BBC director of cultural diversity June Sarpong insists white privilege is a ‘fact of life’ – but backed reintroducing lyrics to Rule Britannia at this year’s Proms and insists ‘I’m NOT part of the “liberal elite”‘ June Sarpong said white privilege is rife as ‘unfairness is baked into our system’ She said that even white … Read more
The BBC’s head of diversity June Sarpong has revealed she was left ‘heartbroken’ after being left out of a photoshoot involving all her white colleagues when she was at MTV in the 1990s. The 43-year-old said a PR team decided not to include her in a beauty shoot for a magazine. She also described how producers … Read more
BBC diversity boss June Sarpong admits corporation is ‘nowhere near’ hitting its own targets and says it will ‘take longer than we hoped’ to reach them June Sarpong said BBC not diverse enough at ‘mid-level and senior leadership’ She added it will take ‘longer than hoped’ to reach its BAME leadership target The 43-year-old was … Read more