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    Imarn Ayton

    Imarn Ayton

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    Imarn is a writer, presenter and activist from South London who came to prominence during a Black Lives Matter protest in May 2020. She went on to organise several protests including one in London with 20,000 people on Saturday 6th June.

    Ayton has become a motivational speaker and diversity thought leader. Images of her during the protests captured by British Vogue photographer (Misan Harriman) have been featured in media across the world. She has written for British Vogue, UK GQ and The Face magazine.

    Latest articles by Imarn Ayton

    Activist Imarn Ayton
    Talk is cheap: how I turned words into action

    Opinion Activist Imarn Ayton talks turning words into action and the impact it can have...

    Culture
    • Ye West wearing a black cap and gum shield at Paris Fashion Week
      Can Ye West ever support the black community again after siding with right-wing ideologies?

      Opinion Following the reveal of Ye West's controversial 'White Lives Matter' sweatshirts, one writer looks into theories that there could be a misguided deeper message

      By Imarn Ayton

      Life
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      "How George Floyd's murder turned me into an accidental activist"

      Report Today marks two years since George Floyd's murder by the hands of police officer Derek Chauvin. As we mark the tragic anniversary, Imarn Ayton writes about the Black Lives Matter movement that followed and how she became an accidental activist as a result.

      By Imarn Ayton

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