The Specials guitarist Lynval Golding has said it felt “great” to see so many young people out supporting the Black Lives Matter protests.
The guitarist told The Big Issue magazine it gave him “so much joy” to see the statue of slave trader Edward Colston torn down in Bristol and thrown in the harbour.
He added that he has been fighting against racism for his whole life. “When you look back at the marches led by Martin Luther King, the majority of people marching were black with a small group of white supporters,” he said. “But this time, the majority are white.
At long last, they are getting it right. “Change is only going to happen if whites change it. They have the key.” Golding said the protests have shown that love is stronger than