Ten times as many respondents perceive racial discrimination to "definitely" be the "biggest barrier" to young Black people's academic attainment as those who think this is "definitely not" the case .
"Black Britons often face protracted and non-linear career progression, encountering obstacles to promotion and feeling perceived as benefiting from tokenism when they do advance," the BBVP said. Englishness is a more difficult identity than Britishness for many Black Britons, and although a significant majority understand themselves as British, roughly one in six do not."The only thing that surprises me is that it's 49%. I would have guessed it would be lower given the experiences we have in this country," said Kehinde Andrews, academic and writer.
Some 98% of respondents indicated they "always" , "often" , or "sometimes" had "to compromise who they are and how they express themselves to fit in at work".