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We need leaders who boldly champion inclusion | June Sarpong

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The Unified Sports Team of Gareth Southgate

When three of his black players, Marcus Rashford, Bekai Asako and Jaden Sancho missed their penalties in the Euro's finals, Gareth Southgate stepped up. The level of emotional intelligence and understanding that he has displayed means that he is now leading one of the most unified sports teams in modern times. There are hierarchies of inclusion that exist in every society, with those at the top on the inside and those at the bottom cast outside. I grew up in London as the daughter of African immigrants, so I know what it feels like to disrupt the world the way it is and to break through. Fortunately, we are now starting to see more and more women of colour progress

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