Lets Share the Crown

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Black History Month is a necessary construct in a country like Britan where white folk are the dominant caste. I just got back from Zambia.... No need to celebrate black achievement there. No reminders necessary.... Black folk see their reflection in every facet and stratum of society - from rich to poor. 

'The Crown' (Gary Byrd and the G.B.E.) speaks to me as a metaphor for pre-eminence, being 'on top'... or, simply having 'something to be proud of'. When I was a lad (15, I think) this record inspired me; it affirmed me as a black yout' struggling for identity and acceptance in a a white man's world. Multiracial Britain has moved on much since those days and we enjoy black and minority ethnic (BME) representation all over the media. We are so much more visible and influential than when I was a lad in the 70s. We wear the crown in pop music (RnB, grime, etc = pop) and in sport - and that's without trying! On a level playing field where inequality and discrimination are lifted, we could wear the crown in all social fields. In a white man's country wearing the crown for BMEs is simply having an equal stake in society and an equal chance to fulfil potential.

Here's to a moment of future resounding consensus when media columns across Britian, USA and Canada can chime together:"Black History month has become superfluous." Amen.

THE CROWN - GARY BYRD AND THE GB EXPERIENCE

 www.youtube.comFULL 12" VERSION FEATURING AND PRODUCED BY STEVIE WONDER

 http://youtu.be/epEQhxslprE

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