Those on the left of the political spectrum truly believe that racism or any other kind of prejudice does not exist amongst their ranks. Minorities would beg to differ. But what is 'left wing' racism and how does it manifest itself? We ask if the rise and fall of Jeremy Corbyn has left a power vacuum on the left? And where do minorities go when they feel alienated from their natural home?

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Journalists Rachel Shabi and Saima Mohsin join Ava Vidal and Ayisha Vigneswaren to discuss the current Israeli assault on Gaza, the tumultuous history of the area, daily life for Palestinians in other areas, US involvement and how the disproportionate force used by the Israeli military is reported.

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BWH regulars Elaine Adu-Poku and Dr Louise Owusu Kwarteng join Ava Vidal and Ayisha Vigneswaren to discuss the narrow limits within #BlackWomen are allowed to exist, what it means to #BlackintheUK, when we felt most Black, where we grew up, what it was like to be Black in various environments, and ways to be Black. #BlackWomensPodcast #BlackVoices #ListentoBlackWomen #HowToBeBlack #KwartengsOfTheWorldUnite

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BWH goes international! We have our first overseas guest and what a guest it was: Professor Adolph Reed Junior joins Dr Louise Kwarteng from Greenwich University to discuss Identity Politics. A deep, intellectual conversation that discusses race and class and all of the intersections #Race #Class #Politics #Corbyn #Bernie

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Jendella Benson (@JENDELLA, Head of Editorial at Black Ballad) and Liz Pemberton (@theblacknurserymanager) talk to us about parenting while Black, raising conscious , free and happy #Black children, racism within Early Years education and why you should be visiting your child's school frequently. #Blackpodcast #Blackvoices #BWH #BlackWomansHour #BlackKids #Education #Racism

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Elaine Adu-Poku & Toyin Agbetu join Ava and Ayisha for this bonus episode on the conviction of Derek Chauvin, the Police officer who murdered George Floyd. Covering the normalisation of Black trauma, whether technology is a force for good in the struggle for racial equality, the differences between the coverage of Police brutality in the US and here in the UK and whether anything will change after this conviction. #Policebrutality​ #ChauvinTrial​ #GeorgeFloyd​ #RIPGeorgeFloyd​ #PritiPatel​ #activism​ #Blackpodcast​ #BlackVoices

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Ava Vidal is joined by her trusty sidekick Ayisha Vigneswaren and Dr Adam Elliott-Cooper, Research Fellow in Sociology at the University of Greenwich and Dr Shawn Sobers, Associate Professor at UWE in Bristol, to discuss why Bristol is so radical and dedicated to protest, the history of policing and Adam's soon to be published book Black Resistance to British Policing, diversifying curricula, why Black boys aren't cool and the pressures and difficulties for Black students at universities.

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We speak to members of the Jewish community ahead of the Board of Deputies 'Race Report' (Board of Deputies of British Jews’ Commission on Racial Inclusivity) which is out soon. Our guests journalist and Novara Media Commissioning Editor Rivkah Brown and Ella Bennett who co-founded and runs the Black Jewish Lives group. We have a full and frank discussion, the type of which you won't see in the mainstream media. We also ask what we have to do to build better understanding between both communities so we can fight rising white supremacy, and learn from someone that sits on the intersection of both.

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Historian and author Louise Raw drops by to speak to us about protests. We compare what’s happening in the current protests all over the country with what has happened in the past. We also speak to veteran and author Joe Glenton who speaks to us about the history of army protests.

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Ava Vidal and her trusty sidekick are joined by Elaine Adu-Poku, Dr Funke Abimbola M.B.E. and Dr Louise Owusu-Kwarteng for this bonus episode to discuss the government report finding that Britain is no longer institutionally racist. #RacismPays​ #Gaslighting​ #PoliceBill​ #PritiPatel​ #ToryCorruption​ #TorySleaze​ #BorisJohnsonAffair

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