Afleveringen
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Pawlet Brookes talks with Victoria Showunmi as they discuss her research around Black feminism and intersectionality. Listen as Showunmi describes her experiences with professional jelousy and her visions for empowering Black women and girls in her current work and in the future. Music by NWAKKE.
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Pawlet Brookes talks with Leila Hassan Howe as they discuss her pioneering activism for the Black and immigration communities in Britain. Listen as Hassan Howe describes her change-making contributions to Britain and how her work with her late husband Darcus Howe has impacted communities today. Music by NWAKKE.
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Pawlet Brookes talks with Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, clean air advocate. Listen as Adoo-Kissi-Debrah describes her journey in seeking justice for her daughter who lost her life to a fatal asthma attack linked with air pollution and the change she strives for. Music by NWAKKE
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Pawlet Brookes talks with Ralph Moore, Josie Woods' son. Listen as Moore describes the fond memories of her touring as a dancer, teaching and how her activism impacted the arts and his life. Music by NWAKKE.
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Lilian Bader was one of the first Black Women to join the British armed forces. Navigating racism to serve with the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Her story is brought to life through readings from her memoirs. Narrated by Pawlet Brookes. Lilian Bader is voiced by Tasmin Evans. Music by NWAKKE.
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Pawlet Brookes talks with Jacqui Dankworth, Cleo Laine's daughter. Listen as Dankworth describes some of her favourite memories of his mother, the life lessons she has learnt from her and her reputation in the music industry. Music by NWAKKE.
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Pawlet Brookes talks with Bolaji Laurance, Kath Locke's son as they discuss her legacy in Manchester. Listen as Laurance describes some of his favourite memories of his mother, the life lessons he has learnt from her and the impact she had on the local community. Music by NWAKKE.
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Una Marson was the first Black female producer for the BBC, her creativity, passion and deep-rooted love for her Jamaican heritage shines through her work. Listen as Pawlet Brookes describes Marson's trailblazing journey, plus an extract from her programme Hello! West Indies and a reading of her poem Little Brown Girl. Hello! West Indies extract © Crown / Courtesy of the BFI National Archive. Speakers: Pawlet Brookes, Georgina Payne. Music by NWAKKE
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Pawlet Brookes talks with Right Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin Bishop of Dover. Listen as Bishop Rose discusses her journey with faith, her visions for the future and some of the life lessons she has used along her way. Music by NWAKKE.
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Pawlet Brookes talks with Stella Kanu, the CEO at Shakespeare's Globe. Listen as Kanu shares the major influences in her life and her ambition to always choose joy.
Music by NWAKKE.
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Pawlet Brookes talks with Professor Olivette Otele FRHistS FLSW as they discuss her work in history and memory studies. She is the first Black woman to be appointed to a professorial chair in History in the UK. Listen as Otele shares the influence of her grandmother on her life and some of the life lessons she has learnt. Music by NWAKKE.
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Pawlet Brookes talks with Lisa Williams as they discuss Williams' journey through literature. Listen as Williams describes her love for History and how this has influenced her teaching and writing alongside her visions and plans for the future. Music by NWAKKE
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Claudia Jones dedicated her life to the advancement of Black women's rights and the development of public and political consciousness in Black British communities. Listen as Pawlet Brookes describes the work of Jones and the impact it has had today as well as a reading of one of her poems, 'There Are Some Things One Always Remembers' (1958).
Speakers: Pawlet Brookes, Hafsa Hirsi. Music by NWAKKE.
Poem: “There Are Some Things One Always Remembers” reproduced from Claudia Jones – Beyond Containment ed Carole Boyce Davies (ISBN 978-0-9562401-6-3) with permission from the Publisher Ayebia Clarke Publishing Limited, Banbury Oxfordshire www.ayebia.co.uk -
Pawlet Brookes talks with Clary Salandy as they discuss Carnival. From Salandy's own organisation, Mahogany, and the impact it has had on communities to her hopes for Carnival in the future, listen as Salandy discusses her own journey and her relationship with Carnival. Music by NWAKKE
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Pawlet Brookes talks with Clary Salandy, friend and colleague of Geraldine Connor, as they discuss Connor's legacy in the theatre, music and arts industries. Listen as Salandy recalls favoutite memories of working with Connor, the lessons she has learnt and as how she hopes Connor will be remembered. Music by NWAKKE.
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Pawlet Brookes talks with Hermon and Heroda Berhane as they discuss their activism as Black Deaf women. Listen as they describe their aspirations within the fashion industry and their visions for the future.
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Pawlet Brookes talks with Heather Paul, Gertrude Paul's daughter as they discuss her mother's journey though teaching and activism. Listen as Heather describes some of the stories from her mother and the impact she has had on Black communities in the North of England, from being the first Black head teacher in Leeds to being one of the founders of the Leeds West Indian Carnival. Music by NWAKKE
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Pawlet Brookes talks with Sandra Pollock as they discuss the Pollock's journey through leadership. Listen as Pollock talks through the importance of creating networks of support and celebration for Black women and her visions for the future. Music by NWAKKE
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Pawlet Brookes talks with Josette Simon where they discuss the winding path Simon has taken along her career as an actress. Listen as Simon describes the obsticles she has had to overcome, what she is proud about herself and her visions for the future. Music by NWAKKE
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Pawlet Brookes talks with Gaynor Legall as they discuss working within history and heritage. Listen as Legall discusses some of the influential organisations she has helped build in Wales and the impact her work has had on the local community. Music by NWAKKE
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