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Liverpool FC fuelling racism

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There are not many clubs in the world that can compete with Liverpool FC when it comes to its supporters living and breathing a strong sense of pride and integrity. But on Saturday, Liverpool FC did not live up to its own high standards of decency.

Instead, the club's lack of moral leadership allowed the racial bigots to win the day during a heated FA cup fixture with Manchester United. Throughout the game Manchester United's Black captain Patrice Evra was booed, jeered and racially insulted by the Liverpool fans.

Anton Ferdinand sent bullet in race row

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Ahead of today’s FA cup fixture between Queen’s Park Rangers and Chelsea (which finished 1-0 to the visitors), Anton Ferdinand was sent a bullet in the post. This is the second death threat he has received along with literally hundreds of race hate messages.

Scotland's 'Stephen Lawrence' case to reopen

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The family of an Asian waiter murdered by a white gang in Scotland 13 years ago have been given hope of getting justice after it was announced his case will be re-opened.

Strathclyde police will re-open its file on the murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar, who became known as "Scotland's Stephen Lawrence", following a meeting with his family in Edinburgh yesterday.

The Chhokar family renewed their hopes of seeing his killers being convicted after two men were found guilty of the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence.

Journey to the heart of Islam

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South London MP Sadiq Khan writes a poignant piece in the London Evening Standard about his pilgrimage to Mecca, and how the exhibition about the Hajj at the British Museum allows all of us - Muslims and non Muslims - to glimpse its sheer beauty. Khan’s writing, much like his small ‘p’ politics, demonstrates his easy blend between metropolitan modernity and his beloved faith, Islam.

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Dangerous deportation techniques still in use, MPs say

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Jimmy Mubenga's family have endured an awful time since his death while facing deportation back to Angola in October 2010.

He was allegedly restrained by three G4S security guards during an attempt to deport him from Heathrow Airport, with witnesses claiming Mubenga complained of breathing difficulties before collapsing.

Three guards were arrested on suspicion of murder and police investigation is still on-going. Mubenga’s death prompted an inquiry by the Home Affairs Select Committee into the treatment of people being deported.

Taken for Granted

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When most people think of the youth of today, their opinions are formed about what they see in the media, especially the recklessness that ensued in the August Riots of 2011. Most youth of today think about politics and see it as a complicated, boring, confusing system which they don’t even want to touch let alone get involved.

But being involved in the ‘Taken for Granted’ project may change that way of thinking.

Jay Leno Golden Temple gag: freedom of speech?

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Popular US television host Jay Leno faces a lawsuit after a joke he made which has angered the Sikh community.

Dr Randip Dhillon is seeking damages over a gag on the Tonight Show last Thursday (19) which suggested Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney was so rich, he lived in the Golden Temple of Amritsar.

Multi-millionaire Romney has scrutiny over taxation issues on his personal wealth. In his skit, Leno referred to the Golden Temple as Romney's summer home.

Black politics and The Voice Newspaper

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As elections across the country, including the London Mayoral election, gather pace, The Voice newspaper, in collaboration with OBV brought together key political individuals for the first ‘Voice Editor’s Forum.

Managing director George Ruddock, who chaired the meeting, said,

"This is the first of a series of editors forums we are introducing. From these forums we hope to generate debate, learn from it and publish the findings so our readers can continue the debate."

Simon Woolley from OBV stated,

The Nine Muses: Exploring migration and memory

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A film which explores themes of migration, memory and identity hit the cinemas last week.

The Nine Muses, released last Friday (20), interweaves archive footage of Black and Asian migrants in 1950s Britain with abstract sequences of a figure wandering through a snowy landscape to raise questions about journey, homelands and identity.

Director John Akomfrah said his experimental film was inspired by the Greek Myth of Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory, who gave birth to the nine Muses.

Islamophobia and racism ignored in Leveson Inquiry

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Today a distinguished group of academics, lawyers, campaigners and politicians have duly highlighted a monstrous flaw in the Leveson Inquiry - the Public Inquiry that is charged with looking at media abuse, including phone hacking.

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