Action for Race Equality
Empowering Young People who are Black, Asian and of Mixed Heritage
The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light and exacerbated historical and structural racial inequalities and led to a number of funders initiating dialogue around the impact of these inequalities on Black and minoritised ethnic-led organisations. We have …
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The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you’re very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.” Serena Williams I want you to close your …
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ARE Associate and Communications Advisor, Alex Louis recently supported Black women and other business leaders under-represented as entrepreneurs on our Inclusive Entrepreneurs and Enterprise Support Programmes with Islington Council. In this blog, …
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In this guest blog, Shelley Patterson, an Action for Race Equality volunteer currently supporting our Routes2Success programme, writes about the state of race and representation in the film and media industry, and the impact of seeing your reality …
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In this guest blog, Routes2Success volunteer role-model and a Senior Data Strategy Director, Greg Bonsu, takes a close look at one of his passion areas: the power of sports, and what it means to have an industry that supports, nurtures and rewards …
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Victoria Atanda is Project Support Officer for ARE’s Moving on Up Programme. In this blog she reflects on her journey with dyslexia, and how she's navigated its challenges as a Black woman of Nigerian heritage. Being a Black dyslexic from a …
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In this ARE guest blog, Lee Pinkerton, a Communications and Media Specialist and a Routes2Success role-model, shares his views on Black History Month and the bigger picture beyond this yearly celebration. It’s October so once again we will be …
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Conversations amongst Black communities and in the media about reparations for slavery are frequent. But the history of Paxton House is one that refreshes common debate. In our latest ARE blog, Routes2Success Programme Manager, Brianna Cyrus, …
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ARE's CEO, Jeremy Crook reflects on the UK’s history of institutional racism and the legacy of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry report, following Sir William Macpherson's death last year. The collective failure of an organisation to provide an …
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Bob Marley was the master of lyrics that would stay lodged in the memory for generations. One of his classic lines was “who feels it knows it”. Stop and search, and particularly the dichotomy between the conventional wisdoms that …
I'd never given serious thought about what it would be like to be locked up behind bars 24/7. When I was growing up, I heard the stories about ‘Feltham’ being like a holiday camp. To be honest, I thought there was some truth in it. I saw young men …
A guest blog by Greg Bonsu On Saturday night I, like many, went to bed with hope and optimism that the English national football team could do something that very few people experience in their lifetime – win a major championship final; bring the …
In July 2021, seven-time World Formula 1 champion Sir Lewis Hamilton, MBE, delivered on a commitment he made back in 2020, with the publication of the report from The Hamilton Commission. The background 2020 was the year that the murder of …
The release of the highly anticipated Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities Report, chaired by Dr Tony Sewell, on March 31st 2021 drew criticism for its rejection of institutional racism. Its publication inspired junior members of Action for Race …
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