As part of our ongoing No Room For Racism initiative, we are running a series of Youth Voices films, where young people on Premier League community and academy programmes chat with first-team players about discrimination, equality and allyship.
Having a diverse and inclusive dressing room that talks about difficult issues is crucial for Nathan Ferguson to feel supported and valued.
"We speak about racism a lot very openly in our team," the Palace defender says. "As our team, as our squad, we are here to support each other.