Firms will make payments to benefit the BAME community and promote diversity
The news, first reported by the Telegraph, comes as people outraged by the killing of an African American man in Minnesota,, as well as continuing racial discrimination closer to home, demand that the UK recognise the ongoing legacy of the British empire’s extensive role in the enslavement of millions of Africans.
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