{"id":173273,"date":"2024-08-02T21:00:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T20:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/british-army-issue-racism-apology-to-black-poster-girl-soldier-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2024-08-02T21:00:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T20:00:43","slug":"british-army-issue-racism-apology-to-black-poster-girl-soldier-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/british-army-issue-racism-apology-to-black-poster-girl-soldier-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"British Army issue racism apology to black \u2018poster girl\u2019 soldier | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xQBp8Mfafag\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"British Army issue racism apology to black \u2018poster girl\u2019 soldier | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xQBp8Mfafag\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A black female soldier who fronted British Army recruitment campaigns has spoken for the first time about how years of racist abuse and bullying made her life whilst serving \u201ca living hell\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Kerry-Ann Knight, 33, took her case to a UK employment tribunal and accepted a substantial settlement from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) last month.<\/p>\n<p>She says when her complaints weren\u2019t taken seriously she began secretly recording conversations &#8211; including one where laughter could be heard after a white male soldier said \u201cjust [expletive] tar and feather her, it\u2019s what they used to do in the old days\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Knight and the MoD settled before a final judgement was made, after the Army agreed to making a public apology.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BritishArmy #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A black female soldier who fronted British Army recruitment campaigns has spoken for the first time about how years of racist abuse and bullying made her life whilst serving \u201ca living hell\u201d. 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