Racism on the rise in Britain

[Madiba]

Originally Posted by karmacoma.

Post-Apartheid South Africa ain't no picnic.

It aint no picnic, thats true. Especially if you are speaking about the crime situation. But the crime isnt only directed at white people, everyone is a target.As for the job opportunities for both races. They have affirmitive action(called BEE).Depending on which side of the fence you sit on, you may consider this racist. But the Black majority are being given a leg-up in the corporate world, where they previously had no opportunity. Of course a lot of white are gonna say its racist, they had a monopoly on all the top jobs, and now they dont. Race relations are gonna take a while, but they are improving.

To be honest both countries are quite bad for race relations. South Africa is understandable, but in Russia there is no reason why they should hate black people so much. Being a Black man I would feel safer in South Africa then in Russia. Hence me saying Russia is probably the most racist country in the world. I have read so many articles where Russians group together and target Blacks.

[fromrussiawithlove]

Originally Posted by sarah23

An African friend was telling me about a Television programme he saw about Right wing extremist in Russia. One political group wishes to deport all non Russians and take the passports from Russian women who marry blacks.

Not just Russian women who marry blacks, Russian women who marry any foreigner. My mum is married to an English man and when she went back to visit family not long after she got married, she got kept in a police station for three days for no reason at all. She hasn't been back for about 8 years now.

[sarah23]

Originally Posted by fromrussiawithlove

Not just Russian women who marry blacks, Russian women who marry any foreigner. My mum is married to an English man and when she went back to visit family not long after she got married, she got kept in a police station for three days for no reason at all. She hasn't been back for about 8 years now.

Wow

[Los Angeles]

All this good news makes me want to pack my bags and book a first class flight out to Britian.

[fromrussiawithlove]

Originally Posted by Los Angeles

All this good news makes me want to pack my bags and book a first class flight out to Britian.

Like everyone has said, racism in Britian is mostly directed at Middle Easterns/Eastern Europeans. Which is horrible, but you wouldn't get any hassle. And if you did, it'd be for being a yank, not black.

[DenzBenz]

Institutional racism keeps black teachers out of top posts in the UK

Only a handful of black and ethnic minority teachers are made headteachers each year because of an "endemic culture of institutional racism" in England's schools, a study claimed today.

Researchers at Manchester University and analysts at Education Data Surveys quizzed 556 state school teachers from ethnic minorities for their report. They asked the teachers what had helped or prevented them from being promoted and whether they had faced discrimination.

Ethnic minorities make up 10.1% of the population of England but only 1% or fewer of the headteachers in primary and secondary schools, according to data gathered by the teaching unions.

Only 2.6% of teachers are Asian, while 1.7% are black and 0.8% are of mixed race, data from the Department for Children, Schools and Families from last year shows.

Some 44% of the teachers quizzed said they had suffered discrimination because of their ethnicity and 70% said it was harder for teachers from ethnic minorities to become headteachers than it was for white teachers.

The study, The leadership aspirations and careers of black and minority ethnic teachers, which was commissioned by a training college for aspiring headteachers - the National College for Leadership of Schools and Children's Services - and teaching union Nasuwt, concludes that the findings are "indicative of an endemic culture of institutional racism".

Chris Keates, general secretary of the Nasuwt, said: "This report reveals the true extent of the problem of racism and discrimination that, regrettably, is still all too pervasive in our schools."

Source: The Guardian

[DenzBenz]

Black Caribbean children held back by institutional racism in UK schools

Black Caribbean pupils are being subjected to institutional racism in English schools which can dramatically undermine their chances of academic success, according to a new study.

Researchers have uncovered evidence that teachers are routinely under-estimating the abilities of some black pupils, suggesting that assumptions about behavioural problems are overshadowing their academic talents.

The findings, based on a survey which tracked 15,000 pupils through their education, add weight to the theory that low achievement among some black students is made worse because teachers don't expect them to succeed.

Black education groups welcomed the evidence, calling for urgent measures to be taken to stamp out any covert racism in schools.

Dr Steve Strand from Warwick University, the author of the study, concludes that "institutional racism" and low expectations by teachers explain the missing black Caribbean students from top-tier exams.

Source: The Guardian

[DenzBenz]

Originally Posted by fromrussiawithlove

Like everyone has said, racism in Britian is mostly directed at Middle Easterns/Eastern Europeans. Which is horrible, but you wouldn't get any hassle. And if you did, it'd be for being a yank, not black.

IS BRITAIN FOR BLACKS? Most Jamaicans say racism too high

The first major poll among Jamaicans in Britain has found that they believe there is a staggering level of racism in their adopted homeland.

The survey, commissioned by The Sunday Gleaner and conducted by Bill Johnson from March 17 to 27, found that a great majority of Jamaicans in Great Britain believed the dark spectre of racism had intensified in recent years.

A whopping 96 per cent of the sample, when asked whether they believed racism existed in Britain, responded with a resounding yes.

The poll, which has a sample of 400 Jamaicans - born in Jamaica or in Britain of Jamaican parentage - was conducted in several black communities across England. It has a margin of error of plus or minus five per cent.

Of the Jamaican-born respondents, 95 per cent said they believed racism existed in England, while 96 per cent of the English-born respondents said they believed there was widespread racism.

Read more: Jamaica Gleaner News

[xoxo]

Originally Posted by DenzBenz

IS BRITAIN FOR BLACKS? Most Jamaicans say racism too high

The first major poll among Jamaicans in Britain has found that they believe there is a staggering level of racism in their adopted homeland.

The survey, commissioned by The Sunday Gleaner and conducted by Bill Johnson from March 17 to 27, found that a great majority of Jamaicans in Great Britain believed the dark spectre of racism had intensified in recent years.

A whopping 96 per cent of the sample, when asked whether they believed racism existed in Britain, responded with a resounding yes.

The poll, which has a sample of 400 Jamaicans - born in Jamaica or in Britain of Jamaican parentage - was conducted in several black communities across England. It has a margin of error of plus or minus five per cent.

Of the Jamaican-born respondents, 95 per cent said they believed racism existed in England, while 96 per cent of the English-born respondents said they believed there was widespread racism.

Read more: Jamaica Gleaner News

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[Soulthinker]

Benz,had you read the Voice newspaper? I read it every time I visit London.