; Whereas, in October 2017, the UK Prime Minister released the Race Disparity Audit “examin[ing] how people of different backgrounds are treated across areas including health, education, employment and the criminal justice system” which found inequalities in education, housing, income and employment, justice, and health between Black persons of African and Caribbean background, and has since published the findings online, appointed a Special Advisor and Race Disparity Advisory Group to implement strategies to address the disparities, and announced 90 million British pounds to address inequalities in youth unemployment highlighted by the Disparity Audit; Whereas, on May 13 through 17, 2018, the European Parliament and European Economic and Social Committee, under the leadership of European Parliamentarian Cecile Kyenge of Italy, hosted the inaugural People of African Descent Week (PAD Week) in Brussels, Belgium in partnership with the European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup (ARDI), Transatlantic Minority Political Leadership Conference (TMPLC), Each One Teach One (EOTO), and the European Network Against Racism (ENAR); Whereas PAD Week featured over a hundred experts, activists, and policymakers to increase awareness of people of African descent living in Europe and to discuss solutions to address the racial discrimination and violence they face; Whereas MEP Cecile Kyenge stated, In addition to honouring the history and contribution of Europe’s Black population, the People of African Descent Week reaffirms European values by developing strategic and coherent responses to make our society more inclusive in the face of rising racial prejudice and violence across Europe ; Whereas PAD Week final recommendations call on European Union institutions and national governments to specifically adopt the following set of initiatives for Black Europeans: recognize past injustices and contributions; adopt a European Black History Month and Remembrance Day for Victims of Colonialism and Enslavement