Black women ‘particularly affected’ by ‘systemic racism’ blighting UK music industry
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metro.co.ukracism’, which primarily affects Black female artists. The Black Lives In Music Survey took place this year surveying 1,718 performers, creatives and industry staff, the results of which were released on Wednesday.
Findings suggested that the mental health of Black women and the disabled was significantly affected by systemic racism in the industry, with most of those surveyed having experienced direct or indirect racism.
Its findings suggested that Black women often feel pressure to change their appearance and suffered a disproportionate disparity in earnings compared to the rest of the industry.Of those questioned, 71% of respondents also said they have experienced microaggressions.It comes after stars including Leigh-Anne Pinnock,.
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