For this episode I spoke to my friend Mireille Harper, editorial director, writer, authenticity reader, communications consultant and the editor of my own book Life Lessons from Hip-Hop.

She recently joined me at Levi’s Haus of Strauss in London to talk about going viral with her Instagram post “10 Steps To Non-Optical Allyship” in 2020, the role of authenticity reading, how words can be harmful and working towards a more diverse publishing industry.

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During this conversation Mireille kindly signposts the following people and programmes that are working to make a difference in the diversity of publishing:

Sofia Akel - Free Books Campaign https://www.freebookscampaign.co.uk

Lemara Lindsay-Prince https://www.instagram.com/lemelp

Africa Writes https://africawrites.org

Leonie Annor-Owiredu & Hannah Lee - Words We Write Festival https://www.wordswewritefestival.com

Babes In Development - https://www.barbican.org.uk/take-part/communities-neighbourhoods/communities-in-residence

Hope Nbada - https://instagram.com/blackbookbitch

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@mireillecharper

@GrantBrydon

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Artwork by @chanylbtc

Music by @jonphonics

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Buy my book Life Lessons from Hip-Hop here: geni.us/LifeLessonsFromHipHop