Ruth Negga was raised in Limerick, Ireland before moving to London to study and then onward to Los Angeles. However, it wasn’t until London that the actress said she really experienced racism. “Being black and Irish in London wasn’t great,” Negga told The Irish Times. “I did my secondary school education in London and being Black and Irish in the 1990s wasn’t fun.” RELATED: Madonna, Arnold Schwarzenegger Use July 4 To Highlight Black Lives Matter Speaking about racism and the Black Lives Matter movement, Negga said that she doesn’t believe people who say they don’t see skin colour. “People who say they don’t consider skin colour … are you saying that because you’re trying to reach out in a compassionate and empathetic way, which is lovely
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