BRITISH ARTIST Stormzy reaffirmed his committment to amplifying the issues and the voices of the black community today by pledging 10 million pounds, over 10 years, to pushing for black empowerment within the UK.

Black people in the UK have been at a constant disadvantage in every aspect of life – simply due to the colour of our skin

Stormzy

Spotlighting organisations, charities and movements that are committed to fighting racial inequality and justice reform, the rapper said in a statement: “Black people have been playing on an uneven field for far too long.”

He added: “The uncomfortable truth that our country continuously fails to recognise and admit, is that black people in the UK have been at a constant disadvantage in every aspect of life – simply due to the colour of our skin.

“I’m lucky enough to be in the position I’m in and I’ve heard people often dismiss the idea of racism existing in Britain by saying “if the country’s so racist how have you become a success?!” and I reject that with this: I am not the UK’s shining example of what supposedly happens when a black person works hard.

“There are millions of us. We are not far and few. We have to fight against the odds of a racist system stacked against us and designed for us to fail from before we are even born.

“Black people have been playing on an uneven field for far too long and this pledge is a continuation in the fight to finally try and even it.”