Why the mistreatment of Diane Abbott demands our attention

Diane Abbott MP has been in the press recently because of a Conservative Party donor’s racist words towards her. Bukunola Adekolu explains what happened, and says as Christians, we cannot keep silent.

The events that unfolded last week further proved what we already knew—that it was not only socially but also politically rewarding to disrespect Britain’s first Black woman MP, exposing the alarming complicity of our society and Britain as a whole.

Now, let’s recap what happened. We found out Frank Hester, a Conservative Party donor, made this remark five years ago: “It’s like trying not to be racist but you see Diane Abbott on the TV, and you’re just like… you just want to hate all black women because she’s there.” “And I don’t hate all black women at all, but I think she should be shot.”