[quote ColleagueFromMars]@PatricksRum good luck, I support you 100%. I wonder if it might be a good idea to start off as one section for all things black related, and once it's a bit established you will (collectively) have an idea if you think sub sections would be helpful or not. If it's quieter while it builds up, it might be better to have all topics in one. Just my 2p worth.
@leostar that's possibly the most clear example of institutional racism I've seen on mumsnet. Congratulations 
"We all bleed red" ... yes. However we don't all have white skin, white hair type, we aren't all free from worry about if our child misbehaves will they get treated the same as their peers at school and by the police, we don't all have the same equality of opportunity in our careers and in society, we're not all just as likely to be believed innocent until proven guilty, and a whole host of other things.
There ARE differences between white experiences and black experiences in life. The very fact that a great many posters on here are denying somebody else's experiences is part of the problem.
A space for black topics takes absolutely NOTHING away from white people. It is being requested by black people, so it's absolutely not being forced on A.N.Y.B.O.D.Y. If you don't like it, you don't have to visit it. But keep your flipping complaints out of it because it's not about us white people.[/quote]
Thank you. I think that's a sensible way to approach it!