Cable journalist Priyanka Raval spoke to people at Sunday’s BlackLivesMatter protest about what the toppling of the Edward Colston’s statue means, and where Bristol goes from here.
Cable journalist Priyanka Raval spoke to people at Sunday's #BlackLivesMatter protest about what the toppling of the #colstonstatue means and where Bristol goes from here. (Video by Olumedia).
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From “All Lives Matter” to “just doing my patriotic duty,” Cable reporter Priyanka Raval reflects on the “protect the cenotaph” demonstration on Saturday.
The Black Lives Matter protest on Sunday hit headlines the world over after protestors pulled down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston and rolled him down to the docks and into the river.
The statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol city centre - often the centre of debates about marking Bristol's dark history - was today torn down.
As George Floyd’s murder shocks the world and Bristol gears up for Black Lives Matter protests this Sunday, how can the city effectively confront its own dark history and inequalities?
