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

 

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

 

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

 

Emma Thompson's Adopted Son Suffered Racism in Exeter


Emma Thompson and her adopted son Tindyebwa Agaba

British actress Emma Thompson claimed that her Rwanda-born adopted son, Tindyebwa Agaba, suffered racist abuse during his studies at the University of Exeter in the south of England. Thompson said that he suffered a "rough" time with "unpleasant experiences" because he is black.

The actress was hosting a lecture at the university's Streatham Campus entitled All Africans Now: Artistry and Activism to promote racial equality. Thompson and her actor husband Greg Wise adopted Tindy, a former child soldier, in 2003 after he fled the genocide in Rwanda. He was 16.

University spokesman Stuart Franklin said: "Racism is a sad reality of British life. We would be naive to think racism did not affect some of the 18,000 people who work and study on campuses."

Source: The Guardian

 

The majority of people do not realise that Black people suffer such discrimination. Most of the population are not aware of this happening. I guess most of us WW here would not be aware of it either if it wasnt for our relationship with BM.

 

Don't you have another thread about racism in the UK? Why did you start this this one?

I have to ask: do live in the UK? Is that why you're posting all of these articles? If so, maybe you should move. Doesn't seem like you have a very fond opinion of the country.

 

Sarah the french lady with nice derrière, to quote Karma- "Welcome to the life of blk America and enjoy your stay"

 

Real talk

 

I'm not sure of the resources of The Sunday Gleaner, but 400 people??? I'm sure the number of Jamaicans who believed in racism would be relatively high, just as I'm sure there is racism against them in the U.K, but extrapolating from 400 people and then calling it a major poll is B.S.

400 people
384 - Yes (96%)
16 - No (4%)

Several Neighborhoods, let's say the interview asked evenly in each neighborhood in 4 (100) 5 (80).... if the interviewer went to more than neighborhoods than she/he is asking fewer people in each neighborhood. According to the numbers I pulled from the gleaner there are conservatively 500000 Jamaicans in the UK and I'm sure if we included those Jamaican Brits the number would be higher(Jamaicans/Caribbeans have been in the UK forever). So if this poll is the first major poll, I would hate to see the minor polls that came before it.

A poll in which 96% percent of the people replied "yes" has a margin of error of plus or minus 5% per cent. So conceivably 101% of all Jamaicans could believe racism exists in Britain. Was that literally the poll question? Does Racism exists in Britain? Well racism exists everywhere. With such a vague question it's no wonder 101% of people could have said yes.

I doubt this racism is going to see a surge in recent Jamaican immigrants wanting to go back to Jamaica. So yes, Britain is a better place for them than Jamaica.

 

Why would I live in a rainy, foggy, little island that is so backwards?

This is to counter claims by Brits that the racism is against Eastern Europeans and Muslims when in fact the racism against Blacks in the UK is just as bad.

 

Who brought them there to Jamaica in the first place?

 

Slave traders brought them to Jamaica, and despite this and the current racism, Britain is a better place for Jamaican's to live. So Britain is for Blacks in this case...

 

Covering up and denying isn't going to help.

Read this paragraph from the Jamaica Gleaner again or if you haven't:

"Most respondents have highlighted discrimination in the workplace, low pay and less promotion, verbal abuse and no equal rights as the most common ways in which they had been affected by racism."

 

I'm not from the UK, so I have no vested interest in denying the truth. As a Black American, I would live there in a heartbeat, as I always enjoy my stay there. Why do you think Brits are saying there is no racism against Blacks? Which is not true, but where are the saying this? and why?

 

What? You like the rain and fog? It's an island - quarter of size of a U.S. state. How much progression can be there when the British Crown owns majority of the land in England? The British people are the Queen's subjects, peasants and surfs if they are not part of the royal family or ruling classes.

How could you live in place where the cops don't even have guns and the subjects aren't allowed to buy guns except the tryants?

 

the no guns bit actually sounds a lot safer than having a country run by guns

 

That's what the tyrants want you to believe. It is easier for them to rule when the subjects are unarmed. The object of guns is to protect yourself against tyranny in government.

The objective of tyranny is to take the guns away and make the peeps poor.

 

are you seriously trying to tell me that guns in america today are not being used in civilian warfare against each other? i don't see guns being used to protect yourself against the government.

i've also lived in the uk and can say that they are no poorer a people because they don't own guns.

 

I agree, especially the right to carry arms. Royalty is still a silent power over subjects around the world and the U.K is like 1984 with cameras and privacy issues....but as an American I certainly don't want to throw stones...you know what I mean.

 

First of all, I have lived in the UK since 1991, the vast majority of my life, so in a fact I am British. You quoting all these stories about Britain being racist, but barely any of them have dates. All these incidents could have happened over a long period of time. And I am sure if I looked hard enough I could find incidents where Muslims (Pakistanis, Middle Easterners) were being abused in Britain. Believe me it would be hell of a lot more than Black people being abused. Also how can you say a place where police don’t need to carry guns is bad?? What fucked logic is that? There is a reason they don’t carry guns, its to do with the fact gun crime is not as rampant as in other first/third world countries. A good thing in most peoples eyes. You attacking the monarchy. Well here we go:


The queen gets paid 7.9 million pounds a year, an amount that has not risen in 20 years. Prince Philip gets 359,000 pounds for his expenses. I think, but I am not certain, that taxes are paid off this.

Now, let’s talk nuts and bolts. First of all, the Royal Family gives Britain prestige in ways that being a Republic with a President, for example, cannot give. For example, the Queen is head of the Commonwealth. She attends meetings and summits and Commonwealth Games, she binds it together, and the benefits for Britain are enormous as a result. Even if you are against the London Olympics, the fact that Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee is in 2012 definitely helped clinch the deal. Commonwealth nations love the symbolism of the Crown as the eternal link between the former British colonies. Why is it that only Britain commands this respect from its former subjects? The answer is simple. It is the feeling that British traditions are to be cherished. This is what the Queen represents, and I assure you that the trade benefits to Britain are worth much more than the small amount the civil list costs each year.

Tourism to the United Kingdom is one of the nation's biggest revenue producers. The mystique that the royal family adds to this is enormous and incalculable. Ask your average first-time tourist what they really want to see, and the majority will say anything related to the royal family. People tend to discount this, but the fact that the royal family is of huge interest to many around the world.

Furthermore, she doesn’t really have any power in the UK, she can’t pass any laws, that would directly affect her citizens.