Leadership rivals Layla Moran and Ed Davey spoke at a race equality leadership hustings hosted by the Liberal Democrat Campaign for Race Equality and chaired by Sunder Katwala, Director of British Future.
Sunder Katwala on the impact of Stephen Lawrence's murder on race debates in the UK; and new ITV polling to see what, if anything, has changed.
As England's black footballers face racist chanting from Bulgarian fans, what needs to happen to root racism out of football?
Pupils at a Wolverhampton primary school are learning how to stand up to hatred and prejudice, writes Steve Ballinger.
Britain is a decent country. Most people are fair and tolerant: only a small and toxic minority hold hateful views. But when they voice them, it still causes immense harm. The 'No place for prejudice' campaign urges everyone to stand up to prejudice if they see it.
It’s up to all of us, as decent people, to stand up to prejudice if we see it. So what should you do if you witness hatred?
When Prince Harry marries Meghan Markle on 19 May, Britain will welcome its first mixed-race princess - and most Britons will barely notice.
Sunder Katwala looks back on Labour's anti-racism achievements and offers advice and challenge on ridding the party of antisemitism
Steve Ballinger finds out how Wolverhampton has remembered - and forgotten - the 50th anniversary of 'that speech' by its former MP.
Less than half of ethnic minority Britons feel there has been progress on racial prejudice over the 25 years since Stephen Lawrence’s murder, according to a new survey
50 years on, does 'Rivers of blood' loom large over attitudes to race? Not if you're under 40.
Angela Spence on growing up black & British in Wolverhampton in the shadow of 'Rivers of Blood'
Fifty years on from Enoch Powell’s ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech, Britain has largely moved on from Powell's divisive views on race, says new research
Sunder Katwala discusses the spike in reported hate crime after the referendum and what methods might be effective in tackling it.
“Hurling Rubble at the Sun” and “Hurling Rubble at the Moon”, both the work of playwright Avaes Mohammad and shown at the Park Theatre, Finsbury Park offered a thought-provoking study of radicalisation and political violence.
Campbell's decision to tell his life story put his complaints about racism in football in context for this football-illiterate observer, writes Henry Hill.
The leader of the English Defence League (EDL), Tommy Robinson, has announced that he is leaving the organisation, as is EDL co-founder Kevin Carroll. British Future director Sunder Katwala has the following response to the resignations.
On 20th September the late Rev Dr. Oliver Lyseight was awarded a blue plaque by the Wolverhampton Civic & Historical Society in what marks an important chapter in the history of both Wolverhampton and of integration in the UK.
On Monday 23rd September, British Future took part in an event at the Labour Party conference entitled What's the answer to populism? Chaired by British Future director Sunder Katwala, guest speakers Zoe Williams from the Guardian, Sadiq Khan MP, David Lammy MP and Dr Evan Harris presented a plethora of views on the question.
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