Documentary | How Black Britons experienced racism in the shadow of COVID-19 | Witness
Al Jazeera, 14 Mar 2022
Dwayne and Neomi share their experiences of racism at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom as the Black Lives Matter movement erupted worldwide after the murder of George Floyd in the United States.
"I find it so stressful … having family members who could also be the next person suffering at the hands of the police," says Neomi, a nurse practitioner.
Neomi was arrested under the police's "stop and search" powers but, as also happened with Dwayne, her case was overturned.
Dwayne is a secondary school inclusion manager who says, "It's that acceptance ... that it's going to happen. It feels like we're just weathering it."
"I find it so stressful … having family members who could also be the next person suffering at the hands of the police," says Neomi, a nurse practitioner.
Neomi was arrested under the police's "stop and search" powers but, as also happened with Dwayne, her case was overturned.
Dwayne is a secondary school inclusion manager who says, "It's that acceptance ... that it's going to happen. It feels like we're just weathering it."
