The number of people from minority ethnic backgrounds appointed to roles in public life in Wales is not good enough, a senior minister has said.
In 18 months, out of 170 appointments to public bodies by Welsh ministers, fewer than six were from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Health Minister Vaughan Gething said the Welsh Government was looking again at the public appointments process.
Ministers recognised “that there is something to do”, he said. More
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Author Sharna Jackson is something of a rarity.
As a black children’s writer, she’s already in a minority. But her debut book High-Rise Mystery, a detective story starring young black sisters and featuring a diverse cast, puts Jackson in an extra select league.
“When I was young, I kept on reading and watching but the representation wasn’t there,” Jackson tells BBC News. “It was hard to find role models outside popular culture.
“When I read, the default in my head was ‘white’. Unless the character was black, it wouldn’t be stated.”
According to the recent report BookTrust Represents, covering 2007-2017, just 5.6% of published UK children’s authors and illustrators are from a black and minority ethnic (BAME) background. More
Two Black Panther crew members made Oscar history by becoming the first black winners in their categories.
Ruth Carter scooped the costume design trophy, and Hannah Beachler shared the production design prize with Jay Hart.
“This has been a long time coming,” Carter said in her speech. “Marvel may have created the first black superhero but through costume design we turned him into an African king.”
Fellow Oscar winner Halle Berry was one of the first to congratulate her. More
Three times as many male as female pop stars appeared on last year’s biggest hit singles, BBC research has found.
Ninety-one men or all-male groups were credited on the Official Chart Company’s top 100 most popular songs of 2018 – compared with 30 female acts.
And despite the success of singers like Dua Lipa and Ariana Grande, the gender gap has grown over the past decade.
Thirteen of the most popular 100 songs of 2018 were credited only to female acts – down from 35 in 2008.
Singer Mabel, who is currently in the top 10, said she wasn’t surprised by the gender gap, telling BBC News: “No, I think we still have a lot of work to do.” More
Non-league Altrincham showed their support for football’s fight against homophobia by wearing a kit based on the LGBT rainbow flag.
The National League North side – who normally play in red and white stripes – say they are the first club to wear a shirt inspired by the flag’s colours.
Director Bill Waterson said the move was “a big statement” and “a small moment of football history”.
Saturday’s home match against Bradford (Park Avenue) ended in a 1-1 draw. More
Former Coronation Street star Shobna Gulati is part of the “first ever company of women of colour” performing Shakespeare on a major UK stage.
The Globe Theatre in London described their staging of Richard II as “historic”.
Stage, TV and film star Adjoa Andoh is playing the lead role of king while Gulati will play the Duke of York.
The play will explore a post-Empire and pre-Brexit Britain and will reflect on identity and ownership. More
A Scottish university is trying to encourage more men to consider jobs in childcare.
Only 4% of those working in early years and childcare are male, according to the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).
It is piloting a 12-week course for men, with the classes run in evenings to better suit those already working in jobs during the day.
Those who complete the course have the chance to gain an HNC in childcare. More
Companies may be forced to reveal their ethnicity pay gap under plans unveiled by the prime minister to help minorities at work.
Theresa May has launched a consultation on whether mandatory reporting will help address disparities between the pay and career prospects of minorities.
She acknowledged that minorities often “feel like they are hitting a brick wall” at work.
The move follows the decision to make firms reveal their gender pay gaps.
Downing Street said the consultation would allow businesses to share views on what information should be published “to allow for decisive action to be taken” while at the same time avoiding “undue burdens on businesses”. It will run until January.
The government’s Race Disparity Audit last year showed widely varying outcomes in areas including education, employment, health and criminal justice between Britain’s white and ethnic minority populations. More