The Meaning of Statues
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Jak Beula says statues and memorials matter because they show who a society values. His organisation is working to erect more to honour people of colour, including a new statue which he has designed for Windrush and Commonwealth nurses and midwives at the Whittington Hospital in London.
"It helps to improve equality and inclusion, to uncover the stories of historic characters who have positively impacted Britain, but for whatever reason remain unknown, unsung and unheralded."
Dr Jak Beula is the founder and CEO of Nubian Jak, an African and Caribbean community organisation.
Presenter: Olly Man
Producer: Sheila Cook
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