Idris Elba is hugely successful – but that doesn't protect him from being exposed to racism on a daily basis.
Racism is not an evil that can be escaped by success, says British actor Idris Elba (47). He had to experience this painfully firsthand, said Elba during a panel discussion called "The Reckoning: The Arts and Black Lives Matter", which could be followed via live stream on Friday (June 26th). "For me, success has not denied racism. Asking me about racism is like asking me how long I have been breathing," said Elba.
For a black person, the first awareness of one's own skin color always has to do with racism – and that never changes from now on: "It stays with you, regardless of whether it was successful or defeated the system," said "Luther "Star further out. His parents gave him the creed on the path of life: "If you want to make it in this world, you have to be twice as good as the white man."