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OBV pioneering MP’s shadowing scheme set to diversify parliament

Friday, 05 February 2010

By Staff writer 05/02/10

OBV's (Operation Black Vote) has re-launched its award winning MP shadowing scheme and is offering a unique opportunity for those interested in taking up position in public life to shadow a senior MP.

BBC’s ‘The One Show’ puts spotlight on how the DNA database has criminalised black Britain

Thursday, 04 February 2010
By Zephaniah Samuels 04/02/10 Campaigners have welcomed the national coverage of the way in which the government's handling of the DNA database has criminalised Britain's black communities on the eve of the launch of a new campaign calling for the removal of all innocents from the criminal database.
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Launch of new book ‘Footprints of Giants’ set to inspire a generation to greatness

Tuesday, 02 February 2010

Advertorial 2/02/10

A new book by Dr .T. Ayodele Ajayi's entitled ‘Footprints of Giants', which was launched this week has been a heralded as a must read for anyone looking to see substantive positive changes in their lives.

Leading think tank's new research dispels torrid myths around knife crime

Monday, 01 February 2010
By Zephaniah Samuels 1/2/10 New research by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has revealed that the portrayal of an urban ‘knife crime epidemic' is far from a reality for the majority of Britain's black youth.
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Eminent psychiatrist sheds light on DH’s resurrection of discredited reseach

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
BMH UK expert opinion 27/01/10 ‘It may be that AESOP,(Aetiology and Ethnicity of Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses) with its poor research, is being used for political purposes i.e. withdrawing funding from ethnic minority services and explaining the failure of DRE - killing two (political) birds with one AESOP,' consultant psychiatrist, professor Suman Fernando says.
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Community leaders back petition against DNA plans set out in Crime and Security Bill

Monday, 25 January 2010
By Staff writer 24/01/10 Campaigners have welcomed a new online petition calling on the Government to address the discriminatory way the DNA database is currently used within the Crime and Security Bill.
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