“If black artists can win major commissions and international acclaim, why do we assume that to be black is always to be marginal, or in need of special support? We have to recognize how diversity initiatives can make black artists feel ghettoized and, as some cultural commentators have argued, bear 'the burden of representation.'”

British political adviser

Munira Mirza is a British political adviser. She worked with Boris Johnson in City Hall and later at Number 10, where she served as Director of the Policy Unit from 2019 until her resignation in February 2022. Earlier, she was Deputy Mayor for Education and Culture when Johnson was Mayor of London. Her public profile is tied to policy work in government and to the senior advisory roles she held under Johnson.