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People take a knee during a Black Lives Matter protest rally at Windrush Square, Brixton in June 2020
AN “ongoing national conversation” about the role of race in Britain’s past and future was welcomed today by author and social commentator Patrick Vernon.
Recent events have brought greater public awareness of the conversation about racial inequality, Mr Vernon said.
In the past year, issues ranging from the racialised impact of the coronavirus pandemic in Britain to the murder of George Floyd and subsequent protests in the United States have sparked international outrage and numerous discussions, both online and in politics.
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