I& #39;ve been thinking about how we& #39;ve finally managed to see a relatively decent argument about racialised health inequalities in the media this past week, and feel that outspoken/unapologetic poc leadership in @TheBMA really pushed this forward https://twitter.com/CNagpaul/status/1249595604214468609">https://twitter.com/CNagpaul/...

Ahead of this, members of the poc health community laid some important analysis in the media+online https://www.bmj.com/racism-in-medicine">https://www.bmj.com/racism-in... @DJDevakumar @sridhartweet @crageshri @thewrittenro @SJ_Mehta @AmeenKam @SoniaAdesara @frankthedoc1 plus the incredible @NursingNotesUK @MelaninMedics

This has then been supported by poc politicians who can speak to their own experience of racism + really see these impacts in their communities @HackneyAbbott @YasminQureshiMP @TahirAliMP @zarahsultana @NadiaWhittomeMP @RupaHuq https://labour.org.uk/press/government-must-investigate-why-bame-communities-are-more-vulnerable-to-coronavirus-marsha-de-cordova/">https://labour.org.uk/press/gov...

Which was further shared/explored in the media by poc journalists but maybe significantly the work of @Haroon_Siddique https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/apr/10/uk-coronavirus-deaths-bame-doctors-bma">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2... - but the story also got in @thetimes @EveningStandard @Independent @BBCRadio4 @BBCNews

All this has largely been given direction by poc-led social justice orgs working on the issue for time @RunnymedeTrust @JCWI_UK @OpBlackVote @CLASSthinktank @CharitySoWhite but most notably @Zubhaque https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/coronavirus-bame-bme-data-deaths-poverty_uk_5e8dc720c5b6359f96d06c0a?ncid=tweetlnkukhpmg00000003">https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/cor...

It might not be surprising that poc leadership in all these groups is a significant common factor for driving fwd the narrative. Imagine what that means when it comes to leadership on disability justice, queer liberation or class solidarity+the stories we miss from these comms

POC are left to fight for themselves because white folks arent coming to save us. In the same way, let& #39;s be sure POC leadership are decent allies who speak to their experience of injustice with other marginalised groups they share that exp with #nooneisfreetillweareallfree