Learning to stand up to hatred
Pupils at a Wolverhampton primary school are learning how to stand up to hatred and prejudice, writes Steve Ballinger.
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About our ‘No place for prejudice’ campaign
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.
What to do if you witness hatred
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?
Harry & Meghan: the new face of royalty in a changing Britain
When Prince Harry marries Meghan Markle on 19 May, Britain will welcome its first mixed-race princess - and most Britons will barely notice.
Labour’s anti-racism record offers inspiration to chase antisemitism from the party
Sunder Katwala looks back on Labour's anti-racism achievements and offers advice and challenge on ridding the party of antisemitism
50th anniversary cheers for Wolverhampton, not for Enoch
Steve Ballinger finds out how Wolverhampton has remembered - and forgotten - the 50th anniversary of 'that speech' by its former MP.
25 years on from Stephen Lawrence’s murder, minorities sceptical of progress on prejudice
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
Enoch Who? ‘Rivers of Blood’ is ancient history to young Britons of 2018
50 years on, does 'Rivers of blood' loom large over attitudes to race? Not if you're under 40.
The girl with snow in her hair and the blue umbrella
Angela Spence on growing up black & British in Wolverhampton in the shadow of 'Rivers of Blood'
Enoch was wrong: How Britain moved on from ‘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
Challenging hate crime effectively
Sunder Katwala discusses the spike in reported hate crime after the referendum and what methods might be effective in tackling it.
Mirrors of extremism?
“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.
Sol Campbell gives Westminster lecture on racism in football
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.
Even EDL leader realises we don’t ‘do’ that kind of extremism here
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.
Historic moment as blue plaque awarded to black reverend
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.
VIDEO: What’s the answer to populism?
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.
The hidden stories of Jews and English football
Anthony Clavane's Does Your Rabbi Know You’re Here? is, as the book’s subtitle makes plain, “The story of English football’s forgotten tribe,” laying out the story of one particular immigrant community’s successful integration into British society, writes Matthew Rhodes.
Can the Balotelli generation change Italy?
Mario Balotelli will not change how Italians think about nationality overnight but he does show how the symbolism of sport helps us to talk about who we are, says Sunder Katwala.
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