Black student alleges years of racist abuse at £17,000-a-year French school in London

The teenager also described a culture in which racist jokes were shared on class WhatsApp groups and white pupils asked black classmates for permission to use the N-word. In her article, she wrote: 'Racism and xenophobia are widespread in all years. Reflecting on my personal experience, I realise that I have always evolved in a school environment where racism persists.' She added that non-black students used the racial slur 'indiscriminately, whenever they want'.

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12 hours ago

• Evening Standard

Black student alleges years of racist abuse at £17,000-a-year French school in London

The teenager also described a culture in which racist jokes were shared on class WhatsApp groups and white pupils asked black classmates for permission to use the N-word. In her article, she wrote: 'Racism and xenophobia are widespread in all years. Reflecting on my personal experience, I realise that I have always evolved in a school environment where racism persists.' She added that non-black students used the racial slur 'indiscriminately, whenever they want'.

Daily Mirror

15 hours ago

• Daily Mirror

'My sister was days away from graduating, then I got a call about an emergency'

For the first time, sister of British nursing student, Tamilore Odunsi is speaking out after the 23 year old was brutally killed in her Houston flat - her younger sister, Georgina shares the heartbreak. Elizabeth Tamilore Odunsi was excitedly counting down the days to graduation day. The 23-year-old was so close to becoming the nurse she dreamed of being, and she had a holiday booked for after the ceremony. But instead it was her sister who walked on to the graduation stage to accept her nursing degree. Because just two weeks earlier, Elizabeth – known as Tamilore – had been murdered, and her flatmate charged with stabbing her to death in their apartment. ‌ Georgina says of the graduation day: 'I was collecting this for my sister, but then in the back of my head I'm thinking about the fact that it should have been her. I couldn't even keep a brave face on stage while I was doing that.' ‌ To Tamilore, nursing was more than a career – it was a calling. Georgina says: 'From a young age, Tami really liked children. She had such a strong bond with caring for kids, looking after them. She was a very selfless person. She just wanted to care for people that were less abled.' Tamilore, from London, was born in the US and moved back there aged 17 to study. 'She saw an opportunity and she took it immediately,' Georgina says. 'She was a go-getter.' The trainee nurse had built up tens of thousands of TikTok followers by sharing study tips, motivation and nursing advice. In her final TikTok, she beams with pride and excitement as a caption declares: '23 years old. BSN grad in 2 weeks. Vacations booked. Summer is 14 days away. Starting to look human again.' But five days later, on April 26, police called to her apartment in Houston, Texas, to do a welfare check found her body on the kitchen floor. Back in London, Georgina was out with a friend when her older brother rang to tell her to come home because of a family emergency. ‌ It took six hours before the family were finally told Tamilore had died. Georgina recalls: 'It was like a dream state for me.' Tamilore's flatmate, fellow student Chester Lamar Grant, 40, was charged with her murder. A judge in a US probable cause court said the two were in a fight over Grant's cat. According to US reports, it came out in court that Grant had been arrested and convicted several times in Washington state for domestic violence, and for violating a protective order in 2023. ‌ Tamilore's accommodation provider told US media it carried out checks before Grant moved in, adding: 'We are deeply saddened and disturbed... It seems like senseless violence took the life of a young woman.' Georgina is speaking out in the hope that her sister's death will spark conversations around the safety of women, especially Black women, and the lack of visibility stories like Tamilore's receive. ‌ She says: 'I want there to be more protection for us, more safeguarding for us, because I feel like that's the burden. I feel like, as a community, especially the Black community, we need to protect our women and girls much more. I feel like not enough is being done.' Her aim now is to keep Tamilore's memory and legacy alive by continuing to to help people, as Tamilore did, through TikTok. She says: 'Now that we've put my sister to rest, I don't want her name to pass. I might not execute it the same way, but I want her name to continue helping people.' Meanwhile, prayer is keeping the Odunsi family together. Georgina says: 'We're not happy about what's happened but you can't question God. She's with him now – and one day we'll go and meet her too.'

South Wales Argus

a day ago

• South Wales Argus

Residents line streets to welcome home Israeli-American hostage

Hundreds of cheering supporters, many waving Israeli flags and holding 'Welcome Home Edan' signs, lined the streets of Tenafly to greet his passing vehicle. A smiling Mr Alexander held his arm out the passenger-side window to wave and touch the hands of people in the crowd. The militant group Hamas released Mr Alexander, 21, on May 12 after 584 days. He has been in Israel since he was freed. Thursday marked his first trip home to Tenafly, the suburb of New York City where he grew up and where his family still lives. People in Tel Aviv watch a live broadcast of Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander's release from Hamas captivity (Oded Balilty/AP) Mr Alexander was 19 when militants stormed his base in Israel and dragged him into the Gaza Strip. He was among the 251 people taken hostage in Hamas' attack on October 7 2023. Mr Alexander moved to Israel in 2022 after finishing high school and enlisted in the military. Since his capture, there's been a huge outpouring of support for him in Tenafly, located in a county with a large Jewish and Israeli-American population. The community held regular walks to raise awareness about him and the other hostages. Many gathered in May to celebrate his release. 'Edan's return is the return of everybody's child, every organisation, every family, every Israeli family, and non-Israeli, and non-Jews,' Orly Chen, a Tenafly resident, told CBS News New York on Thursday.