News: Shortlist announced

Ethnicity Awards 2019: Star names and influencers lead the Top 10 Shortlist 
Meghan Markle, Stormzy, Raheem Sterling and Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock amongst the big-name nominees
 
The Ethnicity Awards, with official partner HSBC UK,  revealed its star-studded Top 10 Shortlist which includes Meghan Markle, Rochelle Hulmes and Stormzy.
 
The awards celebrate people in the public eye, charitable organisations and big brands for their commitment to improving the lives of ethnic minorities.

Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Bollywood actress Amy Jackson and presenter Rochelle Hulmes have been nominated for the Influencer Award, whilst Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, Alesha Dixon and will.i.am are all up for the Inspirational Public Figure gong.
 
Manchester City hero, Raheem Sterling, who is a lead campaigner against racism in football, is amongst the big names shortlisted for the Sportsperson accolade.
 
The Media Impact award has recognised events including Coronation Street’s first ever black family, newsreader Moria Stuart’s 40 years of broadcasting, Jorja Smith’s show-stopping Brit Awards performance and Michelle Obama becoming the first BAME person to top the UK book charts.
 
Leading companies including ASOS, L’oreal, Netflix and Vodafone have all been recognised for their efforts and will battle it out to take the Brand award home. This award recognises the organisations with a track record of supporting ethnic minority communities in the UK.
 
Fashion designers Jimmy Choo, Oswald Boateng and Umar Kamani, the co-founder of PrettyLittleThing.com, have all been recognised with nominations in the entrepreneur category.
 
Founder of the Ethnicity Awards, Sarah Garrett MBE, said:
 
“The 2019 Ethnicity Awards works to promote the achievements of ethnic minorities and strives to improve lack of representation. In the current social climate, it’s imperative to advocate and celebrate the positive impact of ethnic minorities in the UK.
 
“It’s great to see so many celebrities, influencers, brands and politicians’ commitment to raising awareness, and who work so hard to help equality for ethnic minorities. Congratulations to all those on our Top 10s, who will be celebrated at the awards event in October, where the eventual winner will be chosen.”
 
The Ethnicity Awards are sponsored by HSBC UK and supported by Viacom International Media Networks and Lloyds Banking Group.
 
Ian Stuart, CEO HSBC UK, said:
 
“HSBC UK is delighted to be lead sponsor of the Investing in Ethnicity Awards again in 2019. Diversity and inclusion is vitality important to our business and these awards highlight the incredible work being done to ensure that all people are afforded equal opportunity, regardless of race or ethnicity. The calibre of nominations has been outstanding again this year, good luck to all those shortlisted.”
 
The full Top 10s:
 
INFLUENCER
Amy Jackson
Edward Enninful OBE
Henry Golding
Jourdan Dunn
KSI
Leigh-Anne Pinnock
Reggie Yates
Rochelle Hulmes
Stormzy
Tinie Tempah
 
 
INSPIRATIONAL PUBLIC FIGURE
Alesha Dixon
Dev Patel
Gemma Chan
Idris Elba
Sir Lenny Henry
Megan Markle, Duchess of Sussex
Naomi Campbell
Steve McQueen
Thandie Newton OBE
will.i.am
 
SPORTSPERSON
Ama Agbeze MBE
Anthony Joshua OBE
Denise Lewis OBE
John Barnes MBE
Katarina Johnson Thompson
Mo Farah CBE
Natasha Jonas
Nicola Adams OBE
Nikita Parris
Raheem Sterling
 
POLITICAL FIGURE
Cllr Anna Rothery
David Lammy MP
Marsha De Cordova MP
Marvin Rees
Cllr Muhammed Butt
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP
Sadiq Khan
Lord Tariq Mahmood Ahmad
Baroness Valerie Amos
Lord Waheed Alli
 
 
MEDIA IMPACT
Season 2 of 'Pose' airs on FX
Himesh Patel's lead role in the movie 'Yesterday'
Ava DuVernay's 'When They See Us' premieres on Netflix
ITV's Coronation Street welcomes its first black family - The Baileys
Moira Stuart OBE celebrates 40 years of broadcasting as the first black female African-Caribbean newsreader on British television
Ben Hunte appointed by the BBC as the broadcaster's first LGBT+ correspondent
Jorja Smith's outstanding performance at the Brit Awards
Adil Rashid and Eoin Morgan's "Allah was with us" quote after their Cricket World Cup win
The Big Asian British Summer series airs on the BBC
Michelle Obama becomes the first person of colour to top the UK Christmas book chart
 
 
CHARITY OR COMMUNITY INITIATIVE
Anthony Walker Foundation
Black Pride UK
Creative Access
Girl Dreamer
Mandela8
ReachOut
Refugee Action
Runnymede Trust
Chineke Foundation
The Other Box
 
 
BRAND
ASOS
Fenty Beauty
Huggies
L'oreal
Monzo
Netflix
Nike
Sky
Vodafone
Zara
 
 
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
Adam Abdullah
Akeela Ahmed MBE
Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE
Mark Trevor Phillips OBE
Nimco Ali OBE & Leyla Hussein OBE
Patrick Vernon OBE
Phyll Opoku-Gyimah
Samantha Asumadu
Shelina Janmohamed
Sir Simon Woolley
 
CHARITY OR COMMUNITY
Anthony Walker Foundation
Chineke Foundation
Creative Access
Girl Dreamer
Mandela 8
Refugee Action
Runnymede Trust
ReachOut
The Other Box
UK Black Pride
 
 
ENTREPRENEUR
Amit Gudka and Hayden Wood, Bulb Energy
Eddie Lim, Mango Tree Group
Chieu Cao & Saurav Chopra, Perkbox
Jimmy Choo, Fashion designer
Oswald Boateng, Fashion designer
Rajeeb Dey MBE, Enternships
Rami Ranger CBE, Sunmark
Seema Malhotra, Forever Unique
Steven Bartlett, Social Chain Group
Umar Kamani, Pretty Little Thing
 
 
BAME INSPIRATIONAL LEADER
Asif Bhatti
Chief Inspector Karen Geddes
Edleen John
Jatin Patel
Judy Kawaguchi
Geeta Nanda
Mandeep Heer
Rupal Kantaria
Sarah Nelson
Syed Bashir Ahmad
 
 
 
BAME FUTURE LEADER
Alan Leung, Macquarie
Aneesa Khan, Ashurst LLP
Christine G Ondimu, HSBC
Dennis Owusu-Sem, Global Asset Management
Donna Fraser, UK Athletics
Guled Yusuf, Allen & Overy
Katie George, Amazon
Kush Unadkat, Dentsu Aegis Network
Movell Dash, Financial Conduct Authority
Shalah Akhtar, PwC
 
 
BAME WORKPLACE HERO
Adegboyega Akin-Deko, Santander
Gift Ajimokun, Penguin Random House
Isabella Silvers, Hearst UK
Jat Bains, Macfarlanes
Rina Madlani, Fujitsu
Sandra Clough, BNP Paribas
Sereena Abbassi, MC Saatchi
Sharon Salmon, Network Rail
Sheree Atcheson, Deloitte
Yinka Bolaji, RBS
 
 
NETWORK GROUP (ERG)
Adobe Black Employee Network, Adobe
African & Caribbean Professional Network, Rolls-Royce
CBAME Network, Capgemini
GMB Race
Kaleidoscope, L&Q
Multicultural Affinity Network, Balfour Beatty
ONE, National Grid
Race to the Top, Civil Service
The Accenture African Caribbean Network (AACN), Accenture
The Collective, Channel 4
 
 
CHAMPION (ALLY)
Ben Tidswell, Ashurst LLP
Claude Brown, Reed Smith LLP
Fiona Cannon OBE, Lloyds Banking Group
Georgia Arnold, Viacom
Ileana Sodani, BNY Mellon
Jackie Uhi, HSBC
Martin Etheridge, Bank of England
Paula Stannett, Heathrow
Paul Holland, Dentons
Sarah Aitken, Legal & General
 
 
OUTSTANDING EMPLOYER
Allen & Overy
Channel 4
Freshfields
HSBC UK
KPMG
Lloyds Bank
Macfarlanes LLP
National Grid
RBS
Viacom