Black British Lives Matter with Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder

This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter –

What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy and our pain.

This week we discuss why Black British Art Matters with Ashton Attzs and Rianna Jade Parker.

Ashton Attz, is a Black non-binary painter and illustrator who won the coveted Evening

Standard Art Prize in 2018 for the painting of transgender swimmers, “Don’t Stay In Ya Lane”,

and Rianna Jade Parker is a leading a critic, curator and researcher whose first book ‘A Brief

History of Black British Art’ was published by Tate in 2021. Art can both define a culture, shape

it, and articulate the thoughts and feelings of a community. From Chris Ofili to Lynette Yiadom-

Boakye we explores exactly what art says about Black British Live and why it matters.

Find out more about the hosts and guests:

Ashton Attzs

Instagram: @attzs

Rianna Jade Parker

Twitter: @xaymacans

http://www.riannajadeparker.com/

Marcus Ryder is on Twitter @marcusryder

Lenny Henry is also on Twitter @LennyHenry

https://lennyhenry.net/

Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber & Faber and is available to purchase here:

https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/

Podcast art by Faber

Music by The Lethargees

This podcast is a Faber & Faber production

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This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter – 

What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy and our pain.

This week we discuss why Black British Disabled People Matter with Michelle Daley and Katouche Goll, both leading campaigners for Black disability rights for people in Britain. Daley and Goll explain why we cannot properly address racism in Britain today unless Black disabled people are front and centre of any struggle. Estimated to make up 22 percent of the Black British population we explore exactly why Black British disabled people’s lives matter.

 Find out more about the hosts and guests:

Michelle Daley

http://www.daleymichelle.co.uk/

Twitter: @michedaley

 Katouche Goll

Twitter: @itsKatouche

Instagram: @itskatouche

Marcus Ryder is on Twitter @marcusryder

Lenny Henry is also on Twitter @LennyHenry

https://lennyhenry.net/

Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber & Faber and is available to purchase here:

https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/

Podcast art by Faber

Music by The Lethargees

This podcast is a Faber & Faber production

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter –What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy and our pain.

This week we discuss why Black British Food Matters with Zoe Adjonyoh, founder of Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen and award-winning food journalist Melissa Thompson. Food plays a central role in any society. It carries our culture across generations and holds secrets about our history. We also ask if the food wider society values contains racist overtones, for example why is French cuisine regularly seen as the height of “good cooking” while West African food is rarely mentioned?

Find out more about the hosts and guests:

Zoe Adjonyoh

https://www.zoesghanakitchen.com/

Twitter: @zoeadjonyoh

Instagram: @zoeadjonyoh

Melissa Thompson

https://www.fowlmouths.co.uk/

Twitter: @FowlMouthsFood

Instagram: @fowlmouthsfood

Marcus Ryder is on Twitter @marcusryder

Lenny Henry is also on Twitter @LennyHenry

https://lennyhenry.net/

Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber & Faber and is available to purchase here:

https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/

Podcast art by Faber

Music by The Lethargees

This podcast is a Faber & Faber production

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter –What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy and our pain.

This week we discuss why Black British Mental Health Matters with the highly acclaimed actor David Harewood and journalist and documentary maker Marverine Cole. With Black Britons four times more likely to be sectioned under the Mental Health Act this is one of the most pressing issues affecting our communities. Our guests talk about the reality behind the shocking stats, their own personal mental health experiences and whether living in Britain is bad for our mental health.

Find out more about the hosts and guests:

David Harewood

https://davidharewood.co.uk/

Twitter: @DavidHarewood

Instagram: @davidharewood

David Harewood’s BBC Two documentary is ‘Psychosis and Me’

Marverine Cole

https://www.marverinecole.co.uk/

Twitter: @TVMarv

Instagram: @tvmarv

Marverine Cole’s BBC Radio 4 documentary is ‘Black Girls Don’t Cry’

Marcus Ryder is on Twitter @marcusryder

Lenny Henry is also on Twitter @LennyHenry

https://lennyhenry.net/

Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber & Faber and is available to purchase here:

https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/

Podcast art by Faber

Music by The Lethargees

This podcast is a Faber & Faber production

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter –What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy and our pain.

This week we discuss one big idea - reparations - paying Black British people, and Black people around the world, for the slavery and colonialism they suffered. Could reparations solve racism once and for all, and how would it eve work? Professor Kehinde Andrews and activist and lawyer, Esther Stanford Xosei join Lenny and Marcus to discuss.

Additional reading about reparations recommended in the podcast:

Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century by Kehinde Andrews

How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney

Capitalism and Slavery by Eric Williams

Slavery Reparations: The Time is Now by Nora Whitman

Esther Stanford Xosei’s chapter ‘The long road of Pan-African liberation to reparatory justice’ is in Black British History: New Perspectives edited by Hakim Adi

Find out more about the hosts and guests:

Kehinde Andrews

https://www.bcu.ac.uk/social-sciences/about-us/staff/criminology-and-sociology/kehinde-andrews

Twitter: @kehinde_andrews

Instagram: @kehindeandrews

Esther Stanford-Xosei

https://roape.net/2022/03/10/afrika-and-reparations-activism-in-the-uk-an-interview-with-esther-stanford-xosei/

Twitter: @Xosei

Instagram: @mzxosei

Marcus Ryder is on Twitter @marcusryder

Lenny Henry is also on Twitter @LennyHenry

https://lennyhenry.net/

Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber & Faber and is available to purchase here:

https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/

Podcast art by Faber

Music by The Lethargees

This podcast is a Faber & Faber production

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter –What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy and our pain.

This week we discuss why Black British Hair Matters with activist Stephanie Cohen from the Halo Collective, and filmmaker Kevin Morosky.

From dreadlocks to weaves, we look at what our hair says about our Black identity. We explore the politics and racism around hair, from "Black is beautiful" afros to discrimination in the workplace. Black barbershops and hair salons play a central role in our communities. We discuss what we love about our hair and what can sometimes make us want to pull it out! 

Find out more about the hosts and guests:

Stephanie Cohen

https://halocollective.co.uk/

Twitter @TheHaloCode

Instagram: @thehalocode

Kevin Morosky

http://www.kevinmorosky.com/

Instagram: @kevinmorosky

Twitter: @kevinmorosky

Marcus Ryder is on Twitter @marcusryder

Lenny Henry is also on Twitter @LennyHenry

https://lennyhenry.net/

Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber & Faber and is available to purchase here:

https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/

Podcast art by Faber

Music by The Lethargees

This podcast is a Faber & Faber production

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter – What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy and our pain.

This week we discuss why Black British Music Matters with Jazzie B, Beverley Knight and Carlton Dixon. Literally the best experts and royalty of Black British music, to guide us through this incredibly important subject.

From lovers rock to grime, and from Soul II Soul to Stormzy we cover it all and what our music says about Black British identity.

Find out more about the hosts and guests:

Jazzie B

Twitter: @JazzieB

Instagram: @jazziebobe

Carlton Dixon

Twitter: @CARLYCASSIUS

Beverley Knight

https://www.beverleyknight.com/

Instagram: @beverleyknight

Marcus Ryder

Twitter @marcusryder

Lenny Henry

Twitter @LennyHenry

https://lennyhenry.net/

Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber & Faber and is available to purchase here:

https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/

Podcast art by Faber

Music by The Lethargees

This podcast is a Faber & Faber production

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter –  What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy and our pain.

This week Marcus discusses why Black British Fathers Matter with actor Adrian Lester and activist Marvyn Harrison. From ‘absent fathers’ being blamed for the ills of Black society to

playing a critical role in the Black family - dissecting the truth from the stereotypes - everything is talked about with raw honesty.

Adrian Lester CBE is an award-winning stage and film actor, writer and director. Regarded as one of the most versatile actors in the UK, Adrian Lester receives critical acclaim for his roles on TV, the big screen and theatre.  He is also the father of two daughters.

Marvyn Harrison is the founder of Dope Black Dads, an organisation set up to counter the negative narratives around Black fathers as well as offering support to Black men to be better fathers. He is also the father of two small children.

Find out more about the hosts and guests:

Adrian Lester

https://tinapriceconsultants.com/adrian-lester/

Instagram: @adrian_lester

Twitter: @AdrianLester

Marvyn Harrison

https://www.marvynharrison.co.uk/

Instagram: @marvynharrison

Twitter: @Marvyn_Harrison

Marcus Ryder is on Twitter @marcusryder

Lenny Henry is also on Twitter @LennyHenry

https://lennyhenry.net/

Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber & Faber and is available to purchase here:

https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/

Podcast art by Faber

Music by The Lethargees

This podcast is a Faber & Faber production

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter – What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy, and our pain.

This week we discuss why Black British comedians Matter with Dane Baptiste and Gina Yashere. Why we laugh, what we laugh at - and what it reveals about us as Black British people.

Gina Yashere exemplifies what many see as a Black British talent drain to the US. In 2008, she became the first Briton to perform on Def Comedy Jam and has gone on to star in her own comedy specials on Netflix and to create, produce and act in the hit sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola, just confirmed for its 4th season on CBS.

Dane Baptiste made history in 2014 as the first Black British act to be nominated for a comedy award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He regularly appears on TV and radio and his podcast Dane Baptiste Questions Everything, was nominated for best podcast at the National Comedy Awards in 2021.

Find out more about the hosts and guests:

Gina Yashere

https://www.ginayashere.com/

Dane Baptiste

https://danebaptiste.co.uk/

Marcus Ryder is on Twitter @marcusryder

Lenny Henry is also on Twitter @LennyHenry

https://lennyhenry.net/

Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber & Faber and is available to purchase here:

https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/

The new comedians recommended by Dane and Gina at the end of the episode:

Babatunde Aléshé

Axel Blake

Mr Cee

Munya Chawawa

Mo Gilligan

Darren Harriott

Eddie Kadi

Ola Labib

Thanyia Moore

Aurie Styla

Cover art by Faber

Music by The Lethargees

Podcast by Faber & Faber Ltd

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This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter – What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy and our pain.

This week we discuss why Black British Fashion Matters with Afua Hirsch, Ozwald Boateng and Professor Carol Tulloch. What fashion, clothes and style say about Black British culture and identity. 

Afua Hirsch is an award winning author and journalist, TV presenter, one of Britain’s thought leaders and most importantly for this episode, a partner with SIKA Fashion.

Ozwald Boateng is one of the most recognizable names in British fashion known for his trademark twist on classic tailoring and bespoke styles.

Professor Carol Tulloch, a writer, leading academic, and curator with a specialism in dress and black identities.

Between them they make up a Black British Fashion Matters dream team and a very exciting podcast.

Find out more about the hosts and guests:

Ozwald Boateng

https://www.ozwaldboateng.co.uk/

Afua Hirsch

https://www.afuahirsch.com/

Prof. Carol Tulloch

http://professorcaroltulloch.com/

Marcus Ryder is on Twitter @marcusryder

Lenny Henry is also on Twitter @LennyHenry

https://lennyhenry.net/

Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber & Faber and is available to purchase here:

https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/

Cover art by Faber

Music by The Lethargees

Podcast by Faber & Faber Ltd.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.