BBC Wildlife Magazine

GILLIAN BURKE

“IT’S NOT FAIR! BACK IN THE DAY, that was the standard protest and cry of frustration when I wasn’t allowed to do something my older brother was allowed to do. In return, all my Dad would offer was “No black man is fair” as he casually walked away, clearly quite pleased with himself for having left me bewildered and out of words. It

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