Statement from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities
A statement from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities to remember Stephen Lawrence.
From:
22 April 2021
Today we remember Stephen Lawrence, not just for his brutal and racially motivated murder, but for the campaign for justice that led to much needed changes in race relations in the UK.
Our thoughts are with the Lawrence family and Mr Duwayne Brooks OBE.
We also remember Sir William Macpherson, whose groundbreaking inquiry provided not only a definition of institutional racism that endures today, but also set out to transform policing in this country. Both Stephen’s and William’s legacies live on.