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Racism in UK top private schools under pressure for change

Martin Ngahu
June 17, 2020
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There has been a rise in the need for change in trying to eradicate racism in UK top private schools. Westminster School, for one, has faced allegations from over 250 former students for the unending culture of racism. Each of the alumni signed a letter urging the learning institution to tackle the culture of racism […]

Racism in schools: What's the use of destroying monuments to appease current sentiments?

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Racism in schools: What's the use of destroying monuments to appease sentiments?

Manasee Joshi
June 12, 2020
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In their efforts to expose rampant racism in schools and the community, the anti-racism demonstrators are targeting the eradication of the William Gladstone statue situated in Liverpool, after uprooting the 125-year old statue of England’s famous merchant and slave trader, Edward Colston, on Sunday. The UK’s four-time prime minister and a liberal politician, William Gladstone, […]