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As our fellow counterparts, yet because we are black, because of the colour of our skin, we see that black people are highly policed. our neighbourhoods. and were only 14% of the population. the fact we also see that black people are incarcerated at 40% of the prison population rate versus the fact that were 14% of the population, once again you see the disparate impact on black people. duwayne brooks? well, opal speaks about whats happening in the states. ive never lived there, never been polic...

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In the wrong direction. duwayne, very quick response. the actual question is does blm and the symbolism let politicians off the hook that they can just subscribe to symbols without taking real action? thats probably whats happening in the states and blm are living off that. because its definitely not happening in the uk. good, ok, thank you. a bit of a ding dong there, lets now go to china. whats your question, please? i want to ask the panelists for their opinion _ about the role of civil disob...

You know, whilst avoiding the real questions and - the real change that were looking for, so that is the | real focus of my question. very quick, then. very quick response. thats an important distinction, right? whos using it. so while the other caller is mentioning and trying to point fingers at us instead of looking at the leaders of our nations or the leaders of local jurisdictions, hes looking at everyday people trying to discredit their work, that is very disappointing and disturbing. point...

What has blm achieved? well, to bring you this addition of global questions, our two panelists and our questioners join us via video link from all corners of the world. let me tell you whos in the hot seat this week giving the answers. opal tometi is co—founder of black lives matter, which was set up in the united states in 2013 to fight racism. an american human rights activist, she was the first woman to receive the prestigious international peace honour prize this year. and duwayne brooks i...

Follow these empty movements that are just about making money off peoples misfortune. are you saying that blm is just an empty movement thats making money out of peoples misfortunes? well, 100%. say that to opal, you have the co—founder of blm on the line next to you. just put it directly to her if thats the allegation youre making, because thats a pretty strong statement. opal, i look at blm as the same kind of race hustlers as al sharpton and the rest. you just fly down on people whove had m...

Era as she promised when she first went platinum blonde, she has a new album coming out and people are happier than ever. her new song just debuted so fans are really excited to see what she does next. i5 fans are really excited to see what she does next.- what she does next. is there still an element _ what she does next. is there still an element of— still an element of exploitation here? the magazine will undoubtedly see its sales rise, with in the millions of likes on social media. hear yo...

Long—term reforms. - and besides, we dont want to scare away the potential sympathisers. i we hope to unite everyone. all right, thank you very much indeed. thank you. lets go now to washington, dc in the united states. your question please. l my question for the panelists is, i to what extent our law enforcement institutions and judicial _ institutions are acting systemically in their conduct as it - applies to enabling racism? ok, opal tometi, weve heard a lot about racism in the police forc...

We have no evidence of that, wheres the evidence? those are political decisions. wheres the evidence that blm made that happen? i havent seen any evidence of that. whats the evidence? what evidence are you looking for? crosstalk. there is your answer. there are millions of everyday people you want to discount. thats disingenuous. thats really discouraging. theres your answer. lets call in blessing who asked the question as a kind of referee. blessing, youve heard two different points of view the...

Honest about what we were seeing in our society, in our communities, day in, day out. the fact that black people were being treated with disrespect, were being treated with such violence in every sphere of our lives, and we were being treated — and we are being treated — as if our lives, in fact, dont matter. and we know better than that, so we wanted to go out and create a platform and a network that allowed us to come together, to share our concerns, to amplify our voices and call the atte...