Racism
OPINION | From Parkfield to Pride and Palestine, we are all entwined
George Reiner
April 15, 2019
Over the past few months, the West Midlands, and the UK at large, have been following the developments at Parkfield Community School in Birmingham. A small, but very vocal, minority of parents…
MP Preet Kaur Gill shares Vaisakhi message of hope ahead of community celebrations
Vimal Korpal
April 14, 2019
Preet Kaur Gill, MP for Birmingham Edgbaston, has spoke of the values of community, harvest and coming together in a special Vasakhi message shared to coincide with the Sikh festival. Highlighting why…
Investigation launched after “Islamophobic” attacks on Birmingham mosques
Staff Reporter
March 21, 2019
Police are investigating after four mosques in Birmingham had their windows smashed overnight. Police were called at today (21 March) to reports of a man smashing windows with a sledgehammer…
Christchurch massacre: British mosque calls for solidarity as several vigils planned for victims
Emily Lowes
March 15, 2019
The people of Birmingham are to host emergency vigils today to show solidarity with the victims and families of the shootings at two mosques in Christchurch. Anti-racism organisations have joined forces…
REVIEW: Blue/Orange – 20 years on, it still has something to say
Rhiannon Storer
February 15, 2019
Christopher (Ivan Oyik), a young black Londoner, has reached day 28 of his detention at a psychiatric hospital and wants to go home. Problem is, he thinks oranges are blue…
Birmingham blue plaque unveiled to commemorate civil rights activist Ida B. Wells
Staff Reporter
February 14, 2019
A memorial plaque has been unveiled at an Edgbaston community centre in Birmingham to commemorate a heroic civil rights activist who opposed lynching of black people. Seen as one of the…
Masked thug launches violent attack on teenager inside Birmingham mosque
Rangzeb Hussain
February 3, 2019
A man wearing a balaclava violently attacked and robbed a teenager at Tennyson Road Mosque in Birmingham on Friday, according to claims made by the family of the victim. 16-year-old Farhan Raheem…
OPINION: Was Josiah Sharpe’s neat skin fade haircut really too “extreme” for school?
Denise James
January 28, 2019
Five-year-old Josiah Sharpe had been excluded from playtimes and school at Summerhill Academy School in Tipton, Sandwell, because his hair was considered too "extreme" for the school. Following a public outcry, he…
Mother’s anger as 5-year-old son banned from school for “extreme” haircut
Denise James
January 18, 2019
A five-year-old boy from Sandwell has been banned from school on account of his haircut, despite his mother insisting he had it especially styled to hide a medical condition. Josiah…
West Midlands employers join forces to tackle lack of diversity in big business
Staff Reporter
January 9, 2019
A selection of the region’s biggest employers united today to pledge their support to tackle the lack of diversity at the very top of major companies and public bodies. Representatives from more…