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President Trump has responded to two mass shootings, in which 30 people were killed, by calling on Americans to condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy.

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Hannah Jane Walker argues that sensitivity is overlooked, dismissed and under-utilised, and she argues that our society would be much better off if we embraced it instead. Show more

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Lindsay Johns asks why so few black Britons give blood and examines why it matters. Show more

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