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For racial justice
For racial justice
Runnymede Trust
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We generate research to challenge structural racism in Britain
For more than 50 years, we have worked tirelessly to build a Britain in which we all enjoy equal opportunities.
46% of ethnic minority children are living in poverty in Britain.
For every £1 of White British wealth, Indian households have 90-95p, Pakistani households 50p, Black Caribbean 20p, and Black African and Bangladeshi households have 10p.
Black people are 18 times more likely to be stopped and searched under Section 60 than their white counterparts.
Fewer than 1% of students at GCSE level study a book by a writer of colour.
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We provide the evidence to understand racial injustice
From broadening the curriculum to exposing the Windrush scandal, our work is rooted in understanding structural racism and its impact on our communities. Proudly independent, for over 50 years our authoritative research-based interventions have equipped decision makers, practitioners and citizens with the knowledge and tools to deliver genuine progress towards racial justice in Britain.
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Race Matters
Welcome to our blog, Race Matters. Read the latest content on all matters to do with race and see all our blogs.
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Saturday schools
Since the 1940s, community-run Saturday schools have provided supplementary education for Black children across the UK, teaching a much more diverse curriculum than their mainstream counterparts. Despite facing challenges, these schools still play a vital role in teaching young people about Black British history, alongside a range of other educational resources, writes app developer and CEO Kayleigh Oliver.
Making filmmaking more inclusive
Frustrated by the lack of representation in filmmaking in the northwest London borough of Brent, one of the most diverse places in the UK, filmmakers Turab Shah and Arwa Aburawa set up Other Cinemas in 2019 as an exhibition, film school and filmmaking practice to celebrate and platform Black and minority ethnic filmmakers. Shah spoke with Nellie Khossousi on retention issues in the film industry, how to rethink a film’s success and why he hopes his and Aburawa’s work will soon become redundant.
Refugee to MBE
An acclaimed hip hop dancer, choreographer, teacher, social entrepreneur and ‘talent awakener’, Toby Gorniak fled anti-Roma violence in Poland and built a new life in the UK. Based in Plymouth, he founded arts organisation Street Factory, which has inspired thousands of young people from disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds. Here he discusses racism, hip hop, academia and his plan to take the ‘Gorniak Method’ global. Article by Jo Gorniak.
Sport for all
This summer Nottingham played host to the first Sikh Games in the UK, a celebration of sport, culture and representation featuring everything from football, cricket, hockey and kabbadi competitions to music and martial arts. Mandeep Kaur Moore, the president and founder of the event, speaks to journalist Minreet Kaur about the inspiration behind the games, her personal highlights and what she has planned for the future.
Unsung heroes
As this year’s Black History Month gets underway, the Runnymede Trust’s Hannah Francis highlights three important Black British figures whose stories are often overlooked but remain strikingly relevant today: William Cuffay, Kathleen Locke and Jean Binta Breeze.
Justice in a time of racism
In the wake of the summer’s racist riots, it might be hoped that the power of the legal system would be harnessed to tackle racism. But while many people involved in the riots have been convicted of race hate crimes, the legal system has also hindered the struggle for racial justice, argues Bharat Malkani, a reader in law at Cardiff University and author of Racial Justice and the Limits of Law.
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