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A prominent candidate for West Midlands metro mayor has criticised the lack of black and ethnic minority candidates standing for the position, as well as the lack of women, describing the potentially embarrassing situation as a “problem”. Labour hopeful Pete Lowe has expressed concerns at what he described as “cultural problems” within the Labour movement.
A number of LGBTQ+ groups across the city have called on Birmingham Pride to ban cultural appropriation, following an I Am Birmingham article highlighting the issue was published last month. In light of several Native American headdresses being worn as ‘costumes’ at Birmingham Pride celebrations, representatives from queer groups of colour have condemned the practice.
The West Midlands is quite arguably one of the most diverse, multicultural, multi-ethnic and multi-racial regions in the country. At its heart is Birmingham, a city with a population of over one million inhabitants. Around 35% of whom are non-white, nearly 22% Muslim and 45.7% under 30, making it one of the youngest cities in Europe.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2yjcy7lXZ4&hl=en_GB&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1] EVENT: Snowfall in Birmingham LOCATION: Birmingham City Centre (Birmingham Core) DATE: Tuesday 5th January 2010 DETAILS: Snow falls during dropped temperatures and storms in the English city of Birmingham, United Kingdom. http://www.iambirmingham.net MMX © I AM BIRMINGHAM / ADAM YOSEF