#smallaxe #mangrove was triggering for many reasons including that these behaviours are not confined to the past.
In my work have I uncovered police collusion in court? Yes
Do police tactics like stop and search disproportionately affect the black community? Yes

Did some police tactics inflame tensions at this summer’s BLM protest? Yes
Was a not wholly accurate narrative of the BLM protests carried by the mainstream media? Yes

Do predominantly black events like Nottinghill Carnival get aggressively over policed in a way predominantly white events don’t? Yes

We have come far but we still have a long way to go. We are all responsible for calling out bias and fighting for a fairer system