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30 October 2025

30 October

Ed Accura

Public Safety & Inclusion Correspondent

Ed Accura is a British filmmaker, musician and advocate whose work focuses on public safety, community inclusion and cultural change. He is the co-founder of the Black Swimming Association, which promotes diversity in aquatics through education and awareness, and the creator of the Blacks Can’t Swim and Changing the Narrative documentary series. His films, released on platforms including Amazon Prime, Sky, Apple TV and Google Play, have been credited with transforming national conversations around water safety and representation. For The European, he writes on public safety, inclusion and the social impact of culture.

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