Black Lives Matter: Millie Kerr

Archive Photos – Millie Kerr

As important as any art project or curated pieces, we also seek to include everyday archival images such as these by a local pillar of the community – Millie Kerr.

Millie undertakes important work for the city as a Strategic Anti – Racist Lead for Brighton & Hove City Council. Here’s some words from Millie to describe her practice

“It is uncomfortable to have uncomfortable conversations about race, but we need to sit with this discomfort if we are to effect change. That means challenging our own fears, beliefs and biases to enhance our social work practice, when working with communities, cultures, customs and religions different from our own. As the only anti-racist lead practitioner in England, it means that I am having uncomfortable conversations on a daily basis in my role at Brighton & Hove City Council. And after a 27-year-plus career in social care, I felt that I had finally received my calling when, in November 2020, I took up the role as anti-racist practice lead at the council.”

Millie Kerr
Strategic Anti – Racist Lead for Brighton & Hove City Council