Black British Mums On The Tough Reality Of Raising Sons In The UK

“Have you seen the video?” my husband asked, knowing the answer before he’d even finished the question. I hadn’t seen it because I stopped watching videos of Black people being killed by law enforcement a long time ago. Call me crazy but something about repeatedly exposing myself to footage of people who look like me casually being executed by police officers, people whose punishments almost never fit their crimes, has gotten really old.

As a mum, putting something to one side is a coping mechanism that I imagine lots of parents consider at some point. A sort of ‘ignore it and it’ll go away’ approach. But it’s one thing to avoid the birds and the bees talk and something completely different to know that one day you’ll have to try and explain to your child that they’ve been operating from a disadvantaged position since the moment they took their first breath.

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