Everton Football Club has joined anti-racism charity the Anthony Walker Foundation’s ‘You Cannot Be What You Cannot See’ campaign, to help showcase and celebrate leaders from the region’s black community.

Running throughout Black History Month in October, ‘You Cannot Be What You Cannot See’ – which features Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin – celebrates the present and aims to inspire future black leaders from the Merseyside region.

The campaign will showcase images of change-makers on digital screens across the city and on social media, alongside a piece of advice they would give to their younger self.

Everton striker Calvert-Lewin is quoted as saying: “You can be anything you want in the world, if you invest everything you have into achieving it, regardless of how you look or the colour of your skin”.

Everton will also be supporting Black History Month with a series of events, showcasing and promoting diversity and inclusion. Keep an eye on the website for more details.

The Anthony Walker Foundation was established after the racially motivated murder of Anthony Walker in Huyton, 2005. Since then, the organisation has worked to promote racial justice, diversity and inclusion, and runs a support service for those who have experienced hate crimes across the region.

More information on AWF’s ‘You Cannot Be What You Cannot See’ campaign is available at https://anthonywalkerfoundation.com/.

To learn more about Black History Month visit https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/.