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Dr R David Muir
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Tutu's enduring anti-apartheid legacy
Like Dr Martin Luther King Jr and Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu will go down in history as an icon of the twentieth century.
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Policing, society and race 22 years after the Macpherson Inquiry
Certain events change society and, as a result, change individual lives. This is certainly true of the tragic murder of Stephen Lawrence on 22 April 1993 and the subsequent Macpherson Inquiry into his death. Twenty-two years on from the Macpherson report, where are we now with tackling racism in our society?
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A tribute to my friend, Joel Edwards
R David Muir remembers his friend and colleague Joel Edwards as an 'Ambassador of Christ' with a ministry and gift for reconciliation.
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Will Sir Keir apologise to the Windrush generation?
On 24 May 1948, the MV Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury carrying hundreds of passengers from the Caribbean looking for a new life in the 'mother country'. On the same day, 11 Labour MPs led by JD Murray wrote to Prime Minister Clement Attlee complaining bitterly about the 'discord and unhappiness' this wave of Caribbean immigrants would cause to Britain. It's time an apology was made, says R David Muir.
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Remembering George Floyd and the global movement for justice he inspired
Thank you Mr George Floyd for giving all of us another 'chance to change', to treat each other with dignity and respect, to pursue righteousness and justice, and help to create the 'beloved community'.
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It's not about the wallpaper, but the Prime Minister's judgement
R David Muir explains what is at stake in the debacle over the Prime Minister's Downing Street refurbishment.
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After justice for George Floyd, it's time for national soul-searching
Although the 'system' has failed African Americans from its inception, I would like to think that Tuesday 20 April 2022 was a defining moment in America's race relations history, writes R David Muir, Co-Chair of the National Church Leaders' Forum.
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A Christian response to the Government's troubling report on race and ethnic disparities
Of course, there have been changes over the last fifty years, but often the system (and 'institutional racism' is about the system and processes) militates against Black achievement and flourishing. Not to acknowledge this is disingenuous, writes Dr R David Muir.
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