As they soaked in well-deserved praise and commendation across the globe, Otokito said what he and his friends did sent: “a different narrative to how the image of a Black man is usually painted… we went down to make a change and make a difference. And it’s only going to happen if everyone stands up together and does that.”
While Britons, during the coronavirus pandemic outrage, were under lockdown and people feared for their lives, Otokiti and his wife, Eleanor, were going through the streets of Croydon and the train stations providing and distributing food to the hungry, especially the elderly, and assisting the needy. On June 30, the city honoured Chris for his “incredible” work during the pandemic.
Otokito said that the five were a band of brothers: “We’re all from similar backgrounds, we’re all from the same community and the streets of London. Same South London background, same morals, same principles. We’re all fathers. We all have our families as well – we’re trying to set an example.” Hundreds of racist protesters, led by the Britain First far-right group, gathered at Parliament Square. They did not waste time carrying the fight, not just to the anti-racism protesters, but also the police. The battles started from the Houses of Parliament and Trafalgar Square, spilling into the streets close to Whitehall towards Chelsea.
Mr. Noah, a teacher said: ‘If we didn’t I wouldn’t like to think what would have happened to the poor guy. We wanted to save his life and save the Black Lives Matter campaign as well.” The five were invited to the House of Lords, where they were received by Michael Hastings, Baron Hastings of Scarisbrick. The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan sent the men a commendation letter dated June 19, in which he wrote that: “I want to thank you for the incredible humanity you showed during a day marred by violence, desecration and racism displayed by right-wing extremists.
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