Tell Me About Yourself

What does "where are you really from," really mean?

Intro/Outro music by: Yariroh 

Are we just looking at the world through a white lens, but from a Black Perspective?

In this interview, I speak with photographer, videographer and bubbling creative Godgift, as we explore the unique impact gender has when looking at experiences of race.  During our conversation we explore: whether there is self-love within the Black community; the impact of Pop culture on the treatment/experience of Black women; experiences of colourism and anti-blackness within Nigeria, and the feeling of being the Other in society.

Intro/Outro music by @yariroh

"It's so frustrating for people to downplay my experience, act like I'm overreacting, blame me for having that experience and just be mad at me for not being okay"--Jemmar 

In this interview, I have the pleasure of speaking with activist, Bafta winner--Yes BAFTA WINNER--and documentarian Jemmar Samuels. Jemmar and I have been friends since 2015, and she is someone who has long since influenced my writing, politics and my own understanding of race.

Intro/Outro Music by @yariroh

Does true solidarity only stem from shared experiences of oppression?

In this episode, I have the absolute pleasure of speaking with Ben, an international relations student from the North West of England, and a personal close friend.

This interview was recorded in the weeks following the murder of George Floyd, and the subsequent protests that followed this injustice.  Through our conversation, we explore; white privilege, the state's emphasis on property damage as a distraction tactic, Britain's ahistorical nature and the concept of Irish and Black Caribbean solidarity in Liverpool from a shared experience of British oppression.

In this episode, I sit down with my good friend, and the host of the T and Waffles podcast--the host who does the absolute most--Tommy Dixon. We cover a lot of ground in a short amount time; starting off by discussing whether implicit bias is just a way of infantilising white people on topics of race, and the impacts of teaching selective parts of history. We then dive into the policing of black events and questions over why it is that black people are seen as more of a threat, and how it is we can go about achieving change. 

Credit: Intro/Outro instrumental by Ray Hori (https://www.instagram.com/yariroh)

In this interview, I'm joined by Eboselumen (Ebi-Rose) Akhilomen: business owner, strength athlete and all-around "lit" person. During this conversation, we hear from Ebi about her experiences with body policing, microaggressions/macroaggressions, and the misogynoir she's faced as a Black woman in the UK.

Episode 1 of the Tell Me About Yourself series.