Guest Sophie Williams

Author Anti Racist Ally & Millennial Black

Sophie had a career in advertising, before she left to create her own business, working with clients such as Netflix on projects combining her professional advertising experience with active anti-racism work. 

In the summer of 2020, Sophie posted 10 slides to Instagram outlining how to be an anti-racist ally. Her slides, which were created in response to those outside the Black community wanting to help and be allies, went viral. 

We talk about how our visual culture and the language we use, is a powerful tool in communicating to those outside our own social groups.

Sophie also shares the stats on why Black & brown women are being expelled from workplaces due to discrimination. We are the most entrepreneurial group, why? Because we have to carve out our own work spaces. Sophie shares the evidence 

Shade is produced and hosted by Lou Mensah

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Full season music is composed by Brian Jackson

Mixing & sound design CA Davis

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Image Focus (click on link below to view image)

Protestors remove statue of Slave Trader, Edward Colston. June 7, 2020, Bristol, UK

Guests

Joshua Virasami, BLM UK Member & Author

George Osei-Prempeh, The Photographers Gallery London

Guests share their personal responses to the statue removal and it’s symbolism within the wider context of the civil rights movement

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UK BLM Protests

Press Photos

Image Focus: Patrick Hutchinson BLM Protest

Image REUTERS/Dylan Martinez June 13 2020

We discuss the impact of the image from social, cultural and art history perspective

Guests

Lanre Bakare. Arts & Culture correspondent, The Guardian

Carey Robinson. Head of Education, The South London Gallery

Patrick Hutchinson

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Episode Three additional music by Luke Cage

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This bonus series of four co-curated conversations between Shade and Convergence - the South London Gallery’s platform for critical conversations, screenings and written commissions - explores anti-racism and the arts.

This first episode features Kevin Morosky, filmmaker, advertising creative director and co-founder of We are Pocc (the creative network accelerating equality and equity, for culturally and ethnically diverse people in the creative industries) who speaks to Lou Mensah about the role that advertising plays in challenging racism, in our everyday lives. 

Future Convergence + Shade co curated conversations will be released through Feb, March & April, and they will explore the role that film, literature and sound play in challenging racism.

Produced and hosted by Lou Mensah of Shade Podcast

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Fashion & the BLM uprisings

Image Focus: British Vogue Cover, The September Issue 2020

American Vogue Covers, The September Issue 2020

Guests

Osman Ahmed, Fashion Features Editor i-D Magazine 

Mariel Tyler, Photographer

(Former Photo Editor of ELLE.COM & Getty)

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Full season music is composed by Brian Jackson

Episode Two additional music by Luke Cage

Mixing & sound design CA Davis

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Shade Podcast and CONVERGENCE at The South London Gallery have co-curated a four part conversation series asking ’Does the media have the potential to challenge racism?’

SLG’s convergence platform hosts critical conversations, screenings and written commissions, freely available to everyone on their website. For our first talk, on January 23rd 2021, Shade Podcast will be in conversation with Kevin Morosky, filmmaker, senior advertising creative and co founder of POCC - the network accelerating equality and equity, for culturally and ethnically diverse people in the creative industries. The talk will be available from January 23rd, on the South London Gallery website and also on your podcast app as bonus Shade content….enjoy! 

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Guest Paul Moakley Editor at Large, Special projects TIME Magazine

Image ‘The Overdue Awakening’ TIME, June 2020 Photographer Devin Allen

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Music composed for Shade Podcast by Brian Jackson Copyright Brian Jackson/Shade Podcast

Mixing & sound design CA Davis

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Shade returns for a new season, reflecting on the images and stories that emerged from the 2020 BLM uprisings.

Join Lou, along with the trailblazers and change-makers from the worlds of magazine & book publishing, photography, art, journalism and activism, to consider the effect of the summer 2020 uprisings on our visual and social cultures.

Music has been composed for Shade this season by musician Brian Jackson (of Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson). The duo composed the politically resonant 70's hit 'The Revolution will not be televised.'

Released weekly every Monday from 11 Jan 2021

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Music Brian Jackson

Additional music by Luke Cage

Editing & sound design by CA Davis Producer & Host of A Latto Thought

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In conversation with CARNIVAL QUEEN Fiona Compton, on the roots & evolution of Carnival!

Fiona is a Notting Hill Carnival Ambassador and founder of @knowyourcaribbean which teaches the history and culture of the Caribbean. Fiona’s work explores the disparities in representation of the Afro Caribbean diaspora within art and mainstream media. 

We talked about Carnivals roots and traditions as acts of rebellion, dating back to the 17th century. How the enslaved started the tradition in response to the Lent masquerade Balls held by French & British enslavers. Carnival is more than sound systems, its a form of protest. We talked about how the 'battling' used by the reggae and calypso artists influenced the British music scene, and the meanings behind the key costume and procession traditions. We also talk about this years virtual carnival weekend 29th-31st August.

Audio Producer: Mae-Li Evans

Lincoln Rahamut film for Notting Hill Carnival, by Fiona Compton

Music

'reNovation by airtone (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/60674

Everyone Will Notice, No One Will Say Anything- Chris Zabriskie

https://chriszabriskie.bandcamp.com/track/everyone-will-notice-no-one-will-say-anything

You fiddle, I’ll burn Rome - Chris Zabriskie

https://chriszabriskie.bandcamp.com/track/you-fiddle-ill-burn-rome

The Dark Glow of the Mountains - Chris Zabriskie

https://chriszabriskie.bandcamp.com/album/the-dark-glow-of-the-mountains

Triptych of Snippets by septahelix (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/septahelix/60171

Notting Hill Carnival: Dawn at Ladbroke Grove

-https://archive.org/details/NottingHillCarnivalDawnAtLadbrokeGrove 

Notting Hill Carnival 2008: Jouvert

https://archive.org/details/NottingHillCarnival2008Jouvert

Garifuna Drumming, Placencia, Belize

https://freesound.org/people/RTB45/sounds/329959/

duppyReggaetonSoca01-114.wav

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I first met Sylvia 3 or 4 years ago as a guest of a play she had written and performed, called Obama and Me - more about that in the show.

Of her library, Sylvia says

“Now more than ever, spaces that centre Black narratives are necessary, but we’ll continue to elevate African literature long after the current news cycle moves on.”

I loved talking with Sylvia so much, we covered her move to Ghana from Europe, how she feels about those book lists that have been circulating following the murder of George Floyd and what use, if any are they in affecting actual change. Sylvia tells us why LOATAD is so needed right now and how Akala came for an unexpected visit recently.

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