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- Black All Year - Antiracist Discussions; From 'Not Racist' to Actively Anti-Racist: Personal Stories and Strategies for Change
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What happens when you're a Black person, facing discrimination and harassment in a world that often fails to provide the necessary protection and support? Join us as we explore the unique challenges faced by our guests, Loujane Alasi and Jamie Conway, who share their personal experiences of discrimination, racism and Islamophobia from a young age. Using prompts from Ibram X. Kendi's Antiracist Deck, through their stories, we examine the complexities of race, cultural identity, and the stark contrast between how society reacts to high profile cases involving white women and black women.
Delving into the topic of anti-racism, Lou Jane and Jamie discuss why it's not enough to simply be "not racist" in today's society. They highlight the importance of being actively anti-racist and how individuals can make the transition from being passive observers to catalysts for change. Drawing upon the BBC Bitesize video by John Amaechi, we tackle the essential differences between being not racist and anti-racist, and explore the importance of constant self-awareness and growth.
As we navigate the murky waters of racialisation and institutional spaces, our guests share their insights on accountability, cultural differences, and the human element in equality impact assessments. We also discuss strategies for combatting targeted violence and how we can all contribute to an antiracist future by constantly educating ourselves, checking our biases, and embracing discomfort as we learn and grow. Don't miss this thought-provoking conversation with Lou Jane and Jamie on how to make a real difference in the fight against racism.
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Baby loss is more prevalent in Black communities in the UK than in white communities and yet Black women and families access the support available to them less often. Following the loss of her son, midwife Alicia Burnett decided to do something to address the lack of relevant and targeted information for Black and mixed Black heritage people who've experienced baby loss and has created Black Baby Loss Awareness Week (15 - 21 May 2023).
Hear about the challenges faced by Black women; the systemic racism that contributes to higher baby loss rates and the lack of representation that means that they don't access the available support, and find out about how Black Baby Loss Awareness Week and Alicia are working to address some of these challenges.
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Whilst discussion about menopause is on the rise, you might be forgiven for thinking that it only affects white women. Google 'menopause' and you'll see images of white women; menopause spokespeople in the media are all white. But the menopause issues that affect White women also affect Black women, and they are then compounded by the social, economic and healthcare barriers and challenges that affect Black women of at all stages of life. Join Steph Edusei in conversation with Anita Powell.Anita Powell is employed as a Community Engagement Advocate. With an interest in social issues and injustices, she has volunteered, worked and been an activist covering social inequality, heritage and menopause. She has worked on mental health issues, with ex-offenders, with people who are unemployed, on the menopause, and on refugee issues. She has been a menopause activist since 2019, founding the Menopause Alliance which holds a face-to-face peer support group in her hometown of Bedford where she grew up with her Afro-Caribbean family.
Anita hosts the podcast Black Menopause and Beyond which covers the topic of menopause and consists of interviews and reflections. Her reflections are made up of her lived experience, the experience of her peers and her professional experience working in the community sector.
In 2020 Anita became the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuyper, offering face-to-face online meetings via Zoom every two months. She is also a speaker on menopause, community, ethnic minorities, and women's issues and has appeared on BBC Breakfast, the Guardian, Magic FM radio, Maria Claire Magazine, Stylist and more.
Instagram: blkmenobeyond
Facebook: Black Menopause and Beyond
Twitter: blkmenobeyond
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www.mixcloud.com/waynecmcdonald1 hr 1 min - Black All Year - Mind Your Language
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When it comes to race and ethnicity, language is powerful.
Fear of getting it wrong is used as a reason to not talk about race at all.
Getting it wrong can have terrible consequences for all involved.
It can uplift and it can destroy.
Join Ranjana Bell and Steph Edusei to discuss language in the context of race and ethnicity.
Ranjana Bell MBE is Chair of The Road to Recovery Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, a charity that supports people on their journey of recovery from addictions which won the Asian Business Connexions 2021 3rd Sector Award.
In January 2014 she was awarded an MBE for her work with the police and BME communities in Tyne and Wear and Northumberland.
Ranjana has over 40 years’ experience in the field of Equality and Diversity. She has been a teacher for children with special needs; a local authority Race Equality Officer; an Equal Opportunities Officer for a university; a Non-Executive Director for a design company and has held the position of Director for her own company, rba Equality & Diversity since 1998.
She has been on many Boards and committees and including Chair of the Northumbria Police Strategic Independent Advisory Group (currently); former Co-Chair of the NE CPS Scrutiny Panel for Racist and Religious Hate Crime; PCC Independent Member for Police Misconduct Panels (currently), Chair of the NE Counter Terrorism Advisory Group (currently) and Co-Chair of Young People in Conversation (currently). She was a government appointed Commissioner for the Women’s National Commission for 4 years and has been a Lay Member of Employment Tribunals since 1999. She is a founder member of The Angelou Centre and The National Black Police Association.
In March 2022, she was named as The Volunteer of the Year by the National British Association of Women in Policing (BAWP).
Ranjana is part of the We Are Here – Inspirational Women permanent exhibition in Newcastle upon Tyne’s Discovery Museum, honouring exceptional Black and minoritised women who enrich north east communities in medicine, healthcare, science, education, activism and politics.
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www.mixcloud.com/waynecmcdonald59 min - Black All Year - No More Box Ticking
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The NHS is the UK's biggest employer of black and minority ethnic staff. What has it found it so hard to make progress on equality at work? How do we move from tick box exercises and make a real impact on equity and inclusion?
Anybody who is even vaguely interested in diversity, inclusion and racial equity in the NHS has heard of Roger Kline and so I was really keen to ask if he would take part in Black All year and honoured and excited when he agreed. Roger Kline is Research Fellow at Middlesex University Business School. He was the author of “The Snowy White Peaks of the NHS” (2014), and co-author of “The Price of Fear” (2018) on the cost of bullying in the NHS and co-author of “Fair to Refer” (2019) on disproportionate referrals of some groups of doctors to the General Medical Council. Roger is very active on Twitter and is well respected by many in NHS leadership.
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...<59 min - Black All Year - Representation Matters
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In this just for podcast episode Black All Year creator and host, Steph Edusei gives a very personal reflection on representation ahead of UK Black History Month. Representation matters and that shouldn't be up for debate, but it still is, but there is more to representation than just having a lone Black face in a sea of White.
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In this just for podcast episode we discuss the huge disparities between the maternity outcomes and experiences of Black and minoritised women in the UK and their White counterparts.
Amneet Graham, Patrice Dantzie and Afshan Ali all bring their knowledge, expertise and passion to highlight the issues and to talk about what needs to be done to reduce or remove this health inequality.
Amneet Graham is the project manager for Community of Cultures Project, run by Sheffield Maternity Cooperative. Former Chair of the Newcastle Maternity Voices Partnership, founder of Willows Rainbow Box, author of Understanding South Asian Baby Loss and an advocate for addressing inequalities in maternity. (https://twitter.com/GrahamAmneet https://www.linkedin.com/in/amneetgraham/)
Patrice Dantzie is a facilitator for the Community of Cultures Project Cultural Competency Training. She is also a trainee counsellor who will be specialising in perinatal mental health and is a bereavement support services officer for SANDS baby loss charity.
Afshan Ali is a midwife in the North East of England and prior to that worked in law for eight years. She is passionate about addressing maternal health inequalities and is also a facilitator for the Community of Cultures Project Cultural Competency Training.
Mentioned in the show:- FIVEXMORE https://www.fivexmore.com/
- Birthrights https://www.birthrights.org.uk/
- Sands Baby Loss https://www.sands.org.uk/
- MBRRACE-UK https://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk/reports
- Sheffield Maternity Cooperative Community of Cultures https://www.sheffieldmaternitycooperative.co.uk/community-of-cultures
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...59 min - Black All Year - Inclusion and the Youth Perspective
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What does inclusion mean for young Black people in the UK? What are the challenges they face in the societies they live in and within the Black communities they are part of? How do we make sure that inclusion is not two-dimensional or conditional and recognises the whole individual?
Steph Edusei talks with members of The Angelou Centre Young People's Network about their experiences of being Black and young in the UK.
Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/angeloucentre1LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-angelou-centre/
The Angelou Centre, is a black led women's charity based in the North East of England. The Angelou Centre delivers a range of accredited training, employability and development courses to support women into social and economic independence. Angelou Centre’s holistic model of care supports women and children who are often socially and politically excluded.To donate, visit https://pledge.to/black-all-year-the-angelou-centre-686
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...58 min - Black All Year - Anti-Blackness and Colourism
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What is anti-Blackness? Have you ever heard of or experienced colourism? How does it impact on Black people, their image and experiences? Are they the same as racism?
Evelyn (Evie) Mensah is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Central Middlesex Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust where she is the Clinical Lead for Ophthalmology. Evie's also Co-Lead for the North West London Ophthalmology Clinical Reference Group.
Evie is part of the senior cohort of the London Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) programme and a member of the Medical Workforce Race Equality Standards (MWRES) London Steering Group.
Carol Stewart is the founder of Abounding Solutions and author of Quietly Visible: Leading With Influence and Impact as an Introverted Woman. She is an Executive, Career and Leadership Coach, specialising in introverted women who are senior leaders.
She has been the featured expert in many media publications, is a 5 times LinkedIn Top Voice UK, and has received awards for her work developing women leaders.
Carol hosts the Quietly Visible podcast, is a semi regular columnist for the Sheffield Telegraph, and a TEDx speaker.
Links to evidence shared with participants
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/soc_fac/6/
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2009-00723-007
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb01991.x
https://www.zionmarketresearch.com/report/skin-lightening-products-market
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www.mixcloud.com/waynecmcdonald1 hr - The Antiracist Deck - a conversation on race and racism
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Talking about race and racism and having antiracist conversations is vital if we are going to see lasting and meaningful change. But conversations on race can be difficult for many, particularly when they are of different ethnicities.
Professor Ibram X Kendi is an American author, antiracist activist, founding Director of the Boston University Centre for Antiracist Research and a historian of race and discriminatory policy in America. As well as writing a number of books including “How to Be Antiracist” and “How to raise an Antiracist” he has created a tool to help people talk about race – The Antiracist Deck.
Steph Edusei is joined by Risaria Langley, friend, writer, performer and producer, in conversation prompted by the cards in the Antiracist Deck. Neither claim to be experts in the subject of race, however, this is an honest and wide-ranging dialogue between two people who feel safe with each other.
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About Black All Year
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Black History Month plays a crucial role, but it's essential to acknowledge that the celebration of Black heritage and culture extends beyond just one month. It's a year-round commitment involving…
celebration, recognition, support, education, and advocacy. Hosting this podcast is Steph Edusei, a renowned leader, speaker, and coach. As an Ashanti-Geordie woman with mixed Ghanaian and English roots from the North East of England, she brings a unique perspective to the table.