Anti racism charities condemn online abuse of Wright and Agbonlahor

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Former Arsenal striker Wright abused on Instagram
‘Racism is society’s problem and it has been on the rise’

Ian Wright has revealed he has been subjected to vile online racist abuse while Gabriel Agbonlahor has also been targeted. The former Arsenal and England striker Wright was sent a number of Instagram messages, with leading anti-racism charities condemning the conduct.
An Instagram user messaged Wright with racist taunts prompting the 56-year-old to take to Twitter. He wrote: “I know I’m not meant to look at them but these messages still hit me so hard man. This is a child!!! This kid as a direct line into me & is able to send this without any worry.” Continue reading...

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