Stephen Lawrence was an 18 years old, Black, British teenager from Plumstead and when he was murdered in a racially motivated attack while he waited for a bus on the evening of April 22^nd 1993. His death sparked outrage after investigations into his death was believed to be tampered with after Met police declared the investigation as “inactive” despite having received a letter giving the names of the suspects just one day after the murder.

In 2018, on the 25^th anniversary of Stephen’s death, Doreen Lawrence (Stephen’s mother) announced Stephen Lawrence day. A day where communities get the chance to be a part of the national conversation and make small changes to support the tackle for institutional racism. The link to get involved is here https://stephenlawrenceday.org/ with more information on how to create a “Legacy of Change”.