‘I’ve watched our response to the growing issue of black rights. And I’m a bit disappointed.’

Put to rights: Sophie Bevan has spent too long being treated as ‘strange or unusual’

‘Racism is like a weighted coat that you can’t take off.’ | Photo: Clay Banks / Unsplash.

Friends, do you care about black lives? I’m sure you believe you do. But if a non-white person comes to your Meeting, do you treat them as an equal? Or do you slow your voice and ask if they speak English, or where they’re from?

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