Tyne Tees Racism

A man has pleaded guilty to racially abusing ex-Middlesbrough winger Yannick Bolasie on social media and having child pornography on his phone.

0.4% of professionals are British Asian, compared to 7.5% of the UK population. Michael Chopra is one of five players to have made a Premier League appearance..

Dr Hari Shukla became director of the Tyne and Wear Racial Equality Council in 1974. He has been widely recognised for his work on race relations in the region.