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  • Is it time to ditch the term ‘black, Asian and minority ethnic’ (BAME)?

    Is it time to ditch the term ‘black, Asian and minority ethnic’ (BAME)? The Guardian 2015-05-22 Lola Okolosie, Joseph Harker, Leah Green, and Emma Dabiri This week, former chairman of the commission for racial equality Trevor Phillips gave a speech in which he suggested that phrases such as black and minority ethnic (BME) and black,…

  • Lewis Hamilton’s lack of popularity: is it cos he is black?

    Lewis Hamilton’s lack of popularity: is it cos he is black? The Guardian London, United Kingdom 2014-11-24 Joseph Harker, Assistant Comment Editor The Formula One champion doesn’t seem to earn the plaudits other successful British sports people do, but the criticism of him is ludicrous Yesterday Lewis Hamilton became the first British driver in more…

  • Beware this new mixed-race love-in

    Beware this new mixed-race love-in The Guardian 2011-10-04 Joseph Harker, Assistant Comment Editor I’m glad that attitudes to mixed-race people have changed. But does it all mask a subtler kind of racism? Why does everyone want to be like me? According to scientific research (yes, really) I’m not only more beautiful than, but also biologically…

  • For black Britons, this is not the 80s revisited. It’s worse

    For black Britons, this is not the 80s revisited. It’s worse The Guardian 2011-08-11 Joseph Harker, Assistant Comment Editor Our MPs are ‘on message’, our media in decline and the Commission for Racial Equality abolished. Who speaks for us? This is not 1981. Nor 1985. As has been pointed out over the past few days,…