Film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandie Newton, author Malorie Blackman and radio DJ Trevor Nelson are among the signatories of an open letter by Sir Lenny Henry urging black Britons to get the Covid-19 vaccine. Expand Close Amma Asante has turned the letter into a film (Ian West/PA) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Amma Asante has turned the letter into a film (Ian West/PA)“Don’t let your concerns be the thing that widens racial inequality in our society. Don’t let coronavirus cost even more black lives.”Expand Close David Harewood appears in the film (Ian West/PA) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp David Harewood appears in the film (Ian West/PA)The film will be aired across Sky, BT Sport, Viacom, Discovery, A&E and ROK and Channel 5 on Tuesday from 8pm. “I hear and understand the concerns which people of all backgrounds are wrestling with, but which are particularly concerning in black communities. So I am fully behind Sir Lenny’s call to our black communities.

Source: Irish Independent March 29, 2021 23:14 UTC