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Applications to Akindolie Medical Scholarship now open

  A medical scholarship set by lawyer and PRECIOUS awards ambassador, Funke Abimbola, to encourage future doctors from a BAME background, is now open for application. The Akindolie Medical Scholarship was established in 2016 by Ms Abimbola, and her family to honour their father, the late Dr. Frank Olufemi Akindolie. The 2017 scholarship will comprise…

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Lisa Bent | Inside Out | Collaboration

Read the latest from our columnist, transformational counsellor and blogger, Lisa Bent. Check in with Lisa each month, right here, where she’ll be writing about personal development, mental health, social issues and a whole lot more…   It was a recent Friday morning. I was on my way to work. As usual I had my…

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Women of colour owned hair and beauty brands set for recognition

Women of colour have long been underrepresented in the hair and beauty industry.  Whether through a lack of recognition for women who have launched products and services or the lack of availability of products to suit our skin tones. The industry is now witnessing a revolution, where scores of women of colour are launching products and…

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Where are all the interracial couples on greeting cards? | Tineka Smith

The media has long been blamed for perpetuating discrimination of the kind that leaves anyone who isn’t male and white at a social disadvantage.  Despite big changes to policy and corporate best practice, modern life and the design vessels used to communicate sentiment continue to bear the legacy of that discrimination. Design – from architecture…