Racism then and now




Inside Story show

Summary: The latest remarks by United States Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump have caused condemnation inside and outside America. Trump called for a ban on Muslims entering the US. In the US and across the Atlantic in Europe, the inter-linked issues of race, identity and immigration have always been deeply controversial. On Tuesday, Britain marked the 50th anniversay of its Race Relations Act. It's legislation that outlawed discrimination on the grounds of colour, race, ethnic or national origin. On Inside Story, we discuss how and why racism is gaining ground in some countries. Presenter: Jane Dutton Guests: Lee Jasper - Co-chair of the BARAC National Executive Movement Against Xenophobia Omar Khan - Director of Runnymede, an independent race equality think-tank in the UK Charlie Wolf - Political commentator and former communications director for Republicans Abroad UK - Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check out our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/