Ebony Rainford-Brent: Former England cricketer shares racist letter she received

Published:Dec 7, 202310:17
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The 37-year-old, who grew to become the primary Black girl to play for England's cricket crew in 2001, shared an image of the letter on Twitter Wednesday, throughout per week when the game's points with racism have been laid naked.Rainford-Brent captioned her tweet: "Interesting... Born in south London but apparently I was found naked in Africa as a primitive. Had some letters in my time but this one up there!"The letter contained various racist and sexist slurs​ and referred a number of occasions to "White culture."
It comes after former cricket participant Azeem Rafiq ​gave testimony describing a sample of racist and discriminatory conduct inside English cricket​, talking to UK lawmakers on Tuesday.
Throughout the listening to, Rafiq shared his expertise of ​being bullied at Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) and broke down in tears on multiple event.​
In a abstract of a report produced by an unbiased panel for the YCCC, the panel concluded that "there is no question" that Rafiq "was the victim of racial harassment."Rainford-Brent represented her nation 29 occasions till 2010 earlier than transferring into sports activities broadcasting.In 2020, she partnered with cricket legend Michael Holding to provide a strong quick movie to deal with the difficulty of racism in each cricket and society following the police homicide of George Floyd.
READ: World Cup winner urges White gamers to take a more lively function in combating racism
"I grew up in a very multicultural, diverse London with all sorts of colors -- Black, White, Asian," she stated within the Sky Sports video.
"Everyone was a melting pot, and I observed that as quickly as I walked into the world of cricket, the feedback began. "I had feedback about the place I grew up, and the truth that I had an extended title, perhaps my mum did not know who my dad was; about my hair, physique elements, particularly the derriere shall we embrace; concerning the meals that I ate and that it stank."I question myself why I stayed so long. I love the game, it has so much more to offer, but it can be really difficult dealing with that day in and day out."



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