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Joe Biden had bet on the support of African Americans to drive forward his campaign. South Carolina gave us a look at what may still come…

In South Carolina, Joe Biden talked the talk and walked the walk. For much of the 2020 Democratic Party campaign, Biden had maintained, unwaveringly, that the strength of his support from the African American community would be a factor in his campaign, whatever the outcome.

This is despite what could only be described as a less than ideal start to the electoral contest.

Ramniklal Solanki CBE, founder of Asian Media Group (AMG) in the UK, passed away peacefully at the age of 88 in Ahmedabad, India on Sunday after a short illness.

Our thoughts are with the Solanki family.

Mr Solanki built legacy that you can be immensely proud of. I feel it an honour to have known him and, in a small way been part of the great Solanki journey.

Lord Simon Woolley

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Ripples the worst kind of racial hatred, have for the moment, been removed from within the walls of London’s most famous black door. The special advisor to the Prime Minister, Andres Sabisky has stepped away from his role, following complaints about his choice of his points of view on race/eugenics, pregnancy and women’s sport.

It is normal to remember the date of someone’s passing but to recall their date of birth in many ways celebrates a life and its full importance. It heightens their relevance, and above all tells a story; a historical narrative that helps build a picture of a life fantastically lived.

News of the planned deportation flight to Jamaica has resulted in anger and concern. This latest chapter in the Windrush scandal is extremely worrying not just for the families and individuals involved, but also for the wider Caribbean communities here in the UK and beyond.

Almost exactly thirty years ago, on the 2nd February 1990, Nelson Mandela was finally freed from prison. An historic day which marked the end of a system steeped in racism. The apartheid system, initially established to promote difference, was used as a tool to stigmatize and punish a section of the South African population on the basis of their skin tone and appearance.

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