#YouClapForMeNow: Video highlights role of black and minority ethnic key workers during coronavirus pandemic
The IndependentGet Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A video featuring black and minority ethnic key workers reading a powerful poem has been circulated widely on social media. The poem, titled “You Clap For Me Now”, highlights the important role essential workers from black and minority ethnic backgrounds are playing during the coronavirus pandemic as they continue working as doctors, teachers and delivery drivers, among other professions. The video was produced by creative director Sachini Imbuldeniya and includes several key workers from black and minority ethnic families making statements such as: “Don’t say go home. It only takes the smallest thing to change the world.” Creative director Imbuldeniya explained in the video’s caption on Instagram that the poem was written “to remind us all that a large majority of ‘key workers’ are from Black and Minority Ethnic families”.
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‘You Clap for Me Now’ video urges Britons to remember minority and immigrant key workers’ roles in Covid-19 fight
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