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David Olusoga, Adil Ray, Meera Syal Among Celebrities Urging U.K. Ethnic Minorities to Take Up COVID-19 Vaccine
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A raft of British celebrities from Black, Asian and other mixed heritage backgrounds are encouraging ethnic minorities to take up the COVID-19vaccine in a video campaign.
The campaign, which is led by “Citizen Khan” co-creator and actor Adil Ray, was first revealed by the actor online in January. It dispels myths about the vaccine as it has emerged in recent days that those from Black and mixed heritage backgrounds are more sceptical of the jab and aren’t getting vaccinated at the same levels.
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Sky sets diversity targets for 2025 Comcast-owned European media and entertainment company Sky has outlined diversity targets for new hires, with the company aiming for 20% of its employees in both the UK and Ireland to . January 22, 2021
Comcast-owned European media and entertainment company Sky has outlined diversity targets for new hires, with the company aiming for 20% of its employees in both the UK and Ireland to be from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds by 2025.
A further goal is that a quarter of those hires are to be from the Black community. The target extends to Sky’s top 300 leadership positions.
The company’s diversity push began in June of last year when it announced a series of commitments aimed at improving diversity and inclusion.