The importance of
race relations has been recognised and a full-time
race relations officer has been appointed.'
In addition to offbeat coverage of hip-hop, the magazine featured cutting-edge commentary on
race relations.
It was also to talk about the importance of the
Race Relations Act.
Positive views of the state of
race relations in the country peaked with President Barack Obama's inauguration, after which 66% of Americans said
race relations were generally good in an April 2009 CBS News/New York Times poll.
The decision has been made in considerations of these three area of concerns,' he said referring to national security, public order and
race relations.
The
Race Relations Act 1965 banned racial discrimination in public places and made it an offence to promote hatred on the grounds of "colour, race, or ethnic or national origins".
"But while there have been many positive things going on, including plans drawn up by the East Belfast Community Development Agency to help deal with
race relations, we need someone to co-ordinate all of that.
"I thought it would be nice if I write about
race relations since 1974 when I came and when the situation was totally different.
Dr Shukla is now 84 and was awarded an MBE, OBE and CBE for his work on
race relations.
It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today--and offers universal insights applicable to American
race relations as well.
A record high number of Americans are worried about
race relations in the United States, according to a (http://www.gallup.com/poll/206057/americans-worry-race-relations-record-high.aspx) poll from Gallup published Wednesday morning.