British Afro-Caribbean community

The British Afro-Caribbean community is generally regarded as the most "integrated" non-white ethnic grouping of the United Kingdom.

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White - Ethnic - United Kingdom

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Inter-racial marriages are much more frequent in this community than amongst other ethnic groups, and roughly eight times more common proportionally than in the United States. Afro-Caribbean women are succeeding relatively well in terms of employment and earnings. However in common with other ethnic groups the community suffers a high unemployment rate and high levels of child poverty.

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United States - Unemployment - Poverty

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Culturally the community is best known for the annual Notting Hill Carnival, now a true multi-cultural experience, attracting 1.5 million people from Britain and around the world, making it the largest street festival in Europe.

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