In spite of all the evidence to the contrary there are still some people who seem to believe that racism doesn’t exist in our society today. It would be nice if that were true but the experience of people from minority communities as they go about their everyday lives suggests otherwise.
Neither Dion Dublin or Micah Richards will feature in our forthcoming book ‘Football’s Black Pioneers’ but their experience shows that being in the public eye does not protect you from the small minority of bigots who continue to believe that abusing someone because of their skin colour is acceptable: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/53121327
Chris Kamara, who does feature in our book, has also spoken out recently about his own experiences of racism. We truly hope that the stories in our book, stories that celebrate the contribution of pioneering black footballers, can help foster understanding and greater tolerance today.