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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent

Commonwealth Games cultural festival accused of sidelining people of colour

Dancers perform last month to mark the opening of the Birmingham 2022 festival, part of the Commonwealth Games cultural programme
Dancers perform last month to mark the opening of the Birmingham 2022 festival, part of the Commonwealth Games cultural programme. Photograph: Katja Ogrin/Getty Images

Organisations in the West Midlands have accused the Commonwealth Games of failing to engage with multicultural communities across the region.

A number of groups claimed organisers of the sporting event, taking place in Birmingham in July, have ignored their requests to get involved, and said creative groups led by people of colour have been sidelined for the cultural festival running alongside the Games.

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