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This blog is part of Action for Race Equality’s Racial Terminology Project series, exploring how racial terminology is used, understood and debated across the UK today. Estimated read time: 4 minutes Colorism is a term …
Continue Reading about “White-Assumed”: The Scales of Colourism
This blog is part of Action for Race Equality’s Racial Terminology Project series, exploring how racial terminology is used, understood and debated across the UK today. CONTENT NOTE: This blog explores racial terms which some may find …
This blog is part of Action for Race Equality’s Racial Terminology Project series, exploring how racial terminology is used, understood and debated across the UK today. Estimated read time: 5 minutes Questions of British identity …
This blog is part of Action for Race Equality’s Racial Terminology Project series, exploring how racial terminology is used, understood and debated across the UK today. Estimated read time: 3 minutes The media landscape plays a central …
This blog is part of Action for Race Equality’s Racial Terminology Project series, exploring how racial terminology is used, understood and debated across the UK today. Estimated read time: 4 minutes In the context of a crackdown …
This blog is part of Action for Race Equality’s Racial Terminology Project series, exploring how racial terminology is used, understood and debated across the UK today. Estimated read time: 4 minutes Why focus on …
Following the Government's recent announcement, ARE are looking forward to the legislation now going through Parliament The Government recently published its response to their ethnicity and disability pay gap consultation. ARE welcomes the …
ARE Chief Executive Jeremy Crook, OBE, discusses a recent report commissioned by Newham Council on belonging in a week that the Government promotes its social cohesion initiative. It was an honour serving on the Independent Commission on …
Continue Reading about Where Newham leads, the UK must follow
Every New Year I keep an eye on the Doomsday Clock by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists 2026 Doomsday Clock Statement - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The Bulletin was set up in 1945 by Albert Einstein, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and the …
Continue Reading about The Doomsday Clock: Why racism is moving us closer to Midnight?
This National Apprenticeship Week 2026, ARE’s PR and Communications Apprentice reflects on his apprenticeship journey so far, focusing on this year’s theme, Skills for Life, and sharing advice for those considering apprenticeship routes or currently …
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As part of ARE's collaborative work with Black, Asian and Mixed heritage-led organisations to strengthen the community and voluntary sector and improve outcomes, we're proud to actively spotlight organisations, individuals, initiatives and campaigns …
Continue Reading about Jonah’s Project CIC: Lived experience and justice for Black young people
A powerful new campaign film has called on the public to abolish the structures which prop up racial inequality. Roots offers a window into over 35 years of multicultural Britain, highlighting Action for Race Equality’s (ARE) role in challenging …
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In January 2026, Action for Race Equality, in partnership with Clinks, convened policymakers, practitioners, and community organisations at the Houses of Lords to reflect on progress ten years after The Young Review and to ask why outcomes for Black, …
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Jeremy Crook OBE, Action for Race Equality's Chief Executive, comments on yesterday's report released by the Metropolitan Police. "Yesterday the Metropolitan Police published its ‘Historic Vetting and Hiring Practices Review Final …
Action for Race Equality are saddened by the attack that took place over the weekend at a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach, near Sydney, Australia. Carrying out an attack of this kind against the Jewish community at an event marking …
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