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Fears concerning the rights of voters in the U.S. have been further stoked by new legislation in Texas which looks to tighten the voting process in the State. Titled Senate Bill 1 the sweeping measures will have an impact on several aspects of voting. It comes just days after the national March calling for an end to the assualt on voting rights

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Notting Hill Carnival could return to the streets of London in 2022 according to Matthew Phillip, CEO of Notting Hill Carnival Ltd. Phillip commented on the development while speaking to the PA, and the news should allay fears that carnival-goers will find themselves in a similar spot this time next year.

MPs to debate the petition

A petition to teach Britain's colonial history as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum will be debated by MPs today. E-petition 324092 far exceeded the 100,000 threshold needed for debate in parliament, accumulating 268,772 signatures in total. There is  appetite for action to be taken on the matter, and this was given renewed impetus by the rallies we saw last year.

We’ve made a very special film with our media partners Saatchi & Saatchi. ‘All for Nothing?’.

Last summer, we marched, we protested, we urged our nation to confront systemic race inequality.

This Thursday, 6 May, we use our political power, as we demand racial justice and vote.

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In truth I’ve never spoken to so many people as I have done in the last six months. Covid lockdown has forced to use technology in a way that we barely could imagine. But there it is, on a regular basis I and, I’m sure, many others have been asked to speak to audiences that in one session could be in the hundreds, sometimes thousands, better still they can live comment if what you’re saying is relevant or rubbish. And they do!

There is still time to submit evidence for the commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities review into ethnic disparities and inequality in the UK. The call for the public to provide evidence as part of their efforts was launched on 26 October and is now approaching its end.

The review will focus on the areas of education, employment and enterprise, health and crime and policing.

It is of no surprise to me that the young environmental and anti-racist campaigner, Mya-Rose Craig of English and Bangladeshi heritage has been named as one of the BBC Radio 4’s most outstanding women of the year.