Building a fair society
Black and ethnic minority people in Britain still face race inequality in many areas, including education and health.
A review by the Equality and Human Rights Commission found an "alarming picture".
David Isaac, the Commission's Chairman, described the situation as a "very worrying combination of a post-Brexit rise in hate crime and long-term systemic unfairness and race inequality".
"We must redouble our efforts to tackle race inequality urgently or risk the divisions in our society growing and racial tensions increasing," he warned.
"If you are black or an ethnic minority in modern Britain, it can often still feel like you're living in a different world, never mind being part of a one nation society."
The commission found the following:
- Black people in England are more than three times more likely to be a victim of homicide than those who are white
- Unemployment rates were "significantly higher" for ethnic minorities
- Black workers with degrees earn 23.1% less on average than white employees with the qualifications
- Ethnic minority people were more likely to live in poverty than white people
- Ethnic minorities are still "hugely under-represented" in positions of power - such as judges and police chiefs
Mr Isaac called for the government to introduce a comprehensive race equality plan "to build a fair society in which our origins do not determine our destinies".
