To honour Black History Month, Tom is joined by Be the change. Media’s host of The Forgotten Generation Podcast Troy Njenje Mbanga. Together Tom and Troy discuss the life and legacy of Dr Dororthy Height, often referred to as the “godmother” of the Civil Rights movement. 

Tom’s research is based off an interview with Dr Height, available to watch on Youtube: A Conversation with Dorothy Height - National Portrait Gallery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfA9Am-rZTw 

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Troy’s recommendations for The Forgotten Generation Podcast:

National Youth Strategy https://theforgottengenerationpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-forgotten-generation-national-youth-strategy/ 

Interview with Eden Byrne https://theforgottengenerationpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-forgotten-generation-with-eden-byrne/ 

One Year Anniversary episode: https://theforgottengenerationpodcast.podbean.com/e/one-year-of-the-forgotten-generation-podcast/ 

Alongside exploring the achievements of Dr Height, Tom reviews a Common/Wealth Theatre Company production called Demand the Impossible, a part-performance, part punk-gig, part-sensory experience, exploring police injustice and the undercover infiltration of activist networks.

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