Black Lives Matter

But the good news is that since the Black Lives Matter movement was born in 2013, huge leaps have been made in the search for equality and eradication of racism.

• Education: Schools all around the world have updated their curriculum to provide a greater understanding of racism. They have, for example: included anti-racist teachings, added books written by a diverse range of authors, and discussed the history of racism. Schools have also adopted racial equity policies to ensure that all students in the school are treated fairly irrespective of the colour of their skin.
• Reforming the police force: Rules and regulations for police all around the world have been updated to ensure that police do not behave unfairly towards black people. More than 60 of America’s largest cities have passed policies to say that police can’t use chokeholds anymore. And, many states have passed a rule called a ‘duty to intervene’ which says that police officers have to step in if their colleagues use excessive force.
• Removing monuments and statues that honour racist people: Monuments and statues that honour people who were responsible for slavery have been removed.
• Recognising and removing racism from entertainment and pop culture: Film and music producers have recognised and/or removed racism from their productions. Disney have added an advisory that says ‘This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures… These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now…’.