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London crime: Black Londoners three times more likely to be killed than any other group, Met police figures show

Nearly half of London’s murder victims in 2021 were black, the latest figures show. After a record year of violence on London’s streets with 30 teenagers dead, Black Londoners are three times... Read more »
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‘Another Black player told me to keep my head down’: Cricketer on the barriers to speaking about race

At the end of 2021, cricket underwent a reckoning about racism in the game. The story of Yorkshire County Cricket Club player Azeem Rafiq shocked the nation. His description of the racist... Read more »
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Barber Gee: One of London’s first black barbers dies

ONE OF London’s first black barbers has died at the age of 86.  Clevent Artrey, affectionately known as Mr Gee, had worked as a barber at his iconic shop in north-west London,... Read more »
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London mum of 3 is terrified her kids are getting ‘poorly’ from their leaky house with ‘black mould’ in almost every room

A north London mum with three children claims her family are living in such chronically damp conditions they are getting constantly “poorly.” Kaara Benstead, 36, a self-employed actor and producer who currently... Read more »
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Police apologise for tasering white ex-ballet dancer, 80, mistaken for black suspect in his 30s

Police chiefs FINALLY apologise for tasering an 80-year-old white ex-ballet dancer who was mistaken for a black suspect in his 30s Roy Morton was woken on Dec 28 by officers armed with... Read more »
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How black majority churches became thriving community hubs in the UK | UK News

The origin of the black church is often debated, but one thing is certain – it was the arrival of the Windrush generation that prompted its growth in England. And while mainstream... Read more »
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London news: Khan under pressure with hundreds of jobs axed – black hole ravages capital | UK | News

Many of the larger stations on the tube network are likely to face the brunt of job losses. Strike action is now likely across the Underground from early next year. TfL bosses... Read more »

‘How can we shift the narrative?’ Photographs of smiling Black schoolboys go on display around Hackney as ‘call to action’

Artist Kaye Adekunle Rufai (right) photographed 18 boys as part of the eight-week project. Photograph: Hackney Council Images of smiling Black schoolboys have gone on display at Hackney Bridge today in a... Read more »
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Adopt London East reports rise in black prospective adopters

Published: 6:00 PM December 3, 2021 The proportion of prospective adopters in east London who identify as black has increased dramatically in a year, a committee heard.  According to Adopt London East, the... Read more »
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‘I was stabbed and shot growing up in East London – at 26 I was the first Black Brit to make it to the North Pole’

Aged six, Dwayne Fields said goodbye to a laid back, simple childhood in rural Jamaica, and hello to a new and unfamiliar life in London’s melting pot. The now 37-year-old struggled to... Read more »