I recognise that ultimately the only way we are going to deal with the kind of racism featured on the GUARDIAN's front page last week is through education.

But how do we get through to parents who have been brought up to believe and accept racism as part of daily life? How do we reach them?

Racism has been 'institutionalised' in this country for generations and breaking down that ingrained thinking is going to take too long.

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