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The tragic murder of George Floyd has shone a light on racism everywhere but especially in America, the so called land of the free.

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The extent of melanin pigmentation in your skin has led us to where we are as a society today. All of this has happened to you because you are not white. The simple answer to the question ‘Is it because I is black?’ is ‘Yes, It IS because you are Black’. Asia and Africa were countries that were rich in natural resources that were taken by colonial invading armies in the name of Western empires. This has helped to create the ‘developing’ or ‘third’ world as we refer to it devoid often of the context and said as a matter of fact and circumstance.

White supremacy fuelled colonialism resulting in the looting, pillaging and raping of faraway lands has had a lasting impact and legacy of continued international interference in non-white lands. The negative portrayal of black people, of BAME people, of migrants, the ‘other’ in the media has become acceptable and the norm. The absence of black leaders in politics, in the media, in our workplaces is telling. Other failings include our institutions that have failed black people in education, in social housing, in policing, in our justice systems and in our prisons. There are so many failings that link back to the colour of a person’s skin, such as the BAME NHS workers working on the front line response who have been disproportionately affected by Covid-19.

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Had Grenfell Tower been full of white people, in an affluent neighbourhood, the question has to be asked – would it have happened in the first place and would we still be calling for justice years later? Systemic failings Had the Windrush generation been white they would not be faced with losing their British identity. Had Stephen Lawrence been white he would not have been murdered. The tragic reality is that had George Floyd been white he would not have been murdered. In doing so it would downplay racism, where in reality the constant lived experience of a person of colour would be in essence because they were black and not white. Podcast: Exploring the impact of Black Lives Matter on diversity and inclusionĮmployment law manual: Race discriminationĪ typical sketch would involve Ali G interviewing someone famous or holding a position of standing in society, insulting them or causing offence, and after being challenged Ali G would respond with his catchphrase “Is it because I is black?” played for humorous effect.