Chi-chi Nwanoku, CBE ~ Double Bassist

A CALL FOR ACTION FROM CHINEKE!

On behalf of the Chineke! Foundation, I wrote to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Secretary of State Oliver Dowden to demand urgent action to combat the systematic racial inequalities faced by Black, Asian, and Ethnically-diverse people in the arts and beyond, here in Britain today. I have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from friends, colleagues, peers and artists from across the industry who echo our urgent calls for change and who have given their name to this vital campaign.

“We, at the Chineke! Foundation and the undersigned – our friends and supporters, are compelled to make a public statement to address the inaction and resistance to the real institutional change that is needed to support the current Black Lives Matter movement and recognise the energy and pain that is being expressed right now by people of colour who have felt abused, powerless, underrepresented and ignored for too long…”
— Chi-chi Nwanoku, CBE, Chineke! Foundation

To read the full letter, please visit www.chineke.org
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