Thousands of people attended anti-racism protests in the U.K. over the weekend, with gatherings in cities such as London, Bristol, Manchester, Wolverhampton, Nottingham, Glasgow and Edinburgh. On S…
The pulling down of the statue has sparked widespread debate in the U.K. and around the world.
Bristol mayor Marvin Rees, Europe’s first Black city mayor, told BBC Radio Bristol this morning: “I can’t and won’t pretend the statue of a slave trader in a city I was born and grew up [in] wasn’t an affront to me and people like me. “I think circumstances came to a head at this particular moment in time and people felt the need to take the statue down.”Rapper, actor and filmmaker Ice Cube retweeted images of the statue ending up in the harbor with the words “One hood”.
However, U.K. Home Secretary Priti Patel condemned the toppling of the statue as “a completely unacceptable act” and called on the police to take action against those involved. Patel told the BBC: “I think that is utterly disgraceful. That speaks to the acts of public disorder that actually have become a distraction from the cause people are actually protesting about.”also took part in an anti-racism march in his hometown of Watford on Saturday. Joshua said during his speech: “We can no longer sit back and remain silent on these senseless, unlawful killings and sly racism on another human being — based on what? Only their skin color.
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