Only 0.2% of journalists in the UK are black. That’s not just a shame, it's a disaster. In this episode, M.T. is joined by trailblazer and journalist Afua Acheampong-Hagan as they discuss why there are so few black journalists in the UK.

00:00 Intro

1:19 Meeting at yang tv

3:09 Where are all the black journalists

8:00 How have you got to where you’ve got to

10:42 My first time on Good Morning British

15:03 Code-switching, how do you resist the pressure

17:40 Being only called to talk about race as a black person

20:47 What have you had to overcome as a black woman to be in this position

25:45 How black conservative women are perceived is not fair

31:21 Politics has gotten very nasty

37:14 Culture wars are so boring

40:16 the government doesn’t care about you going to the shops

44:50 Roe vs Wade

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