The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. - Martin Luther King Jr 🖤
— Ashley Banjo (@AshleyBanjo) September 5, 2020
Creativity is always a leap of faith.
— Ashley Banjo (@AshleyBanjo) September 17, 2020
All I did what was what felt right and I’d do it 100 times over... Sending love to everyone that stood by us 🙏🏽🖤 #Diversity https://t.co/qlq2L2LVhO
Art: The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.
— Ashley Banjo (@AshleyBanjo) September 7, 2020
My truth, my platform, my… https://t.co/NijIMwm1CB
5 Oct 2020
Almost 25,000 viewers complained to Ofcom about Ashley Banjo and Diversity's powerful performance on Britain's Got Talent last month, making it one of the most talked about television moments of the decade. But does this make Britain inherently racist? For the first time since the show aired the man at the centre of it all goes on record to explain why he did it, what his message is and how that four-minute routine has changed his life forever.
So much to say... But I’ll Just let the performance talk. Thousands of messages of Love and support - Thank you 🖤 For the thousands of messages of hate and ignorance - Thank you. You highlight exactly what needs to change. Sending nothing but love to you all 🙏🏽🇬🇧 #Diversity pic.twitter.com/3kP0ymUj88
— Ashley Banjo (@AshleyBanjo) September 6, 2020
You can't help but watch in awe as Diversity command the stage with a performance that will be talked about for years to come
Youtube: 5 Sep 2020
Diversity Black Lives Matters inspired performance on ITV's Britain's Got Talent has attracted hundreds of complaints.
Ofcom have received over 25,000 plus complaints about BGT, regarding Diversity.
Ashley Banjo routine saw him being knelt on by a police officer, which was a reference to George Floyd's death in police custody.
Ashley Banjo, who is also a BGT judge, said Diversity "wanted to express how the events of this year have made us feel".
An Ofcom spokesperson told the BBC. "We are assessing the complaints against our broadcasting rules,
but are yet to decide whether or not to investigate".
There was no confirmation of the exact nature of the complaints but the performance attracted many more thousand praise than
scorn on social media for some say ‘political stance’ we say a reminder that black lives matters and we’re here to make human changes!
TWITTER ITV @ITV ·Sep 15
A statement about Britain's Got Talent supports Diversity's performance without the right to reply on Twitter by disabling it tweets,
knowing it will be deluge with irritate complainants.
ITV went on to receive more ‘likes’ than the 25,000 plus complaints with hours of posting the tweet in support of Ashely and the group Diversity!
Ashely Banjo repsonds
For the people sending this:
— Ashley Banjo (@AshleyBanjo) September 8, 2020
1. You do not represent or speak for the Great British public.
2. Silence was never and will never be an option.
3. Change is inevitable... Get used to it #Diversity https://t.co/7FL6PYNVrZ
#blacklivesmatter #racism #protest #blm #riots
[Lyrics Below Vid]
I can't breathe
I can't breathe
ay ya
I can't breathe
This a (r)evolution (i)n (o)ur (t)ime everybody's fighting
change coming, YES!
that’s why it’s an acronym for riot
Everybody has a voice don’t you dare stay silent
if you say nothing you are an accessory to violence
let these words dry the tears of my people who are crying we can bring back hope but not people that are dying
This is what happens when the people you’ve oppressed ask for change in a country that they built but you ignored and deny it
This for Sandra Bland, George Floyd, and every single family police brutality has intervened in and destroyed
couple bad cop couple can’t define all you other boys so every good COP needs to stand up and make noise
Black, white, asain doesn’t matter cause we can’t avoid so let’s all come together join hands and yes get annoyed at people who believe racism makes sense in a country built off minority slave work employed
see nobodies born racist man it’s something you learn
Deep rooted in your brain from the day of your birth
I think it’s time that we repair All of the bridges we’ve burned
And let love out of our hearts onto cheeks we turn
Spread love, show love, lets get rid of this curse,
Don’t wait for anyone to act man you go first
400 years wasted let’s get rid of this hurt cause that’s the only way we'll ever see peace on earth
I can't breathe
I can't breathe
I, I
I can't breathe
Change is what we need
Cut me open, cut you open Red's the color every single human beings bleeds,
Let's come together cops citizens and in between and rally for the rights of everybody in humanity
Black, blue, white, green,
Playing for the seam the team
I'm not MLK but boy that doesn’t mean I Can’t dream
Black lives matter shouldn’t anger you or make you scream all lives matter cause we aren’t treated equally
Remember when we were kids and didn’t see no color and when we played in kindergarten and I called you my brother
Then we grew up and they taught us we should hate on each other even though
We one in the same and we all came from our mothers
I hope y’all understand
Hate is not a trait it was learned man
Equality is the quality we need inside this earth man
Give and receive it’s the karma that you earn man
I can't breathe
I can't breathe
I, I
I can't breathe
I can't breathe
I can't breathe
I, I
I can't breathe
8 Jun 202
We believe in a world where everyone belongs and we reject racism that stands in the way.
MAKE THAT STAND WITH US
ZERO TOLERANCE TO RACISM
#BlackLivesMatter
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