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Shadow justice secretary says his party will legislate to enforce a fairer society

WITH LESS than one year to go to the general election, the Labour Party has unveiled some of the measures it hopes will win back sceptical black voters.

At a special event, hosted by Operation Black Vote (OBV) last Thursday (May 15), Shadow Justice Secretary Sadiq Khan outlined his party’s plan to tackle race inequality, and urged people to respond to a consultation that will help to form the strategy.

As the hearing date is set for 3rd June for the Donald Sterling case, owner of the LA Clippers accused of making a racist rant, Ahmed Sule CFA writes a rejoinder to an article published earlier this month in the Financial Times.

Mr. C. Caldwell
Financial Times
1 Southwark Bridge
London
SE1 9HL

Dear Mr. Caldwell,

NBA Racism: We See Things Differently

Community leader shares her work inspiring the next generation

The Gradual Inspired Learning Centre or GIL Centre was born a little over ten years ago from the mind of OBV graduate Glenis Leitch, a civil engineer graduate, chartered surveyor, turned community leader, who has been volunteering in her community for over 35 years.

With elections taking place across the country today, some may see voting almost as a hassle, but it is always important to realise why voting is so important. 



Here the full list of Black Minority Ethnic candidates for the 2014 local elections across London Boroughs and Watford.

Operation Black Vote wishes a very GOOD LUCK to all the participants!

BRENT

Alex Melia – Liberal Democrats

CAMDEN

Linda Chung – Liberal Democrats

EALING

Edmond Yeo - Conservative

ELMBRIDGE

Xingang Wang - Conservative

HACKNEY

Those candidates with photos, Neena Gil, Claude Moraes, Afzal Khan, Issan Ghazni, Syed Kamall, Sajjad Karim, and Nirj Deva, are all likely to be elected if their parties do reasonably well in the elections tomorrow .

The candidates below, all of whom are not in the top two of the party list system will need an excellent showing from their party to be elected.

A glance at those BME candidates like to be elected, one cannot help but notice the absence of African and Caribbean candidates from any of the political parties.

Before last Saturday I had never heard of Cornet Thompson, Corporal Perkins, and Private Church. I was loosely aware of the organisation they belonged to, ‘The levellers’ but with no great detail.

This weekend I not only got know the three men much better, but also was an honoured guest to lay a wreath at the spot where the three men were executed on that day 17th May 1649 because they believed in a democracy that gave all people throughout the UK a political voice.

The eldest son of the legendary Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King will fly into London today to be the international guest speaker at Kick it Out’s annual dinner at Wembley stadium this evening.

Kick it Out's Chair Lord Herman Ouseley will host the event, and with Martin Luther King 3rd, will demand that the upper echelons of the football game be more diverse and representative.

Let's hear it for Robert Copeland. The police commissioner of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire (population 6,083) sticks to his principles. Even if those principles are stuck in a previous century and mired in bigotry. In March Jane O'Toole was finishing her dinner at a bistro in town when she heard Copeland, 82, announce loudly that he hated watching television because every time he turned on the TV he kept seeing "that fucking nigger". The "nigger" in question was the president of the United States.

As odious as they are the greatest threat to our democracy is not necessarily the Far Right, it's apathy. Apathy is a greater threat because it can herald in bigotry and racism by default. It's simple, when good people stay at home, the enemies of race equality and decency are allowed to politically flourish. A non vote, elevates a racist vote, because its challenged less.