(Aug. 2020) RE:IMI Black Out Tuesday UK Music Industry Race Diversity Report, Press Release And Official Launch Of BARRE Register (updated)

(Aug. 2020) REIMI BLACKOUTTUESDAY UK INDUSTRY RACE DIVERSITY REPORT
A BBM/BMC (BritishBlackMusic.com/Black Music Congress)/RE:IMI (Race Equality: In Music Industry) report
A report conducted with several UK music industry organisations soon after the Afriphobic murder of George Floyd, which covered how they were engaging with Afriphobia, racism and ethnicity/race-facing diversity issues:
https://bit.ly/REIMIRaceDiversityReport

(Feb. 2022) Unpacking The UK Music Diversity Report 2020: 1 Year+ RE:IMI Forum Background video 
A short video giving the background to the post-George Floyd/#BlackOutTuesday/#TheShowMustBePaused RE:IMI (Race Equality: In Music Industry) Afriphobia, racism and ethnicity/race-focused online forums: https://bit.ly/BBMUKMREIMI

(Feb 2022) Unpacking The UK Music Diversity Report 2020: 1 Year+ Overview & Progress Forum

UK Music Diversity Taskforce's chair Ammo Talwar and deputy chair Paulette Long leading on a presentation giving an overview of the 10-Point Plan, challenges and update on progress thus far. The second half will be for input from the floor. Wednesday Feb. 16, 4.00-5.30pm via Zoom: https://bit.ly/UKMBBM

 (Oct. 2020) The Black Report
This online resource provides backgrounds to start-up business founders from AAME (African, Asian, Minority Ethnic) communities, their stories and demographics.  

(Oct. 2020) 2020 Colour Of Power
A useful at-a-glance database that graphically illustrates the lack of female and AAME (African. Asian, Minority ethnic) representations in the upper echelons across a wide sphere of endeavour. From cabinet makeup, to CEOs of the top 50 NHS trusts, from leaders of London's boroughs to CEOs of the lop advertising agencies. 

(Sep. 2020) Letters To The UK Music Press
1/2: https://itsrosh.nfshost.com/letter/
2/2: https://itsrosh.nfshost.com/measured/
You need loooaaaaaads of time and a clear head to read either of Roshan Chauhan's voluminous well thought out analysis of dance music press's whitewashing of African and working class contribution to the development of EDM (Electronic Dance Music): "Shows the systemic failure to recognise the existence of an entire Black & working class community on their doorstep. + data analysis & proposals for a fairer press for everyone in the future."

(Aug. 2020) RE:IMI Black Out Tuesday UK Music Industry Race Diversity Report, Press Release And Official Launch Of BARRE Register

Aug. 25: RE:IMI (Race Equality: In Music Industry) marks the third month of George Floyd's murder by releasing the RE:IMI Black Out Tuesday UK Music Industry Race Diversity Report (click here), Press Release and launch of BARRE Register. Comments welcome.

(July 2020) Orchestras Signing Up To Diversity Audit To Include More Black And Asian Musicians
40 music organisations drawn from orchestras, conservatoires, education, diversity and youth projects form the first two cohorts to use London Music Masters’ diversity and inclusion audit tool, I'm In, to help music organisations build strategies to dismantle racism and all forms of prejudice and drive systemic change. Click here for more information and to join next cohort.

(June 2020) 12 Facts That Prove That Black Lives Don’t Matter In Britain
Accessible, snapshot list of racial disparity between Africans and the general British society across several social fields, based on government statistics.

(July 22 2020) The Ivors Academy Announces Twelve-Point Equality, Diversity And Inclusion Action Plan
Check out the Academy's 2020-22 twelve-point Action Plan goals to champion equality, diversity and inclusion at the Academy and across its work, including the Ivor Novello Award.

(Aug. 2020) This Music Company Doesn’t Care About Black Lives
This feature article is based on a US multi-sector music industry survey of companies that supported Black Lives Matter movement, following the #BlackOutTuesday and #TheShowMustBePaused initiatives. Much of the article criticises ReverbNation, for not supporting BLM or a marketing mis-match with African American causes.

(Aug. 2020) British Vogue Editor Edward Enninful Says Racial Profiling 'Can Happen Any Day'
British Vogue's first male and African editor talks about his own experience of racism, including racial profiling at his office building, and systemic racism ahead of the publication's cover feature story highlighting nearly two dozen activists challenging racism in different ways.

(Aug. 2020) 'Love, Unity And Friendship, Not Division And Hatred, Must And Will Always Be Our Common Cause.'
Hundreds of mostly British music artists, executives and organisations have signed a #NoSilenceInMusic open letter speaking out against all forms of racism and intolerance. Click here to access letter and full list of co-signatories.

(June 2020) MMF BLM Resources And Recommended Reading 
"The MMF stand in solidarity with black communities around the world, UK and in our industry. The fight against racism is an ongoing one, both on a level of larger structural racism and violence but also within our industry and music community," starts the blurb on this Music Managers Forum useful page on its website with links to books, articles, videos and podcasts that speak to racism, Afriphobia, white privilege, plus links to BLM resources.

(June 2020) Reflecting On #TheShowMustBePaused
Not surprising for a union, the Musicians' Union takes a more forthright approach in using #TheShowMustBePaused to highlight racism, Afriphobia, or in its language - anti-Blackness - and point in the direction of some of the practical ways of dealing with it.

(June 2020) Music Industry To Participate In Black Out Tuesday
Music Week and the music industry – spanning all sectors – backed the Black Out Tuesday (June 2) initiative – which asked people not to conduct in any business and instead observe a day of reflection and community engagement – following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Music Week fully supports this industry-wide act of solidarity with the black African community and will not be reporting on the business during Black Out Tuesday.

Explainer: What Is Systemic Racism And Institutional racism?
At the 2020 BAFTA awards, Joaquin Phoenix called out systemic racism in the film industry in his acceptance speech for leading actor. He said: "I think that we send a very clear message to people of colour that you’re not welcome here. I think that’s the message that we’re sending to people that have contributed so much to our medium and our industry and in ways that we benefit from. […] I think it’s more than just having sets that are multicultural. We have to do really the hard work to truly understand systemic racism." Systemic racism, or institutional racism, refers to how ideas of white superiority are captured in everyday thinking at a systems level: taking in the big picture of how society operates, rather than looking at one-on-one interactions.

11 Terms You Should Know To Better Understand Structural Racism
This glossary describes terms related to structural racism and terms used to promote racial equity analysis. It was created by the Aspen Institute Roundtable on Community Change, a group that worked with leading innovators to produce strong and reliable frameworks for successful and sustainable community change and development.

(July 2020) MU's Letter To The Prime Minister In Support Of NEU’s Anti-Racism Recommendations
The Secretary General of the Musicians' Union (MU) has sent a letter to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson in support of the National Education Union’s (NEU) five recommendations for urgent action to tackle racism. "The education sector is uniquely placed to dismantle racist attitudes and assumptions that support anti Blackness," urges the MU.