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Abimbola Johnson Profile picture
@BarristerAbi
May 30, 2020 • 3 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
Non-black friends. This is an #antriracismchallenge I've created for you. I shared this on my IG page. It's time for you to work on yourselves and to show up. Especially those that work in the legal system. #YourSilenceIsOppression #YourIgnoranceIsHarmful #YouArentAboveRacism ImageImage
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To clarify step 1 - I really did mean this for people who are FRIENDS. Not people that barely know or speak to one another. There is a risk of putting people on the spot and pressuring them #antiracismchallenge

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Jun 26, 2023
🧵 To journalists contacting me about the recent developments with the #StephenLawrence case. I don't have much to say without sounding like a broken record. I say the below entirely in my own capacity:
I've become friends with Stuart Lawrence. This year marked the 30th anniversary of Stephen's murder. I attended an event with Stuart a few months ago where he was asked by a police org to, once again speak about racism in policing, the investigation & how it affected his family.
Stuart cried on stage that day. He spoke about the pressure he feels to be positive and to be honest, it broke me. I am heartbroken by the number of times the victims of murder have to become activists, spokespersons and pioneers to receive even a semblance of justice.
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Feb 20, 2023
Seminal report from @INQUEST_ORG into Race, death and British Policing: inquest.org.uk/i-cant-breathe…

They've concluded that the system of accountability for racism and racial discrimination in deaths of Black people following police contact is not fit for purpose. 🧵
Black people are 7 times more likely than white people to die following police restraint.
The role of racism in these deaths is not substantially scrutinised.
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Oct 15, 2022
I am so struck by the dignitiy of this family. #JusticeForChrisKaba @JeffersonBosela
Chris's mum shared how much joy he brought to her home. How he shone a light. How he would go out to his way to ensure she was happy
Chris's dad has spoken about the moment he was called and informed his son had been shot by the police. His voice broke as he shared that it wasn't until 12h after Chris had died that he received the news.
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Nov 22, 2021
1. I saw this article and paused at the headline for a moment wondering whether to retweet it. To me the issue was much more fundamental than this but less straightforward to explain. independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…
2. One of my duties as @policeISOB chair is to ask challenging questions of the police; particularly of the ones in leadership positions within this programme.
3. On Friday, @CliveMyrieBBC asked both me and DAC Amanda Pearson to provide examples of the most egregious instances of racism that we'd seen or experienced. He clarified that this could be personally or professionally.
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Nov 9, 2020
These Kilclooney tweets are a real insight into racism

1. Does something racist Image
2. Doubles down on said racism using the "I know one or two ppl of that race" excuse Image
3. Denies it's racist and lies to shift the goalposts. But the lie actually reinforces the racism by again showing he thought it was acceptable to call Kamala Harris "the Indian". Also just an unbelievable lie tbh. Image
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Sep 25, 2020
1. Many missing the point. Black lawyers are exhausted when mistaken for a defendant because black defendants are overrepresented in the criminal justice system. It is a SYMPTOM of the over-criminalisation of black people.
2. It reminds us that people who work in the CJS are so used to seeing Black faces to the point that ANY Black face in the court room is a defendant. It shows the internal programming of those that work at court and how deep this issue runs.
3. The solution to this isn't just anti-racism training of course staff and the judicary. It's dealing with the wider issues of racism across the entire justice system that cause so many Black people to end up in docks of court in the first place
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