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		<title>Climbié social worker wins right to go back to work</title>
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From BASW:
Former Haringey social worker Lisa Arthurworrey has won her bid to be registered by the General Social Care Council (GSCC) after being turned down at her first attempt.
Ms Arthurworrey was sacked by Haringey following the death of eight-year-old Victoria Climbié in 2000 and has fought to clear her name ever since. She took her [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blackpolitics.co.uk/2010/03/10/climbie-social-worker-wins-right-to-go-back-to-work/</link>
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		<title>Snoop Dogg, a threat to Britain? Not very likely</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t often agree with the views of Daily Mail readers, but even they have recognised that banning Snoop Dogg from entering Britain was ludicrous.
In typical Mail style, the paper chose to attack the rapper&#8217;s lawyers who successfully used the Human Rights Act to win him the right to apply for a visa to enter and perform in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blackpolitics.co.uk/2010/03/09/snoop-dogg-a-threat-to-britain-not-very-likely/</link>
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		<title>CARIBBEAN WILL SUFFER FROM NURSE MIGRATION, SAYS WORLD BANK</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new World Bank report has warned that the Caribbean region will face great difficulties in the future if it does not address the massive migration of nurses from the region.
Nursing shortages across the English-speaking Caribbean limit access and quality of health services and affect the region&#8217;s competitiveness, says the report.
According to &#8216;The Nurse Labor and Education [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blackpolitics.co.uk/2010/03/04/caribbean-will-suffer-from-nurse-migration-says-world-bank/</link>
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		<title>SMITHSONIAN REJECTS OJ SUIT AS PART OF HISTORY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Dr Boyce Watkins &#8211; see the original post here
Remember the suit that O.J. Simpson wore when he was acquitted of murder in 1995? I&#8217;m sure you do. The images of O.J. breathing a sigh of relief after his acquittal were viewed all around the world. You probably remember exactly what you were doing at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blackpolitics.co.uk/2010/03/04/smithsonian-rejects-oj-suit-as-part-of-history/</link>
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		<title>Remembering that little smiling girl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is ironic that on the same day that the Victoria Climbie Foundation was marking the 10 year anniversary of the death of eight year old Victoria at the hands of an abusive &#8216;aunt&#8217;,  the verdict in the death of another little girl, Khyra Ishaq, starved to death by her mother, was being handed down.
I attended the VCF memorial in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blackpolitics.co.uk/2010/02/26/remembering-that-little-smiling-girl/</link>
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		<title>Why the NBH shouldn&#8217;t be completely vilified</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Being at the receiving end of bullying can be a truly horrible experience.
 You feel demeaned, belittled, and drained of self confidence.
In the past, I have experienced bullying at work &#8211; and it wasn&#8217;t pleasant. I had friends who supported me, but it remained very difficult.
Bullying is one of those experiences that is easily denied by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blackpolitics.co.uk/2010/02/26/why-the-nbh-shouldnt-be-completely-vilified/</link>
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		<title>Cornel West Questions Barack Obama&#8217;s Commitment to Black People</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kathleen Wells did a recent interview with Dr. Cornel West, a Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Princeton University. Dr. West is one of the most passionate, respected and progressive minds in the African American community. He doesn&#8217;t carry his ego on his shoulders, and he genuinely advocates for those who are most [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blackpolitics.co.uk/2010/02/26/cornel-west-questions-barack-obamas-commitment-to-black-people/</link>
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		<title>Climbie Foundation calls for abuse openness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The foundation set up in the memory of murdered eight-year-old Victoria Climbie is urging that findings of child abuse inquiries be made public.
The 10th anniversary of her death is to be marked with a memorial event in Westminster on Thursday.
The Victoria Climbie Foundation (VCF)said secrecy around investigations meant lessons were not being learned.
Victoria was tortured [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blackpolitics.co.uk/2010/02/24/climbie-foundation-calls-for-abuse-openness/</link>
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		<title>A VERY WORTHY CAMPAIGN</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Black Mental Health (BMH) UK is concerned about the over representation of innocent people from African Caribbean communities who are profiled on the national criminal DNA database.
Disturbingly 42% of the entire black male population living in the UK, and 77% of all young black men, are profiled on the database even though the Home Office’s own [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blackpolitics.co.uk/2010/02/15/a-very-worthy-campaign/</link>
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		<title>Ethnic minority women facing ‘double discrimination’ in the criminal justice system</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ethnic minority women facing ‘double discrimination’ in the Criminal Justice System, finds new report
 
A new report published by the Fawcett Society reveals how the needs of ethnic minority women are frequently rendered invisible in the Criminal Justice System as offenders, victims and workers in the justice sector, as they face double discrimination on the grounds of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blackpolitics.co.uk/2010/02/05/ethnic-minority-women-facing-%e2%80%98double-discrimination%e2%80%99-in-the-criminal-justice-system/</link>
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