Black People in The UK?

Today was interesting I had a little chat with one of my American friends on messenger and he asked me how it was like to be black in London, it was an odd question so I asked why he was asking. He told me it was because the part of America he's from they don't even mention it or talk about it he didn't even know black people lived here until a few months or so ago.

Now I find this shocking cause I know that London is probably one of the most racially diverse cities in the world, with so many cultures and ways of life I'm surprised we've managed to live side by side together as a country with out ripping our heads off and shooting each other down and yes we have had our differences with each other and I myself have been in a scuff with the police for no reason what so ever but I'm actually proud to call myself British citizen but while I was rejoicing in the some what functional country I live in my American friend was telling me of the struggle that so many young black men are facing in America and I'm not one to support one race over another even if it is my own, I believe in true equality not just for black and white people (which seems to be the only type of people being mentioned in all racial matters which I think itself is racist) but every race.

There are so many points and views on why white and black people are the main focus points for racial talks and there's also a lot of points and views on why the talk of racism is still a major topic and issue for most white and black people in the world which i will probably talk more on in another post. The only thing that bugs me about what he said was the fact that my American friend is a really good guy he's a really likeable guy with a big heart and a kind personality and for a guy that cool and nice to be worrying if he's going to be harassed by police just because his skins darker is so terrible its disgusting.