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Emotional Ashley Banjo fights back tears over ‘dark time’ amid racist abuse as Diversity’s BLM dance wins Bafta
EMOTIONAL Ashley Banjo fought back tears over the ‘dark time’ amid racist abuse as Diversity’s Black Lives Matter dance won a Bafta.
The dance troupe’s routine on last year’s Britain’s Got Talent received over 30,000 complaints.
Ashley Banjo fought back tears as Diversity won a Bafta for their BLM dance routine on Britain’s Got Talent[/caption]
Meanwhile Ashley, his brother Jordan and his fellow performers also received horrific abuse online, and Ashley made reference to that “dark time” as he accepted the award for Must-See moment at tonight’s ceremony.
Taking to the stage with his younger brother, Ashley, 32, gave a passionate speech.
He told viewers it finally felt like they had been representing the majority rather than the minority with the performance.
And he called for people to keep pushing for change and equality, regardless of the colour of their skin.
The performance last year received 30,000 complaints[/caption]
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