BLM

  • Raafaye Ali

This illustration of the protests taking place across the world but specifically in the UK highlighting the racism so deeply entrenched in society. Belly Mujinga who told her employer she was concerned about coming in to work but had an employer that gave her no choice. A passanger spat on her then told her they had covid19. One of the biggest tragedies was the inaction by her employer until she died from covid19. The met police dropped her case, but thanks to countless people up and down the country, placing pressure to reopen the case. 50% of children who are tasered by police happen to be black, despite making 4% of the united kingdoms population and 13% of Londons population. 1500 deaths in the custody of police and not a single police officer ever charged. the last time a police officer was charged was in the 1960's