“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 Barnes Leila 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 elite RESOURCES & INFORMATION MENTIONED Twitter @officialbarnesy Continue the conversation on LinkedIn