Top university King's College London faced backlash after allegedly barring white lecturers from 'free tai chi classes' in a bid to 'tackle racism'.
Staff were invited to lessons last week 'aimed at combating chronic stress experienced in the body as a result of racism and systemic oppression'.
According to The Daily Telegraph, a memo advertised the event, ran by practitioner Jalal Afhim, as being 'for staff who identify as black/people of colour/global majority'.
A sign-up form reportedly looked to ensure 'the participants are all from global majority backgrounds', given their stated purpose of supporting those facing racism.
The Cambridge Dictionary defines global majority as 'the group of people in the world who do not consider themselves or are not considered to be white'.
In light of the event, Sir John Hayes, chair of the Common Sense Group of Tory MPs pledged to write to the Commission for Racial Equality to 'check whether the architects of this have broken the law.'
On their website, King's College London states: 'As an employer and educator, King’s recognises its legal duties as well as the moral imperative to promote diversity and inclusion within the campus community and to provide a safe and healthy environment for work and study where staff, students and other members of the King’s community are treated with dignity, courtesy and respect.
