Media Diversity Institute: Race, Class and the “Great Equaliser” myth

“As we have seen time and time again, when government policy claims to be race neutral, it ignores the fact that some groups need additional protection or support,” writes author and Guardian columnist Afua Hirsch, one of the few writers who addressed the jarring racial data. Hirsch pointed towards an initiative called #CharitySoWhite, which is seeking to address the factors behind this disparity in the UK. “It will take time, far more data, and tragically more deaths before we fully understand why.”

-Media Diversity Institute