{"id":1072,"date":"2026-01-26T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T10:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.equalityanddiversity.co.uk\/?p=1072"},"modified":"2026-01-26T10:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T10:00:15","slug":"i-dont-see-colour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.equalityanddiversity.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/i-dont-see-colour\/","title":{"rendered":"I don\u2019t see Colour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

They say, \u201cI don\u2019t see colour,\u201d with kindness in their tone,
But words can hide meanings we\u2019ve never fully known.
To not see the colour is to not see the fight,
The stories, the struggles, the strength and the light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Race is an identity, lived every day,
Shaped by culture and history along the way.
When colour is blurred and voices erased,
People feel silenced, unseen and displaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equality isn\u2019t pretending we\u2019re all just the same,
It\u2019s honouring difference and learning each name.
To see every shade is to open our eyes,
To challenge old systems and unlearn old lies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, let\u2019s see the colour, the beauty, the truth,
The wisdom of age and the hope of the youth.
Together we stand, more aware and so strong,
When every lived experience is where we belong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 Statements: \u201cIf you don\u2019t see colour\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. If you don\u2019t see colour, you don\u2019t see the barriers people face every day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. If you don\u2019t see colour, you don\u2019t see the history that shapes someone\u2019s present.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. If you don\u2019t see colour, you risk missing voices that need to be heard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. If you don\u2019t see colour, you may overlook inequality hiding in plain sight.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. If you don\u2019t see colour, you don\u2019t fully see a person\u2019s identity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. If you don\u2019t see colour, you can\u2019t challenge racism where it exists.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. If you don\u2019t see colour, you don\u2019t see the richness of different cultures and journeys.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. If you don\u2019t see colour, you may silence experiences that deserve respect.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. If you don\u2019t see colour, you don\u2019t see how systems treat people differently.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. If you don\u2019t see colour, you don\u2019t see the full picture of equality<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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Race is an identity, lived every day,Shaped by culture and history along the way.When colour is blurred and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poetry-by-alyson-malach","category-race-ethnicity-and-culture"],"yoast_head":"\nI don\u2019t see Colour - Equality and Diversity UK Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.equalityanddiversity.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/i-dont-see-colour\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I don\u2019t see Colour - Equality and Diversity UK Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"They say, \u201cI don\u2019t see colour,\u201d with kindness in their tone,But words can hide meanings we\u2019ve never fully known.To not see the colour is to not see the fight,The stories, the struggles, the strength and the light. 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