Iskra Lawrence has vowed to ‘protect her baby in any way’ after the death of a black man in the US. George Floyd was killed after a white police officer knelt on his neck, prompting Iskra to speak up about the issue.
The plus-size model took to her Instagram to comment on how ‘skin colour impacts’ people’s lives in a way she – a white woman – couldn’t understand.
Iskra – who shares her one-month-old with Philip Payne – wrote: ‘This is my beautiful innocent black baby. As your mother I will protect you in anyway I can.
But I know that will never be enough. Your skin colour will impact your life in a way I will never be able to understand. ‘Your father @philipapayne will have to teach you things as a privileged white child I never had to
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