WikiLeaks: Race riots reflected a backward Britain
American embassy cable from 1980s says turmoil showed a nation failing to come to terms with its changing population... The race riots across British cities in 1985 inspired the then US a…
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William Wilberforce 'condoned slavery', Colonial Office papers reveal
Author claims abolitionist compromised to save act Rescued slaves forced into unpaid 'apprenticeships' As the great anti-slavery campaigner and Christian statesman hero, William Wi…
Better Education But Worse Job For Minorities
Recent research by Christian Dustmann and Nikolaos Theodoropoulos from the Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration at University College London, published in Oxford Economic Papers, found t…
Black pupils 'are routinely marked down by teachers'
Teachers' assessment of children's ability is undermined by stereotyping, says research... Black children are being systematically marked down by their teachers who are unconsciously…
Is it impossible to end racism and sexism?
Brent Staples was that rare bird in 70s America: a young black man who was also a gilt-edged success. At 22, he was already on the flightpath to a PhD from the University of Chicago; later he …
The vast majority of black children are raised in stable, loving homes
It's not lone parenting but institutional racism that is failing African Caribbean boys... Tony Sewell claims that "more than racism, I firmly believe that the main problem holding black …
Black boys are too feminised
Martin, a mixed-race 15-year-old south Londoner, had just downed half a bottle of vodka. The boy was already known for attention-seeking, bad behaviour and aggressively challenging authority …
