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Trump campaign deliberately ‘put black Americans off voting’

Trump campaign deliberately ‘put black Americans off voting’
Targeted ads allegedly used to encourage 3.5 million voters to stay away from polls
29 Sep 2020
Instant Opinion: MPs ‘just saved’ from reputational disaster

Instant Opinion: MPs ‘just saved’ from reputational disaster
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 24 June
24 Jun 2020
Black Lives Matter race inquiry: who is Munira Mirza?

Black Lives Matter race inquiry: who is Munira Mirza?
The Downing Street adviser has accused previous anti-racism probes of fostering ‘culture of grievance’
16 Jun 2020
Rayshard Brooks: what footage of fatal shooting shows

Rayshard Brooks: what footage of fatal shooting shows
Atlanta police chief resigns after unarmed black man killed by officer
15 Jun 2020
Boris Johnson sparks anger with BAME ‘victimisation’ comment

Boris Johnson sparks anger with BAME ‘victimisation’ comment
Campaigners welcome race commission launch announcement - but criticise PM’s ‘condescending’ language
15 Jun 2020
Should Britain topple slavery-linked statues?

Should Britain topple slavery-linked statues?
Cecil Rhodes and even William Gladstone may share Edward Colston’s fate
10 Jun 2020
Instant Opinion: Trump’s Tory cheerleaders ‘shame Britain’

Instant Opinion: Trump’s Tory cheerleaders ‘shame Britain’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 10 June
10 Jun 2020

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Reaction: Trump and Biden offer ‘starkly different visions’

Reaction: Trump and Biden offer ‘starkly different visions’
Biden urges voters to build ‘the America we know we can be’ as Trump attacks his ‘weakness’
3 Jun 2020
Ten defining images of the George Floyd race protests

Ten defining images of the George Floyd race protests
Violence spreads across US following police killing of black man in Minneapolis
1 Jun 2020
George Floyd: the charges against Derek Chauvin explained

George Floyd: the charges against Derek Chauvin explained
Family of unarmed victim demanding harsher charges against ex-police officer
1 Jun 2020
Reaction: US rocked by ‘worst race riots since the 1960s’

Reaction: US rocked by ‘worst race riots since the 1960s’
Police criticised for ‘heavy-handed’ response to nationwide protests over George Floyd’s death
1 Jun 2020
Race and coronavirus: who is most at risk?

Race and coronavirus: who is most at risk?
Disentangling ethnicity from the effects of deprivation is complicated
22 May 2020
Coronavirus: almost 75% of NHS and carer deaths are BAME 

Coronavirus: almost 75% of NHS and carer deaths are BAME
Academic raises red flag over lack of data on Covid-19 deaths among people from BAME backgrounds
24 Apr 2020
Tesco to sell plasters in diverse skin tones

Tesco to sell plasters in diverse skin tones
Move to diversify plaster offering follows viral tweet last year
25 Feb 2020
What’s on this weekend? From The Gentleman to Gypsy

What’s on this weekend? From The Gentleman to Gypsy
Your guide to what’s worth seeing and reading this weekend
3 Jan 2020
What is identity politics?

What is identity politics?
Identity politics has played an important role in advancing civil rights, but some say the term itself is problematic
22 Nov 2019
Is Comic Relief actually poverty porn?

Is Comic Relief actually poverty porn?
Spat between Labour MP David Lammy and BBC documentary-maker Stacey Dooley reignites debate over stereotypes
1 Mar 2019
Liam Neeson under fire over plot to kill a ‘black bastard’

Liam Neeson under fire over plot to kill a ‘black bastard’
Northern Irish actor says he walked the streets armed with cosh following rape of loved one
5 Feb 2019
White actor on BME funding scheme branded ‘racial imposter’

White actor on BME funding scheme branded ‘racial imposter’
Anthony Lennon’s parents are white Irish but he identifies as ‘African born again’
5 Nov 2018
Anne Hathaway attacks ‘white privilege’ after train stabbing

Anne Hathaway attacks ‘white privilege’ after train stabbing
Actor posts picture of black teenager on Instagram and condemns ‘inaction’ of white Americans
27 Jul 2018
Will Meghan Markle be Britain’s first mixed-race royal?

Will Meghan Markle be Britain’s first mixed-race royal?
Historians say Prince Harry’s fiancee may not be first family member with mixed heritage
4 Dec 2017
White Marvel boss C.B. Cebulski posed as Japanese writer

White Marvel boss C.B. Cebulski posed as Japanese writer
Marvel’s new editor-in-chief admits he is ‘Akira Yoshida’ behind Japan-set comics
29 Nov 2017
Majority of US whites believe they face racial prejudice

Majority of US whites believe they face racial prejudice
55% of white people say society is biased against them - but far fewer claimed to have experienced discrimination
25 Oct 2017
America’s forgotten massacres

America’s forgotten massacres
In Depth: postwar mass slayings of black people exceed shootings in Las Vegas and Orlando
5 Oct 2017