'I sing to fans who don’t see me or hear me or cheer me on. My reality is feeling anxious before fan events and signings because I always feel like I'm the least favored.'
’s family, along with anyone else who has lost loved ones to racism and police brutality. The singer then referenced a previous interview where she had spoken about her race, explaining: “Some people sympathized, some said nothing, but one thing I took from that experience was that the world did not care enough about race.”
Speaking about her childhood, growing up with mixed-race parents, Leigh-Anne explained: “Me and my sisters never saw race as a limitation on what we wanted to achieve…. One thing we were doing were sleeping on racism. Too far often, Black people are reminded of how far we have come as opposed to how far we can go. In doing this, we sleep on racism.”
Leigh-Anne detailed those consequences as follows: “You can’t be seen as too loud or too opinionated, otherwise you’re deemed as a ‘diva’ or ‘aggressive’…. At events or ceremonies you learn to take great comfort from grand moments when you meet Black faces who understand this feeling of misplacement that you have inside. For that moment, the dream is alive and then just like that, reality hits you.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock Shares Powerful Message About Her Experience with Racism'My reality is constantly feeling like I have to work 10 times harder to mark my place in the group,' Leigh-Anne Pinnock says
Read more »
Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock shares emotional video about racismLeigh-Anne shared her experienced in a video shared on Instagram in which she revealed she was warned on the set of her first music video: 'You are the black girl, you have to work ten times harder'
Read more »
Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Reads Emotional Letter About Facing RacismLittle Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock is opening up about the racism she's faced while being part of the British girl group.
Read more »
Leigh Francis cries as he apologies for Bo' Selecta black faceThe comedian said he apologised for the hurt he caused by impersonating black celebrities including Michael Jackson, Craig David and Trisha Goddard
Read more »
Leigh Francis cries as he apologies for impersonating black celebs on Bo SelectaThe comedian said he apologised for the hurt he caused by impersonating black celebrities including Michael Jackson, Craig David and Trisha Goddard
Read more »
17 brilliant photos of royals at 30: from Kate Middleton to Princess AnneWe're taking a look back at some of our favourite royals when they were just 30 years old
Read more »