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By Mayowa Ayodele

It is now 10 years since the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan which occurred in Tottenham on 4 August 2011. The death of Mark, 29, is intrinsically linked to the riots which erupted in London and the rise of similar riots in other major cities across the country. It would end as the largest wave of riots seen in the UK since the 1980s and the most prolonged and widespread in London since the 1780s.

By Mayowa Ayodele

Roma Holocaust Memorial Day is a day that cannot be forgotten. Once again, the victims of the harrowing genocide are being remembered. Between 2,897 and 4,300 people of Roma and Sinti origin were killed in Auschwitz-Birkenau’s ‘Zigeunerlager’ (gypsy camp). They were part of an estimated 500,000-1.5 million Roma and Sinti people that lost their lives during the Holocaust.

By Jordan Maharjan

What is South Asian Heritage Month?

Over a cup of chai in 2018, the seeds for South Asian Heritage Month were sown with a clear goal in mind: to celebrate all things South Asian. Binita Kane, a Manchester-based physician, and Jasvir Singh, a prominent campaigner in the community co-founded, organised and launched the inaugural South Asian Heritage Month at the House of Commons in 2019. It was backed by founding patron, Anita Rami.

By Mayowa Ayodele

By Mayowa Ayodele

Medics and politicians have paid tribute to Dr Kailash Chand following his sudden passing. News of Chand's death comes shortly after he suffered a cardiac arrest, a tragic development which was confirmed by his son Dr Aseem Malhotra.

by Mayowa Ayodele

There are now only two days left to take the EVENS Survey. The first and largest study of its kind is attempting to change the data landscape of global majority communities, that are considered minority ethnic groups in the UK. 

By Mayowa Ayodele

Athletes taking the knee has been a topic covered here and just about everywhere else for the best part of a year now. Following the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to allow social media teams to publish footage of the act online it will remain a fixture of online visibility.

By Jordan Maharjan, Mayowa Ayodele

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The final PMQs before the summer recess saw the Prime Minister sidestep opposition demands for an apology, following leaked messages in which he suggested covid was ‘only killing over 80s’.  

It is July 16th, and it feels like mission impossible to articulate the 25 years of Operation Black Vote in a page or two. It’s also as difficult to articulate my thoughts about this incredible journey of being the CEO and main spokesperson during this period. I mean, who in this day and age stays in the same job for 25 years? And in many ways, that’s the point. Indeed, the last 25 years have not felt like a ‘job’. It has been a passion - and not only a passion for me, but also one for the entire OBV family.