A little more than two years ago, Liverpool stood in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement demonstrations across the world as nations and communities were r ocked by the murder of George Floyd in the United States.
Since then, the city has been through a turbulent time of its own as Merseyside’s police and crime commissioner branding the region’s force as racist that set her on a collision course with the Chief Constable.
Liverpool Riverside MP Kim Johnson said earlier this year that the pace of change on race issues had been “glacial” but signs of hope are breaking through, with millions of pounds of funding being made available to kickstart the second phase of the Liverpool City Region race equality hub. Among those hoping to accelerate change is Paul Olubayo, Liverpool’s first ever race equality officer for education.
