Press releases
New report: Physical Health Checks for People with a Severe Mental Illness
Between 2021 and 2024, the Race Equality Foundation conducted a series of projects to understand in greater detail whether Black African and Caribbean people with severe mental illness (SMI) were aware [...]
New report: Tackling inequalities faced by minority groups in mental health through the Personalised Care Programme
8 October 2024 - People from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities facing mental illness or distress encounter barriers in accessing personalised mental health care, including Personal Health Budgets (PHBs), essential [...]
Institute of Health Equity Launches New Report on How Structural Racism Impacts the Health and Wellbeing of Ethnic Minority Groups
A ground-breaking new Institute of Health Equity (IHE) review concludes that structural racism affects the health and wellbeing of ethnic minority group communities in London and leads to avoidable and unfair inequalities [...]
Invitation to Participate in a Photography Project Promoting Ethnic Minority Representation in Stock Images
Do you feel that photos often fail to tell the full story, especially when it comes to representing Black, Asian, and other minoritised groups? Too often, stock photos neglect to capture true, [...]
Understanding Myeloma and Its Impact on Black Communities: Race Equality Foundation and Myeloma UK
Myeloma, a type of blood cancer originating from plasma cells, presents a significant health challenge, especially in Black communities. It ranks as the 19th most common cancer globally, accounting for 2% of [...]
New research: Barriers to partnership working within dementia services for people from south Asian communities
"You just can’t do that in dementia care": Barriers to partnership working within dementia services for people from south Asian communities Compared to the White British population, South Asian communities are more [...]
Comment on CQC’s Report: National review of maternity services in England 2022 to 2024
Today the Care Quality Commission (CQC) released their report on a national review of maternity services in England 2022 to 2024. A programme of inspections by the CQC has found continued concerns [...]
Statement on Lord Darzi NHS Report
We welcome that some attention has been paid to poorer experiences and outcomes for people of Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic backgrounds by the Darzi review. However, simply calling for the reasons [...]
The Equality Act is not fit for purpose’ say leading race equality organisations
In a brand-new report launched on 2nd September, The Alliance for Racial Justice, a coalition of leading race equality organisations, have called for equality laws to undergo major updates to tackle [...]
The Race Equality Foundation Withdraws from X Over Amplification of Hate Speech
The Race Equality Foundation, a Black-led national charity dedicated to combating racial inequality in public services, has made the decision to leave ‘X’. This decision comes in response to the platform's role [...]
Statement on future action following race riots
We are greatly heartened by the large turnout of anti-racist counter-protesters on the evening of Wednesday 7th August following the threats of racist rioters targeting individuals and communities, including migrants and those [...]
Race Equality Foundation and 80+ Anti-Racist Groups Urge Prime Minister to Address Recent Riots
August 5th 2024 Dear Prime Minister, The unprecedented levels of racist rioting across the UK over the last few days is utterly deplorable. It is devastating that the tragic crime committed in [...]
Statement on anti-Muslim and anti-migrant violence
The Foundation condemns the racist violence that we have seen on several cities over the past week. It is beyond obscene that the murder of Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice [...]
Statement on the Police Race Action Plan
Yesterday, The Police Race Action Plan was published. It is the biggest coordinated effort ever across every police force in England and Wales to improve trust and confidence in policing among Black [...]
Race Equality Foundation statement on the Covid-19 Inquiry
We welcome the Prime Minister’s response on being committed to learning the lessons from the COVID-19 Inquiry. The Inquiry highlights what we already knew at the Foundation. The lack of preparedness and [...]
Race Equality Foundation congratulate new Prime Minister Keir Starmer
We welcome the announcement of the new Labour Government and congratulate the new Prime Minister on his role. The result shows that people have had enough and are calling for change. However, [...]
Earning trust: A Foundation for Health Equity Report launch
We are delighted to have supported the development of the report ‘Earning trust: a foundation for health equity’ The report is part of A Million Conversations, an international initiative by Sanofi [...]
Race Equality Foundation welcomes work on addressing the “building blocks” of health and wellbeing
The Race Equality Foundation are pleased to have been involved in the development of the Make Heath Equal campaign as urgent action is needed on the “building blocks” of health and wellbeing to tackle racial inequality. [...]
The Labour Manifesto 2024 – What this means for Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic individuals
The Labour Party manifesto is framed around change, stability and rebuilding the UK. Labour set out five missions in order to accomplish this: high growth, clean energy, crime reduction, reforming education and [...]
The Conservative Manifesto 2024 – What this means for Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic individuals
The Conservative Party Manifesto promises ‘Clear plan, bold action, secure future’, highlighting traditional conservative issues. The strapline expands on this saying, “On 4 July, choose lower immigration, lower taxes and protected pensions. [...]
For a fair deal: Liberal Democrats Manifesto 2024 – What this means for Black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals
Under the Liberal Democrats leader, Ed Davey, their manifesto has 5 themes: A fair deal on the economy A fair deal on public services A fair deal on the environment A strong [...]
Investigating experiences of racism in the Church of England
Over the coming months, the Archbishops' Commission for Racial Justice (ACRJ) will be investigating experiences of racism in the Church of England. The Commission will explore whether systems are in place to [...]
The Foundation’s CEO, Jabeer Butt, Featured in the ENDS Report 2024 Power List
The ENDS Report this week unveiled its latest Power List of the 100 UK environmental professionals who have made the greatest impact in the past two years. The publication’s flagship Power List, [...]
Alliance for Racial Justice statement: The political parties must make sure there is zero tolerance of racism in the upcoming general election
ALLIANCE FOR RACIAL JUSTICE STATEMENT THE POLITICAL PARTIES MUST MAKE SURE THERE IS ZERO TOLERANCE OF RACISM IN THE UPCOMING GENERAL ELECTION The general election has been announced for July 4th. [...]
New Director of Policy and Engagement Announced
The Race Equality Foundation is pleased to announce that Tracey Bignall has been promoted to Director of Policy and Engagement. Tracey's tenure at the Foundation began in 1997 where she has undertaken [...]
