The Real Herg Aug 7, 2009
Only last year the Commission for Racial Equality urged that it be removed from bookshops in Britain. Likewise Le Lotus Bleu (1936), which perpetuated Oriental stereotypes about cunning, cruel and martial Japanese, only became The Blue Lotus in 1983. (The American Conservative)
Equality chief urged to quit post Jul 25, 2009
Mr Phillips was appointed chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) - his current organisation's predecessor - in 2003. He continued as chairman when the organisation evolved to cover the areas of age, religion and belief, sexual orientation and the promotion of human rights in 2006. (BBC News -- UK)
Racism: From the streets to the courts Jun 26, 2009
Its predecessor, the Commission for Racial Equality, lacked the power to pursue this sort of independent legal challenge. Second, the law has been clarified: the law lords ruled in November 2007 that certain functions of political parties are indeed subject to the Race Relations Act of 1976, which had been in doubt. (The Economist)
Street snobbery May 15, 2009
Are we really, as Trevor Phillips said, while head of the Commission for Racial Equality, "sleepwalking to segregation". Send us your comments using the form below. (BBC News -- UK)
Burning Satanic Verses lit the flame for better race relations Feb 13, 2009
When Trevor Phillips, the chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality, seemed to dismiss multiculturalism , he opened the floodgates to an angry debate on whether Britain was being split apart by focusing too heavily on promoting cultural diversity. But that debate began with the Satanic Verses controversy; at heart it was about the search for cultural identity - can you be both Muslim and British. (Times Online)
How England tackled racism in soccer Feb 11, 2009
By the mid-1990s, the Professional Footballers Association backed anti-racism campaigns such as Kick It Out, in conjunction with the Commission for Racial Equality, and Show Racism the Red Card. Bright, who is black, credits PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor as instrumental in turning the tide by grasping the nettle and saying You know what, weve got to do something about this. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Harry's New Race Blunder Feb 11, 2009
" Former Commission for Racial Equality chairman Lord Herman Ouseley said: "It is very sad that Prince Harry thinks black people all talk in the same way. "I 'm afraid it is a sad reflection on our society.". (Glasgow Daily Record)
