4min 15sec #joshualukesmith clip - Check Your #Blind Spot

text from youtube "I wrote this poem because something has to change. For too long I've lived with an ignorance towards matters of race and privilege, not realising what I don't know impacts people around me as much as what I do.

Over the last few years, I've woken up.

I wrote this poem in an effort to wake others to the reality of systemic racism and historic prejudice that plays a much bigger role in our lives then we realise.

Racism is real. It's here and now and if we don't acknowledge our ignorance and privilege, we do nothing to make it go away.

Head over to www.CheckYourBlindSpot.co.uk to learn more and support those working on the front line in the fight against racism. #CheckYourBlindSpot #BlackLivesMatter