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Black people lack the ‘cultural power’ to be racist against whites – British schools

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Black people lack the ‘cultural power’ to be racist against whites – British schools Students are being taught that black people cannot be racist towards white people as part of an educational initiative aimed at, yes, countering racism.

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What happened

Black people lack the ‘cultural power’ to be racist against whites – British schools Students are being taught that black people cannot be racist towards white people as part of an educational initiative aimed at, yes, countering racism.

Why it matters

According to teaching materials adopted by a group of Sheffield schools and introduced by Notre Dame High School, teenagers are explicitly taught: “Black people can be racially prejudiced towards a white person which is wrong and totally unacceptable.

Common ground

In the UK, white people hold the cultural power.” In a lesson plan on “being anti-racist in our actions” for children aged seven to 11, a portion of the curriculum is devoted to “empathy building” including “privilege”.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.rt.com/news/640668-uk-schools-black-racism/

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “According to teaching materials adopted by a group of Sheffield schools and introduced by Notre Dame High School, teenagers are explicitly taught: “Black people can be racially prejudiced towards a white person which is wrong and totally unacceptable. However, this is not racism. Racism is racial prejudice plus power. In the UK, white people hold the cultural power.””
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The provided evidence includes general PDFs on racism and Wikipedia entries for schools in Sheffield and London, but none of the sources contain the specific quotes or confirm that these specific teaching materials were adopted by Notre Dame High School or other Sheffield schools.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — High Storrs School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form college with academy status located on the south-western outskirts of Sheffield, England. The main school building is Grade II listed. It …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Storrs_School
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School is an all-girls' Roman Catholic secondary school (having been a grammar school post-World War II until 1977) in Elephant and Castle, in south London. Girls atte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre_Dame_Roman_Catholic_Girl…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (Latin: Congregationis Sororum a Domina Nostra Namurcensi) is a Catholic institute of religious sisters, founded to provide education to the poor. The institute was …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisters_of_Notre_Dame_de_Namur
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Claim 2: “Shadow Education Secretary Laura Trott has called on the government to intervene and make sure no school uses these materials.”
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Wikipedia confirms that Laura Trott is the Shadow Education Secretary. One web search result mentions her name in the context of a discussion about a Bill and a 'multicultural society', but there is no clear, independent corroboration from multiple sources that she specifically called for government intervention regarding the mentioned anti-racism materials.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kemi Badenoch has served as the Leader of the Opposition as Leader of the Conservative Party since 2 November 2024, following her victory in the 2024 Conservative Leadership election. The election was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badenoch_shadow_cabinet
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Laura Trott (born 7 December 1984) is a British politician currently serving as Shadow Education Secretary since November 2024. She previously served as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury from Jul…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Trott_(politician)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The shadow secretary of state for education, also called the shadow education secretary, is an office in the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet responsible for Opposition policy on education and for h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_Secretary_of_State_for_…
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Claim 3: “Why are the majority of people behind bars in many British towns and cities black when black people are in the minority?”
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The evidence mentions mass incarceration in the US and the general status of Black British people as a minority, but it does not provide data on the prison population in British towns and cities to verify if black people constitute the majority.
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web search NEUTRAL — ... minority populations in Britain, though this usage has become less common over time. Black British is one of several self-designation entries used in ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_British_people
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web search NEUTRAL — Even after recent declines in the total number of people held in prisons ... Despite the concentrated incarceration of young black men, the effects of ...
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9540942/
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web search NEUTRAL — Mass incarceration is an era marked by significant encroachment on the freedoms of racial and ethnic minorities, most notably black Americans.
https://www.vera.org/reimagining-prison-web-report/american-…
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Claim 4: “black people are 10 times more likely to be pulled over in their car than white people”
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The provided evidence consists of definitions of the color black, general information on Black British people, and unrelated topics (Muse album, Reform UK). There is no statistical data provided to corroborate or refute the claim that black people are 10 times more likely to be pulled over.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Black British people are a multi-ethnic group of British people of either African or Afro-Caribbean origin and in some cases Indo-Caribbean descent. The term Black British developed in the 1950s, refe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_British_people
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Black Holes and Revelations is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Muse. It was released on 3 July 2006 through Warner Bros. Records and Helium-3. It was produced by Rich Costey over four…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Holes_and_Revelations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reform UK is a right-wing populist and far-right political party in the United Kingdom. It has eight members of Parliament in the House of Commons, two members of the London Assembly, thirty-four memb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_UK
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Claim 5: “In a lesson plan on “being anti-racist in our actions” for children aged seven to 11, a portion of the curriculum is devoted to “empathy building” including “privilege”. It says: “In Britain, white people are likely to be privileged by the colour of their skin.”
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While web results mention 'white privilege' in British schools and a petition regarding anti-racist education in Brighton and Hove, there is no specific evidence provided that confirms the existence of a lesson plan for children aged 7-11 containing the exact phrase 'In Britain, white people are likely to be privileged by the colour of their skin'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Britain most often refers to: Great Britain, a large island comprising the countries of England, Scotland and Wales The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a sovereign state in Euro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britain
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales. With an area of 209,331 km2 (80,823 sq m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. It compr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom
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