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Diane Abbott controversy | Go beyond DEI targets & ensure diverse people aren't being silenced

Go beyond DEI targets & ensure diverse people aren't being silenced

The recent news that Diane Abbott stood up 46 times during PMQs to make a point on Tory donor Frank Hestor’s abhorrent comments against herself – saying the east London politician ‘makes you want to hate all black women’ – sheds light on a common issue we have in our society.

That when we, as a community, aim to reconcile discrimination, we often fail to hear or include the voices that matter – the voices of those who experience this oppression.

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