A police apology to the Black community, sick & elderly struggle with winter fuel and more news from Black, Asian and Arab communities you shouldn't have missed - curated by Melissa Sigodo

Social media is fight club

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To be honest guys, I’ve been exhausted. Not because of the many plates I’m spinning but because of the heavy news we’ve received that Donald Trump was back in power last week. That isn’t because of any enthusiasm for Kamala Harris but as many of you know, he presents a huge challenge for minorities in a world already dealing with the worst conflicts and humanitarian disasters of our generation.

I work in news so hearing traumatic stories isn’t something new as it comes with the territory and I’m certainly not looking for pity, but I have to say that learning of Trump’s second presidency truly made me want to bury my head in the sand if I’m being completely honest. I tried to express this on Twitter and some people understood where I was coming from, while others…

Social media truly does feel like a fight club where with every sentence you post, you must be prepared for someone to have the worst take on your opinion. It either has to be judged as something good or bad, smart or dumb and you cannot make a simple observation about humanity or feeling or anything at all.

But at least I have this platform to share my thoughts an opinions.

Anyway, I won’t ramble on. Here is the news you shouldn’t have missed this week.

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Cost of Living

A 73-year-old woman with cancer who is recovering from chemotherapy which means “she feels the cold deeply”, does not qualify for the winter fuel payment as she is £8 over the threshold for pension credit. Her husband has been forced to take cold showers to afford the payments. Full story.

Policing

A chief constable has apologised to the Black community for "institutional racism" within Dorset police force saying that Black people in Dorset were "over-policed, under-protected [and] under-represented" adding that the "Trauma and harm has been and continues to be caused to Black people and communities as a consequence."

Religion

The sister of a 16-year-old boy who drowned at a Christian camp in Zimbabwe run by child abuser John Smyth who abused 130 boys in the UK and the Southern African country blames the Church of England for his death. The Archbishop of Canterbury has stepped down over his handling of the abuse scandal. Full story.

Downing Street has apologised to British Hindus for a “mistake” after meat and alcohol was served at its annual Diwali celebration. A spokesperson said that it would “not happen again” after receiving complaints from UK Hindus who said they were “greatly concerned.” Full story.