Collective of young black men in the Labour Party, campaigning on issues & to increase representation of young black men at all levels of the Labour Party
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34yrs ago today the British political landscape would change forever due to the historic election of these 3 POWERHOUSE Black MPs:
Lord Paul Boteng,
@HackneyAbbott
& the late great Bernie Grant MP!
Best of luck to the following Black male Labour members who are running for Parliamentary selection during the weekend:
@peterbabudu and @JohnsonSitu in Camberwell and Peckham
And @AshleyBertie_ in Wolverhampton North East
Some great members who would be excellent PPCs!
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Whistleblower exposes @UKLabour over anti-black racism
🌹 Farce as party 'fail to consult' black staff over code
🌹 No cash for anti-black training
🌹 Race equality post unfilled
🌹 Black voters 'nowhere else to go'
@richardsudan investigates
voice-online.co.uk/news/excl…
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This is a failure of long-term planning from the Party and the movement. We must use this opportunity to fix it.
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When the Labour party speaks to tackling all forms of racism, I expect that to include Islamophobia and Anti-Black racism.
Don't dismiss or belittle the experiences of thousands of members and HQ staff! It requires debate and addressing.
Two years on from this moment. Black Men finally have a voice on Labour’s NEC, this is an important step towards greater representation. Congratulations @AbdiDuale_
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Labour should look like the country it seeks to represent. We need change to make that happen.
My thoughts below:
"Having read the findings of the Forde inquiry this week... I have been saddened to see that much of this discussion has missed the real impact this report."
Labour should be the party of equality – now, it is time to act like it, @KayaJunction writes labourlist.org/2022/07/the-l…
It is time to end this culture in our Party and move from mere words and begin to act.
Our statement on the publication of the Forde Report:
Readable version of our statement here: docs.google.com/document/d/1…
It's quite despicable that on Race Equality Week, the Shadow Justice Secretary suggested an policy that will undoubtedly hurt minorities and will continue the damaging War on Drugs.
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I'll shout it from the rooftops if I have to, but:
📣 We need more Black and brown journalists in the lobby! Particularly Black men, where the number is next to zero! 📣
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While we are embroiled in Downing Street parties, ethnic minority people across the UK are facing one of the most significant threats to their civil rights in recent memory.
An onslaught of legislation is in parliament this month, here's what you need to know 🧵
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So proud of my bro @ChristianKamali for writing this - I just had to buy as many copies as I could.
A book like this will prove invaluable to many especially those of us who take on profit hungry landlords, unfair employers & our unjust justice system.
Disgraceful. There's no other way to describe this experience.
The really sad part of this, we hear this from black Labour councillors up and down the country.
The treatment of Black Councillors, who are advocates for the Labour movement in their communities, must change.
We are happy to hear that the Forde Report will shared with the NEC in January.
There are still a lot of questions that must be answered by the Party. We hope the Findings of the Forde inquiry will help us find these answers. labourlist.org/2021/11/labou…
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To mark #BlackHistoryMonth a 30+ year old photo of: the legendary Bernie Grant; the American civil rights giant Jesse Jackson; Keith Vaz; Lord David Pitt only the second black man to sit in the House of Lords and me @TheVoiceNews @MirandaGrell
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"We must learn from our past, to build a better future." - My message for us all this #BlackHistoryMonth #BHMdebate