin
July 17, 2015

Race equality in higher education symposium

Admin
October 7, 2015

Measuring Child Poverty: Implications for Black and minority ethnic families

Admin
June 24, 2015

Runnymede Trust and the 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta

Admin
June 15, 2015

David Cameron's Employment Targets for Ethnic Minorities Will Not Reduce Racial Inequalities

Omar Khan
November 6, 2015

Race and the 2015 General Election Part 4: 2020 and Beyond

Omar Khan
May 28, 2015

Race and the General Election Part 3: Black and minority ethnic MPs

Omar Khan
May 21, 2015

Race and the 2015 General Election Part 2: Voting patterns by ethnic group

Omar Khan
May 18, 2015

Race and the 2015 General Election Part 1: Black and Minority Ethnic Voters

Omar Khan
May 15, 2015

As a woman of colour, the odds are never in your favour

Victoria Nambi
December 5, 2015

How The Next Government Can Reduce Racial Inequality

Omar Khan
March 5, 2015

Politicians must appreciate how race will affect election outcome

Lester Holloway
April 26, 2015

Race and Elections: How the Ethnic Minority Vote Could Decide the Next Prime Minister

Omar Khan
April 23, 2015

How does a university deal with its legacy of eugenics?

Runnymede
October 4, 2015

Who are the new Chinese migrants in the UK?

Caroline Knowles
February 4, 2015

VIDEO: History Lessons

Runnymede
January 4, 2015

800 years since the Magna Carta: Remembering the British struggle for ethnic minority rights

Laurence Brown
March 26, 2015

Why do we need anti-racism laws in the 21st century?

Barbara Cohen
March 23, 2015

VIDEO: Race Equality and Higher Education

Runnymede
March 19, 2015

Ethnic inequalities and the minimum wage

Simon Peters
March 18, 2015

Rejecting Enoch Powell is Not Enough

Omar Khan
August 3, 2015

A great start to understanding what it means to be a Muslim in Britain today

Omar Khan
April 3, 2015

Whose history, whose story? Is our school history curriculum fit for purpose?

Debbie Weekes-Bernard
February 3, 2015

The challenge for race equality: 50 years on from the Race Relations Act

Omar Khan
February 27, 2015

The black women fighting in today's civil rights movement

Sophie Wilkinson
February 20, 2015

Despite his faux pas, Cumberbatch spoke out. Many don't.

Nicola Rollock
February 13, 2015

Ethnic inequalities to rise with government policy on benefits cap and apprenticeships

Omar Khan
February 22, 2015

Baroness Doreen Lawrence: A Future of Hope Through Unity

Doreen Lawrence
October 2, 2015

Following in the footsteps of Dr Martin Luther King Jr

Heidi Mirza
January 27, 2015

Black Americans died for voting rights in Selma; we can't be complacent about ours

Omar Khan
January 28, 2015

Who are we? 2011 Census

Omar Khan
October 31, 2014

Black History Month

Admin
October 15, 2014

'Blacking up', past and present: explanations are not justifications

Omar Khan
October 15, 2014

Exhibit B

Admin
September 26, 2014

Justice, not just forgiveness

Admin
October 17, 2014

Being Romanian - or British - doesn't protect ethnic minorities from discrimination

Omar Khan
October 29, 2014

Everyday rights - when we feel unfairly treated

Lester Holloway
July 16, 2014

What Can Businesses Do To Tackle Race Discrimination?

Tom Legge
June 19, 2014

Wisdom to End Racism: Keeping the Fight Alive

Sondhya Gupta
May 30, 2014

Dr Maya Angelou's passing must propel activists and the anti-racist agenda

Remi Salisbury
May 29, 2014

Equality and Human Rights Commission - 2014 onwards

Mark Hammond
May 27, 2014

Never Here... but There and Everywhere: Football, Racism and Equality

Jonathan Long
May 22, 2014

Let's dig deeper about race in schools

Rose Hall
May 22, 2014

Imported item 51

Marsha Garratt
May 21, 2014

UKIP shows we are confused about racism. Do we need a new word?

Temi Ogunye
May 20, 2014

Could your business idea change the world?

Anne McPherson
May 13, 2014

Dear white people: it's not OK

York Vision
December 5, 2014

Racism in the delivery of mental health services

Suman Fernando
June 5, 2014

How the Poles saved England - another forgotten story

Mark Johnson
April 28, 2014

Caribbean Airmen over Nazi Germany - an unknown story

Mark Johnson
April 23, 2014

Tackling workplace discrimination in the health service

Ravi Seenan
April 23, 2014

Race, class and teenage subcultures

Sumi Hollingworth
March 26, 2014

Nottinghamshire PCC, Paddy Tipping, addresses disproportionality in stop and search practice

Paddy Tipping
March 24, 2014

Why Isn't My Professor Black? On Reflection

Leona Nichole Black
March 21, 2014

Reparations and the war against human nature itself

Jeff Bannis
March 13, 2014

Taking biracial identity at more than face value

Admin
December 3, 2014

The power of art

Admin
December 3, 2014

Challenging a culture of racial equivalence

Miri Song
November 3, 2014

Report probes untruths about Mark Duggan

Marc Wadsworth
October 3, 2014

What Steve McQueen's Oscar win means to Black British Millennials

Zaneta Denny
June 3, 2014

Love and Colour

Admin
February 28, 2014

Remembering Operation Blue Star

Kaur J
February 27, 2014

Nottingham by numbers: The widening the racial disadvantage gap

Cecile Wright
March 14, 2014

Why we should support a national boycott on non-essential interactions with the police

Remi Salisbury
February 25, 2014

Nuturing the Nation - the Asian contribution of the NHS

Debbie Weekes-Bernard
February 24, 2014
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