Newham Voices stands against racism in any form. That means ensuring that we not only seek out and challenge bias, prejudice and discrimination, but that we also make sure our newspaper and website truly reflect all cultures and interests in this vibrant community.

But how do we do that? Like many organisations, we are looking at our practices in light of the Black Lives Matter campaign and the shocking events in the US this summer that exposed, as never before, the reality of racism for people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Between publication of this pilot issue and the launch of our monthly newspaper in 2021, we will be drawing together groups of people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds to tell us what they would like from Newham Voices.

We would love you to join us. If you have views about what we should be covering and how we can avoid repeating media mistakes of the past, then please get in touch.

Email: info@newhamvoices.co.uk

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