The 'Black List'

[juniormember]

Hmmmm. Is this okay? Could a white guy that took 'a hard stance on addressing racism' win a Black List award?


Raheem Sterling leads the Football Black List, the awards celebrating the game's most influential black people... with Sportsmail's Adrian Kajumba also recognised alongside Sadio Mane

• Raheem Sterling's stance on addressing racism sees him make the awards
• Sadio Mane and Danny Rose among other Premier League stars on the list
• Sportsmail's Adrian Kajumba is one of five people recognised in media category

By DAN RIPLEY FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 11:18 GMT, 31 October 2019 | UPDATED: 12:23 GMT, 31 October 2019

Raheem Sterling has been rewarded for his work in cutting down racism in football after being named on the Football Black List for 2019.
The awards which were started in 2008 are an initiative celebrating the most influential black people in the British game.
Sterling makes the list for his stance on addressing racism and how he used his profile and platform to raise awareness of how black people can be misrepresented in the media.

Raheem Sterling is rewarded for his work on cutting down racism in the Football Black List


Leon Mann, co-founder of the list, said: 'Raheem has made such a huge impact in the last year on and off the pitch. His vital words and actions in confronting issues of racism and how the black community is treated cannot be down played.'
The Manchester City star features in a category, named after the late former England international Cyrille Regis, which recognises the positive contributions of footballers.
Other Premier League stars to feature in the category are Liverpool's Sadio Mane for his charity work in Senegal and Tottenham Hotspur's Danny Rose, for raising awareness of mental health issues in sport.

Liverpool's Sadio Mane also features for charity work in his homeland of Senegal

For raising awareness of mental health, Tottenham's Danny Rose is also recognised
From the women's game, Juventus's Eni Aluko and Chelsea's Anita Asante also feature to complete the five players on the list.
Sportsmail's Adrian Kajumba is also recognised as one of five among the media category, with other categories including administration, coaching and management, commercial, community and practitioners.
A panel of experts from the community and football industry looked at a long list of nominations before a voting process decided who made the final list.
The panel included representation from the Premier League, The Football Association, Professional Footballers' Association, League Managers Association, English Football League and Kick It Out.

 

[Modo]

What's the point?

 

[Rosco]

Kick it Out are happy having a Black List ?

 

[Modo]

Rewarding people of colour because of disenfranchisement, I can understand, but this?
And who decides who's black enough? Is Barkley considered to be black?

 

[manwithnoname]

Sterling was already on my black list

 

[Red Astaire]

Is this really true? What an absurd list. Can you imagine a 'White List'?

 

[Rosco]

I thought the Belgian Ebony Shoe award was a joke. It's a thing though

 

[iseered]

A Black List is not a good idea because it triggers white men into endlessly, shamelessly painting themselves as victims, and the real victims are the people who have to listen to them.

 

[dantes]

Is this really true? What an absurd list. Can you imagine a 'White List'?

Yes, that award should go to Sadio's accountant, who obviously set up this charity in order to help his client avoid paying tax.

 

[FoxForceFive]

A Black List is not a good idea because it triggers white men into endlessly, shamelessly painting themselves as victims, and the real victims are the people who have to listen to them.

Ha!

 

[LeTallecWiz]

@manwithnoname & @Rosco are on my Jew List

 

[Rosco]

Andre Gray notes the pointlessness of Kick it Out :

“The only way at this moment is to deal with discrimination as a club, like Watford are doing, and to deal with your own community,” said the Hornets striker.

“It’s how we deal with our fans, how we engage with them and the younger people around in the community, so it doesn’t happen where we are. If every club starts to take that approach, it’s a building block.”

“I don’t understand what person is going to come to the ground, see a little badge or the boys warming up in a t-shirt and think ‘you know what, I’m not racist anymore, I like these people’,” said Gray.

“You’re not going to change their opinion. It’s all good putting it out there, but what is actually being done? Because it always gets brushed under the carpet, something always comes up which comes above it.

“It’s about keeping it out of the stadium because of kids that are sat in front, sat behind and kids that are watching that on TV, they see what’s been going on and that’s the problem.”

 

[Dreambeliever]

Andre Gray notes the pointlessness of Kick it Out :

Well put but I think it still has a place

 

[manwithnoname]

@manwithnoname & @Rosco are on my Jew List

I get onto SO many lists!

I must be special

 

[LeTallecWiz]

I get onto SO many lists!

I must be special

You're on the list with these guys -

 

[Rosco]

The Taliban ?

I suppose I do share their views on women.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

The Taliban ?

I suppose I do share their views on women.

No! 🙂 The Jew they released because he argued so much! 🙂

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