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Action over the years. i think people might be very familiar with blm seven years ago, and the imagery and the protests, but what youll also know, and everyone has heard about it, is that weve been calling for real investment in black communities. real investment injob programmes and mental health services. were calling for a divestment, a reallocation of funds from policing. these are the substances in addition to the policy measures weve been talking about from the local level to the national ...

Attacks that were seen on east asians. the un has said these are taking place at an "alarming rate", as it put it. but those attacks have always taken place. i suppose what blm has done has given it political... its given it political power at this moment in time. thats what blm has done. but once this all fades away, the attacks will continue and itll all be ignored as it was before blm started. all right, lets see what opal has to say. what is your answer to carma? well, i really appreciate th...

Concerns, to amplify our voices and call the attention of the world to join in to create a world where, one day, all lives might matter. duwayne brooks, fair point opal makes — or not? i think fair point. in answer to the question, do all lives matter? yes, they do but all of our lives are precious. no one has the right to life over anyone else. the sad fact is that in some countries around the world, the darker skinned person, black, is seen as a less of a person with fewer human rights. the ...

These are the substances in addition to the policy measures weve been talking about from the local level to the national level, and even international as well. so, substance over symbolism. is blm sometimes sidetracked by symbolism, taking the knee, as some people say, and some of the other political slogans, or is it something thats leading to substantial action? far from substantial action. these symbols, likewise, pulling down statues here in the uk, they have no impact on the issues you face...

And besides, we dont - want to scare away protestor sympathisers. we want to unite everyone. thank you very much indeed. lets go now to washington, dc in the united states. your question please. my question for the panelists is, to what extent our law- enforcement institutions and judicial institutions i acting systemically in their conduct in enabling racism? - weve heard a lot about racism in the police force in the united states of black americans, three times more likely than a white person ...

Well, as ive said, black is deemed anyone with non—white skin, but the slogan, which is a political one, doesnt seem to have the same relevance outside the us—uk corridor, which is a double—edged sword in my opinion. the reason i say this is because without political activism, it has no attraction from the public, but its the same political activism that is turning people off. there is no question that black people around the world seem to face the same sorts of discrimination, and there i...

0k. so, our next question comes from london, where i am, here at bbc headquarters in central london, and its from blessing naganji — blessing. thank you, zeinab. as much as i am not- against the black lives matter and taking the knee, it is a fact that thesei are symbols the politicians - are comfortable in selling to us. why must they keep the real l legislation and the real change that were looking for? how do we avoid this trap . ofjust embracing a symbol, whilst the real change - doesnt re...

The real questions and the real change that were looking for, so that is the | real focus of my question. very quick response. while the other caller is mentioning and trying to point fingers as us instead of looking at the leaders of our nations and the leaders of localjurisdictions, hes looking at everyday people trying to discredit their work. thats very disappointing and disturbing. pointing the fingers in the wrong direction. duwayne, very quick response. the actual question is does blm and...

Did she say that? she said civil disobedience. sometimes its ok, thats what she said. did you say that? im recorded on camera, and i didnt say any such thing, and so its bizarre that... you said sometimes there needs to be violence, thats what you said. we can play it back. are you saying... are you condoning... are you condoning the violence during the demonstrations across the states over the past year? im going to focus in on the question that was asked. all right. are you condoning the viole...

The blm protests werentjust in the united states. they took place in something like 80 countries around the world, so a lot of people obviously disagree with you, duwayne. complete, utter... . can-t — believe what im hearing, that opal is saying its ok to be violent, its ok to destroy peoples livelihoods. did she say that? she said civil disobedience. sometimes its ok, thats what she said. did you say that? im recorded on camera and i didnt say any such thing, so its bizarre that... you said s...