Stephen Lawrence Day: Campaigners call for inclusivity and education 28 years on
The 18-year-old had dreams of becoming an architect
Today marks 28 years since Black teenager Stephen Lawrence was murdered in south east London.
He was waiting for a bus on Well Hall Road in Eltham with a friend when a group of white men targeted them.
It wasn't until 2012 that two of his attackers were jailed for murder.
There were more suspects, but the Met says all lines of inquiry are completed, though any new information that comes to light "will be assessed accordingly".
The anniversary of his death is now known as Stephen Lawrence Day - with events taking place in his memory focussing on education and inclusivity.
South London music producer Max Cyrus has worked closely with Stephen's family to create "Never Forget Stephen Lawrence" - feauturing prominent artists and musicians.
He says that from conversations he's been part of, what he's heard about Stephen over and over "is the great promise of what he potentially was going to contribute to society."
Reflecting on this week's guilty verdict in the trial following George Floyd's death, Max says: "That point is a starting point now, because it didn’t happen for Stephen, and it didn’t happen for any other individual who’s been murdered in that way, so George Floyd, in the timing of it, is a good point now to say OK, let’s try to undress things in our mind in society, and say OK, how will we start moving forward now."
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