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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: David Cameron's message is that Muslims are not wanted.

David Cameron speech ‘setting out his view on radicalisation and Islamic extremism’ at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday stirred up outrage with accusations that the Prime Minister is being “selective, hypocritical, calculating and woefully indifferent to Muslim victims of relentless racism”.

African and Caribbeans are being warned about the dangerous amount of salt consumed in both prepared and home coooked meals.

Dr Derin Balogun of Heart Campaign is helping to raise awareness among affected communities about the dangers of cardiovascular and other health issues related to high salt intake.

Research and testing found that popular dishes from African and Caribbean restaurants in London can contain the same level of salt as that in over 30 packets of ready salted crisps.

Following on from their joint statement calling for unity against the EDL the Turban Campaign have covered their counter demonstration in Luton this weekend against the far right protest.

The Guardian's Joseph Harker writes to invite applications for £10,000 bursaries his paper is offiering to budding journalists.

How diverse is our national media? It’s a question I’m often asked, and something I’ve been aware of since I first stepped into a national newspaper newsroom 20 years ago.

The answer, of course, is not nearly enough. But it’s also true to say that it’s a lot more diverse than it was.

OBV applauds MP's campaign to defend legal aid

In her first major political intervention coupled with an article since becoming an MP, Helen Grant, the Conservatives first woman of African descent has come out fighting for society’s most vulnerable.

In a courageous move she demands that her Government tread careful so that they do not leave the most vulnerable people in society in an even worse situation by dramatically cutting legal aid.

Facilitators for a Better Jamaica (FFBJ) have again joined up with Caribbean community organisations and the Caribbean Council to lobby against the Airport Passenger Duty (APD) tax. Sylbourne Sydial asks for your support.

Our organiatsion began its campaign against APD in June 2009 along with other Jamaican and Caribbean organisations when the April 2009 the UK Budget proposed a change to the tax system for flights.  

A new survey published on Wednesday shows that across Europe people belonging to 'visible' minorities such as Africans and Roma are more likely to suffer multiple discrimination - meaning that they are being discriminated against on more levels than other minorities.

The first EU-wide survey ever to be carried out also found that socio-economic factors such as living with a low income increased the levels of discrimination.

Hundreds of thousands of Londoners could be missing out on money to which they are entitled, according to figures collated by the Greater London Authority.

And the Mayor has launched a new campaign to help vulnerable and hard to reach groups claim cash they could be entitled to.

Lambeth's young people are gearing up for their latest chance to vote-in new representatives.

Elections for this year’s Youth Mayor and Youth Parliament representatives are set to take place this month.

Nineteen people have put their names forward for the elections with 10 vying for the position of Lambeth Youth Mayor. The other nine will be hoping to win enough votes to get elected to the UK wide Youth Parliament.

The principle of ‘Choice’ is fundamental to reducing serious youth violence and ensuring that UK youth policy is not overrun by anti-crime strategies writes OBV alumni Stephen Bediako.

Overall Britain’s young people are thriving. According to recent OECD research 13 years of Labour has improved some children’s outcomes.