“The answer is not to get the elite black people into positions of power; the answer is to get the people in the community more self-respect, more opportunities…”: John BarnesJohn Barnes MBE – Former professional footballer for Watford, Liverpool, Newcast

John BarnesLeila is joined by John Barnes MBE – Former professional footballer for Watford, Liverpool, Newcastle United and England.IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT· “I experienced racism, but I never suffered from it”: John Barnes’ upbringing as a middle-class Jamaican and the racism that he experienced as a young immigrant into the UK· How to distinguish between “racist events” and racism· John’s belief that elite black people such as himself can still experience “white privilege”: “I never experienced racism, I experienced racist events”· The importance of focusing on improving the situation for “the 99%” rather than the eliteRESOURCES & INFORMATION MENTIONEDTwitter @officialbarnesyContinue the conversation on LinkedIn