Spoken word artist George The Poet has said that the “lived reality of racism will persist” once the news cycle moves on from the Black Lives Matter protests.
He told Channel 4 News that the last thing he wants is the “whole thing blowing over” and that he has “drawn a lot of strength” from the “movement”.
The artist, whose real name is George Mpanga, added that demonstrations are a “necessary show of support”. He added: ““Demonstration is what gets remembered.
Sentiments are invisible, but people in a space, visible. “You can see and quantify how angry people are through a demonstration.” Holding protests during the coronavirus presents people with a dilemma, he added. “It is what a lot of leaders and authorities and even the private
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