Danny Roberts Instagram – The events in the spotlight have been devastating – even more when you reach the harrowing realisation that this is cyclical (think Mark Duggan, Stephen Lawrence, Sandra Bland, Breonna Taylor and, of course, George Floyd, RIP). However, there’s a narrative that portrays racism as direct and violent but racism is more complex than that. It’s covert. It’s pervasive. It’s systematic. If you realise it or not, it’s expressed across social, political and economic spheres and effects us in many different ways. Black Lives Matter and it should not take the loss of one for people to want to make a change. @chakabars posted something that said when stars are out protesting and blacking out their pages, ask them how many of their managers, publicists, staff and agents are black. Through my own research, one of the ways I believe we can make a change is by including black people in our business endeavours and positively impacting the lives of those who are still with us. Above is my corner at UFC Russia. #TeamChocolate is multicultural (S/O white chocolate @henrihooft) but I was proud to stand next to these black men of merit after that win. To the left is my coach, @coachgjones – 1 of the most successful collegiate wrestlers of all-time and 1 of only 39 people to have achieved 3 NCAA wrestling titles. To the right is my agent @yurijavier – a Solicitor who graduated with a 1st Class Law Degree before becoming a part of my team. I don’t have all the answers but I hope that I and those around me will inspire the next generation to be great and not only aim high but achieve high. I hope that people fight for change when it’s no longer a trend. We must look inwards to our own actions. We can’t do it alone. We need unity. We need equality. We need justice. We need change #BlackLivesMatter. PS we know ALM but all lives aren’t under threat. I came across an analogy to sum it up: “saying All Lives Matter in response to #BlackLivesMatter is like your house being on fire and when the fire service come to spray your house down your neighbour says that all houses in the neighbourhood should be sprayed because all houses matter” if you can’t comprehend that that, go figure ✊🏽🖤