A black man had just made history as the first black leader in Europe

On Wednesday, Vaughan Gething was elected as First Minister of Wales, becoming the first black leader in Wales Europein keeping with CBS News.

Gething recalls describing himself as “a Welshman born in Zambia”. racism after his family moved to the UK. He joined the Labor Party at the age of 17, “inspired by articles he had read about Nelson Mandela”.

Last September, Gething visited Birmingham, Alabama as a representative for… Wales “on the 60th anniversary of the racist bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church that killed four black girls. People in Wales have raised money for a stained glass window depicting the Black Christ, which will be installed as part of the church renovation.”

“Even in Birmingham, Alabama, a very black city, they didn’t expect someone who looked like me to overtake Wales.” Geting commented.

50 years old Geting “won 51.7% of the votes of party members and affiliated trade unions”, defeating his opponent, Education Minister Jeremy Miles, who had 48.3%.

After selecting, Geting he said: “It is a source of pride for modern Wales, but also a huge responsibility for me – and one I do not take lightly.”

“Today we turn a page in the book of our nation’s history. The history we are writing together,” Gething said during his speech victory speech. “Not only because I have the honor of becoming the first black leader of any European country, but because the generation gap has been bridged.”

Once King Charles III approves his nomination, which is just a formality, Gething will probably be officially sworn in to his position.

This is the first time in history that a white man has not led the race government in the UK The other three British governments are headed by ‘British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak [who] is of Indian heritage, while Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf was born in the UK to a Pakistani family, [and] Northern Ireland is co-chaired by Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly.”

According to the boss British futureequality think tank Sunder Katwala, “ethnic diversity at the top has become the ‘new normal’.” Yet despite a rise in diversity amongst elected leaders, racism still exists.

“Sayeeda Warsi, former leader of the Conservative Party, said she feels more openly racist now than in 2010, when she was the only person of color in then-Prime Minister David Cameron’s government,” she added. Related press reports. Data shows that black people and other minorities proceed to be worse off in terms of poverty and health than their white counterparts.