Stormzy just announced a second year of this scholarship!
, “statistics published two weeks ago show 22% of UK students admitted as part of the 2017 admissions cycle identify themselves as having a black or ethnic minority background. This is a record high.” And while it’s good the stats are improving, we’re struggling to see how 22% is anything to shout about.a single black British student between the same years
. And while it’s brilliant that Stormzy is using his platform to give young black students their own, it doesn’t take a genius to point out that the onus shouldn’t be on him to give young people access to these places. As MP for Tottenham David Lammy : “Oxbridge should follow its Harvard/Yale peers and offer all disadvantaged students who get the grades full scholarships. With a combined wealth of £21bn, they can certainly afford it. This would begin a much-needed process of serious structural change.”
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