In focusing on the socio-economic roots of underachievement, the UK government is side-stepping how institutional racism impacts on learning. Schools have a vital role to play in undoing this
Research from East London shows that racism does play a role in COVID-19 outcomes.
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Allowing people to discuss their concerns one-on-one has been shown the improve vaccine uptake.
Proportionally, twice as many white people in eligible categories have received a dose of a COVID vaccine than people from BAME groups.
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Yize Wan, Queen Mary University of London and Vanessa Apea, Queen Mary University of London
Black patients were 30% and Asian patients 49% more likely to die within 30 days of hospital admission compared to patients from white backgrounds of a similar age and baseline health.
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected businesses owned by Black, Asian and minority ethnic people. Here’s how we can help them bounce back.
Limited promotion and marketing budgets reinforce false ideas about how well diverse books and writers will sell. This leads to a negative cycle for black, Asian and minority ethnic writers.
The rich and complex histories of Black life in the UK have largely been omitted from popular narratives that present Britain as anti-racist. They must be remembered now
There is no single reason why COVID-19 has had a disproportionate effect on ethnic minorities, but we know that racism and socioeconomic factors both play a role.