A Visual Journey of Blacks Can’t Swim
The Mayfair Hotel in London hosted an event on March 4th that attracted a massive crowd for the official book launch of Ed Accura’s “A Visual Journey of Blacks Can’t Swim.”
The book is an exciting and colorful journal that recounts the stories of two movies, including the actors and locations, with snapshots and answers to questions about life in and out of the water.
Ed Accura has done something never done before by addressing the urgent question of why many people of the black communities can’t swim, and he opens the doors on water safety while dispelling myths and hear-says.
The book is an exciting and colorful journal that recounts the stories of two movies, including the actors and locations, with snapshots and answers to questions about life in and out of the water.
Ed Accura has done something never done before by addressing the urgent question of why many people of the black communities can’t swim, and he opens the doors on water safety while dispelling myths and hearsays.
The guests included representatives from the Metropolitan Police Service, British Transport Police, the Black Police Association, Kickoff@3, A2ndvoice, Rap artist Boysayso, Judith Jacobs, and many more.
I congratulate Ed on his fantastic achievements and thank him for addressing this powerful subject.
The book is a chronological documentation of Ed’s swim story and his revolutionary journey into swimming and the world of aquatics.
It gives voice to and puts a spotlight on Black and Asian communities’ swim stories and engages with the aquatic sector to tackle inequalities, educate, change narratives, and ultimately save lives.
Amongst the guests was Abs Haque who expressed his gratitude for being invited to the book launch of #BlacksCantSwim.
He acknowledged the tireless efforts of Ed Accura and his team in raising awareness of the alarming statistics revealing that 95% of #Black adults and 80% of #Black children in England don’t swim, while 93% of #Asian adults and 78% of #Asian children don’t swim either.
Mr Haque stressed the importance of addressing barriers and making #Swimming and #watersafety accessible to all.
He cited a few cases, including Jimi Olubunmi-Adewole, who leapt into the Thames last year to rescue a woman, Shukri Yahre-Abdi, who drowned in 2019, and Ricky Reel’s case many years ago, which still scars our #community.
Mr Haque emphasized that campaigns like this are essential and expressed his heartfelt thanks to everyone involved in raising awareness.
All in all it was a fantastic and informative evening.
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