WHEN AKALA SHUT DOWN TOMMY ROBINSON

As Britain today sees a surge of right-wing riots targeting black and brown people, mosques and migrant hotels, it is essential to analyze the origin of this hate. In this throwback video, rapper and activist Akala makes a case for why racism is more of an elite creation than it is a working-class one. In Europe, with worsening economies, the ruling elite responsible for running down the countries have found a convenient scapegoat: migrants. During a public discussion, he was intellectually laying the smackdown on English far-right activist Tommy Robinson.

Akala also gives a powerful example of how racism manifests itself in society. Christopher Alder was a former Black British paratrooper killed in UK police custody in 1999. Footage later revealed British police officers laughing and making monkey noises over his dead body.

To add insult to injury, authorities then gave Christopher’s family the wrong body to bury and only told them about it more than a decade later.

His appalling treatment was 25 years ago, but recent racist riots put to question whether much has improved since then.