The EU referendum debate has brought rage,despair, hope, or confusion and fear. As women of colour,we do our names to this letter for many reasons. Like millions of ordinary Brits, we care about our country and its peoples. We care about our children’s future. We honour our country’s past. We know we must be present nowadays. There is noopting out. Equally primary, or we want our voices heard.
Too much of this debate has been monopolised by a mono-chatter of white men in suits. comprehensible at one level,unacceptable at another. With black and minority ethnic people making up 16% of our population, there are no excuses for the lack of plurality of voices in the mainstream media. We have a responsibility to the next generation to say we stood up and were counted. How else can we expect them to be fearless when they face challenges?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com