30 years on from Stephen Lawrence - Guvna B on racial justice and the Church
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Guvna B2023-03-28T13:36:00
On the 30th anniversary of Stephen Lawrence’s murder, award-winning Christian artist Guvna B asks: how much progress has society and the Church made when it comes to racial justice?
In 2017 I sadly lost my dad to cancer, and it turned my world upside down.
He had moved from Ghana to London with my mum in their early 20s in search of new opportunities. He wanted to work, not just hard, but smart, and provide the best life possible for our family.
On the London council estate where I grew up, our story wasn’t unique. Working-class Africans, Asians, Caribbeans, Europeans, South Americans and, of course, the native British, all wanted the same. The beautiful thing was that even though we looked different, the melting pot of all our differences united us.
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