YOUNG AND BLACK: THE YOUNG BLACK EXPERIENCE OF INSTITUTIONAL RACISM IN THE UK
Published on 1 October, 2020.
While racism against young Black people has always been an important issue worth investigating, recent events have emphasised the need to investigate how young Black people experience institutional racism in the UK. These include the cases of police brutality in America in 2020, the worldwide protests that followed and the proliferation of the Black Lives Matter movement.
In response to these events, this investigation was co-designed with the Youth Advisory Group from YMCA England & Wales, and explores how young Black people experience institutional and systemic racism in the areas of: education, employment, crime, health and finance. The report highlights the main areas of institutional racism that young Black people experience, and provides recommendations on how to address racial inequality.