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Black History Month 2018 has been launched in Birmingham and community leaders are talking about fighting for better recognition of black contributions to British culture and history. At a special launch event marking three decades of Black History Month in the UK, an array of guests; including black music researcher Mikaell Riley and the first black woman Lord Mayor of…
Newly released data on migrant population in the UK caused again quite a stir in the media. Most outlets, from tabloids to quality press, published the news: Romanians now number 411,000 in the UK, which makes us the second largest migrant population on the island. At the end of last month, the Office for National…
A Birmingham-based organisation geared towards raising the profile of people with Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism has taken part in a new European conference placing a spotlight on the disorders. Social enterprise Project Aspie participated in the first ReAttach conference on autism and neuroscience in The Netherlands last month. Invited through Project Aspie as a freelance journalist, Catalina George reports…
A Birmingham Post article attempting to highlight the diversity of creative talent in the city, to emphasise its appeal for national broadcaster Channel 4, has come under fire for compiling a list completely made up of white men. Yes, we shit you not, in a bid to genuinely showcase “creative leaders” across Brum as an additional lure for…