On Saturday, Suzanne Hanson returned (on zoom) to continue her antiracism training for St Paul's. She noted the heartfelt apology of the Archbishop of Canterbury for the racism within the church in the past. But she also pointed out the "Institutional Racism" that still exists – often without people being aware of it. She pointed out that there was currently no diocesan bishop (the senior bishop in the diocese) who was of the BAME community (there are some of the less senior suffragan bishops.) This absence is particularly noticeable of those who are second-generation immigrants. Many of the more senior leaders within the church who are of the Bame community are first-generation immigrants, rather than 2nd. Is this because they were educated in their home countries where there were more black role models?
