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Sharon D Clarke

“Black Lives Matter has made the arts talk about diversity”

Big InterviewsJan 13, 2021Actor

For three decades, Sharon D Clarke has garnered critical acclaim for her dramatic and musical roles on stage and screen. She explains how the UK’s mishandling of the Covid-19 crisis mirrors the Windrush scandal and why she is hopeful that the sector is finally beginning to address racism

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