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The past decade has seen a throng of inquiries that touched on racism and yielded little substantive change, Tinaye Mapako writes.
“Black folks are having a moment where they say, I have my stories, too.”
I was ready to celebrate myself as a queer Black woman – but coronavirus had other plans.
A petition to remove the statue has been signed more than 110,000 times.
Around 50 people marched to Downing Street after observing a minute’s silence.
Jessie Tieti Mawutu was at the anti-racism demonstration in London when mounted police officers charged at protesters.
Last week, the actor said that "very little is being done" behind the scenes to combat racism.
The men were searched but police found nothing. The force says it is now investigating what happened.
“I believe in accountability and progress, not cancellation and grudges," said Bergdorf.
The statue, which had stood in the city since 1895, was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter demonstration on Sunday.