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Whats been your experience? wed like to hearfrom you — do get in touch on twitter at @bbcjoannag. new covid vaccination rules for the over—50s in italy. they must all be vaccinated from february — with fines for those who refuse. one year on from the riots which rocked the us capitol — well be looking at what role the qanon conspiracy played in those events. and the british army physio who is believed to have become the first woman of colour to trek solo across antarctica. be speaking to...

That reflects my truth as an immigrant. because if i go out to theatres and comedy clubs and start to talk, "this is what happened to me, please feel sorry for me," that is, first of all, thats not comedy. and last of all, that is not a reflection of my truth. and at the end of the day, i am right now, im a citizen of the united states. what happens in the united states affects me much more than what happens in egypt. it affects my kids, it affects my children of colour, it affects me as an immi...

The states of georgia, virginia, north carolina and south carolina have already declared a state of emergency. several hundred thousand people are without power. if youre a fan of flowers, heres something to make you smile. the markets in southern china are in full bloom , ahead of the lunar new year. throngs of shoppers in guangxi have been enjoying the bright colours as they shope for for floral designs to decorate their homes for the holiday. roses are usually very popular as red is seen as a...

Not been an easy path for singers like her. black opera singers, mostly african—americans, are amongst some of the best—known names in opera history. but over the decades, performers of colour have faced major obstacles in securing big roles. particularly through the 505 and 605, when suddenly, . there was some real talent coming out of church - choirs around america. these amazing sopranos, like marian anderson, . who was a real pioneer — - she had to iron her own clothes before she went ...

Stop these efforts to disenfranchise voters. in particular voters of colour, particularwomen, in particular people who tend to vote democratic. we can stop those kinds of efforts was that were returning to the days of thejim crow era where you going to have to guess how manyjellybeans where you going to have to guess how many jellybeans are where you going to have to guess how manyjellybeans are in a jar before youre allowed to vote and that cannot happen. {iii youre allowed to vote and that can...

# wasnt wearing slacks... cecilia would like to be seen as a role model for other black artists wanting to make it in opera. so i think, slowly but surely, we are going to have more people of colour singing in these big houses. and i think theres a future for young women like me, black women in opera. in the autumn of 2021, cecilia took a major step in her career — becoming house soloist at the swiss national opera in the capital, bern. next, i meet another young opera singer seen as a superst...

Being an 0be it feels like a responsibility to make the whole commonwealth a better place for lgbt people, for women, for people of colour, to make it a more inclusive and accepting environment where everybody can be anything they want, no matter where they come from. there is also an 0be for another tokyo hero. adam peaty is the double olympic champion. after winning such an emphatic gold, adam said this was more of a shock. an incredible surprise. it went to my mums address and she rang me, li...

Having just told harry that she didnt want to be alive any more. she said shed approached one of the most senior people in the palace for help, but was told nothing could be done. meghan also claimed that prior to archies birth, a comment had been made to harry by a member of the family concerning the colour of their babys skin. so, we have in tandem the conversation of he wont be given security, hes not going to be given a title, and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might...

Who appear to be ordinary like you and me can become killers, mass murderers. have you found an answer? i asked myself very often, "could i do that?" and have to put my hand my heart say, "i hope not," but who knows? under circumstance, there is a common theme that runs through the historical work that ive done on nuremberg, but then the most recent cases of yugoslavia, rwanda, and the common theme is this — i dont know whether to answer your question — youre able to do this to human beings ...

She had to iron her own clothes before she went on stage, because nobody would dol it for her. it was seen as beneath - people to service somebody from that background. # a man who wishes she wasnt wearing slacks. # wasnt wearing slacks? # wasnt wearing slacks... cecilia would like to be seen as a role model for other black artists wanting to make it in opera. so i think, slowly but surely, we are going to have more people of colour singing in these big houses. and i think theres a future for yo...