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- 2015 Elections: 11 new BME MP’s make history
- 70th Anniversary of the Partition of India
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- Civil Rights Leader Ratna Lachman dies
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- George Osborne's budget increases racial disadvantage
- Goldsmiths Students' Union External Trustee
- International Commissioners condemn the appalling murder of Tyre Nichols
- Iqbal Wahhab OBE empowers Togo prisoners
- Job Vacancy: Head of Campaigns and Communications
- Media and Public Relations Officer for Jean Lambert MEP (full-time)
- Number 10 statement - race disparity unit
- Pathway to Success 2022
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- Serena Williams: Black women should demand equal pay
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- The Colour of Power 2021
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Crabs In A Barrel
From: News06 Jul 2015
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Not enough of us are raising our concerns about the disproportionate and increasing numbers...
Twitter US: Spot the Black Employee
From: News02 Jul 2015
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Among Twitter’s 2,910 employees in the United States, only 49 are African American. &...
Farron and Lamb: ‘I’ll be Race equality champion’
From: News02 Jul 2015
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On a hot sticky evening at Draper House, South London the two men fighting it out for the lead...
Greek bail-out crisis
From: News01 Jul 2015
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Greek bail-out crisis
Are you Lewisham's future leaders?
From: News30 Jun 2015
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Civic Leadership Programme
The Civic Leadership Programme is designed to help more peop...
What’s Behind the Confederate Flag?
From: News30 Jun 2015
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Today, Katie, the second of our two new US interns (in their first week with OBV) tells the story of the controversial, and at times divisive flag from U.S history.
Not my state, not my issue - or is it?
From: News29 Jun 2015
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One of our new US interns Alexandra Fox (Alex) started today, and has hit the ground running by writing this short opinion piece about her changing feeling about US politics as a UK visiting student.
Lib Dem leaders debate race inequality
From: News29 Jun 2015
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The Liberal Democrats have invited Simon Woolley, Co-Founder and Director of Operation Black Vote, to chair a Leadership Hustings
Black British Business Awards 2015
From: News26 Jun 2015
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Building successful black businesses has an important role in supporting the nation’s...
Merlene Carrington: OBV’s unsung heroine
From: News26 Jun 2015
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Almost ten year ago to the day, Merlene Carrington was sworn in as one of Her Majesty&rsquo...