'Success, struggle and survival': Black founders speak out powerfully on the fight against everyday racism in the UK
YSYS was born out of community.
I think about the role technology has played over the last few weeks. Without the person filming what happened to George Floyd, he might just have been another statistic. We actually had to move out of one co-working space we were in while ago. For obvious reasons, we had a disproportionate number of people of color visiting, and the staff were seriously aggravating, always asking: "Are you supposed to be here?" It was shocking.
We've had some success, and the government has agreed to track the demographics of those it supports, before making changes where they're needed - you can't change what you don't track. The multi-generational transmission of racial prejudice and micro-aggressions is the single biggest pandemic that faces humanity. Both individual and systemic racism are so widespread and deep-rooted that it is going to take centuries, potentially millennia to achieve equal opportunity.
We are going to need a multi-faceted strategy to achieve equal opportunity for black people. One aspect of that is the fight against individual racism. I think that will stem from educating children about the importance of racial equality at a young age, to mitigate the huge risk of society sub-consciously conditioning them to believe otherwise.
On my first day at predominately white primary school, I was met with shrills from other children during playtime, who couldn't contemplate the idea of playing with a black girl. I realized then that while I was born in the UK, I would be treated as an Other. This is when the dehumanization began. Many investments are made on gut instinct, and investors want to replicate their past successes. If your last 50 investments have been with straight, white men, it's fair to assume your next 50 will be too. But this shouldn't be the case and investors need to ensure they are actively meeting and investing in black founders.
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