The statistics on black under-representation in coaching and positions of power that damn English football. "We can be entertainers on the field but we're not allowed to be leaders off it," Les Ferdinand. https://t.co/UcZrBTGNEW
Penetrating from Chris Ramsey: "Plenty of white managers have failed, and I want the opportunity to be as bad as them, and to be given an opportunity again."
Good read from @simonkuper on why so few black people hold senior positions in English football
https://t.co/5qzmrjAFO2
@Rastamouse1981 I remember you trying to tell you'd never heard of the guy and were trying to convert me to Tupac😂😂. It did enhance my appreciation of the other great from the 90s
As a nation, we’re good at calling out individuals for expressions of racism. We’re less good at calling out the institutions of racism that lie underneath. Be patient with Jean. Be impatient with those with power resisting structural change.
The Race Equality Commission, chaired by @KevinHylton1 , is looking for people to submit evidence for a new project that aims to provide an independent assessment of the nature, causes and impacts of racism and race inequality in Sheffield. Get involved at https://t.co/85HIQL3X7V
I look forward to Chairing this ambitious Race Equality Commission
New independent Race Equality Commission to be set-up in Sheffield https://t.co/cEh30EtVM3 via @Sheffield Newsroom | Sheffield City Council @ResearchCRED @TheCSJ_Sport @beckettpress@susanbackhouse @chrisgrant14a
@tandfsport has made freely available this chapter of my book 'Contesting Race & Sport' (2018). See p116 where I write about aggressive policing, #racism and experiences of sport: https://t.co/vDX7k0mhi8 @TheCSJ_Sport @susanbackhouse@ArunSKang @critical_ben @BenHCarrington#BLM
Not often you see Anderson Cooper shed a tear on air. Leave it to Cornell West to eloquently and emotionally get to the heart of what's happening. This was powerful!