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In an episode of The Grapevine, Saïe, a musician going by @theafroromantic online, compares the experience of Black Americans and Black British people, “In America… you guys get stabbed in the front,” she says, “we get stabbed in the back. Either way, we both get stabbed.” Racism in Britain has a history of being ”subtle,” if no less violent. It hides away behind politeness and denial while hate crimes rise and police brutality affects Black youth across the country. For those who have experienced it, there is no question of racism in this country. And yet it remains unspoken, bubbling just underneath the surface. There is something about the structure of Britain which strives to conceal racism, turning a blind eye to the real experiences faced by thousands of people across the country.
