OURVOICE the podcast.: Recent Episodes
OURVOICE the podcast.
Welcome to OURVOICE, an unapologetic and authentic podcast, made by the culture, but for everyone. No topic is off limits. This podcast will candidly discuss the many issues faced by black people around the world, the positive impacts that we have on society (which sometimes isn't always highlighted) and aim to educate people about how we can push society forward to understand that these things exist. Please subscribe and also follow us on Instagram: @ourvoice.podcast.
During this mini episode I talk about what Black History Month in the UK means to me and how 31 days of a year is nowhere near enough time to celebrate the amazing impact the Black community has had on society over the years.
Please note: this podcast was recorded virtually, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
I claim no copyrights for the Maya Angelou audio segment and all facts stated have been sourced from The Guardian.com and History.com.
During this mini episode I talk about the beautiful 4 minutes and 7 seconds dance routine that the dance group Diversity performed on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent, and the backlash that more than 25,000 racist British people brought to the group, ITV and OfCom.
Please note: this podcast was recorded virtually, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
During this mini episode I talk about the unfair racial profiling of black people, including recent incidents involving a young man driving his car in a predominantly white area, a security guard racially profiling Edward Enninful (Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue), and some of my own personal experiences
Please note: this podcast was recorded virtually, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
During this episode I speak with Shay Doran, founder of Green Revolt, about the current #BlackLivesMatter movement and his experience as a white male who's recently joined the movement and taken part in the peaceful protests.
We talk about the importance of white people listening, understanding their privilege and also the disgust of certain people expressing their racist views to spread further hate and division.
We both openly share our honest perspectives on the subjects and Shay gives some advice about what white people can do to help the Black community on this fight for equality.
Please note: this podcast was recorded virtually, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
During this episode I speak with three friends; Claire, Aretha and Marcel, about the current #BlackLivesMatter movement and their thoughts on raising their kids in today’s society.
We talk about the importance of your children being mentally, physically and spiritually ready for the long road of race struggles ahead, our views on why these issues aren’t progressing as fast as they should be, and much more.
We all speak openly and candidly about these topics, and give our insight and honest perspectives – if you’d like to follow Marcel, his IG is @healthymind_healthygrind. Please note: this podcast was recorded virtually, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
During this mini episode, I talk about how COVID-19 has sparked racially charged negative treatment against the black community in China, encouraged French Scientists to suggest using black Africans as vaccine guinea pigs, and the increased media narratives that black people are more likely to die from contracting the virus than their white counterparts.
This mini episode focuses on the recent online racist abuse that former football legend, Ian Wright received on one of his social media accounts. It also mentions how people came in waves to support Ian's decision to publicly show the abuse online, as well as the foolish people who seem to sympathise with the racist, instead of Ian himself.
‘Mini Episodes from OURVOICE the podcast.' feature Daniel alone, giving his perspective on topics that have recently happened around the world.
This mini episode focuses on the tragic racially motivated murder of Ahmaud Arbery, the outrage that his murderers weren’t charged until months later, and the disappointment that Daniel has with some of his friends for not speaking up online with the black community.
During this episode I speak with Life Coach, Alana Simone, about the racist side of social media.
We talk about online trolls, a recently released racist TikTok video, backlash that TESCO supermarket received for making skin tone plasters, and more.
We speak openly and candidly about these topics, and Alana gives us her insight into how we can start to overcome some of them (at least mentally for now).
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(Please note: this podcast was recorded virtually, during the COVID-19 pandemic).
OURVOICE the podcast is an unapologetic and authentic podcast, focusing on people of colour, but for everyone.
During episode 'zero', we give you a quick introduction of why this podcast is here, what it aims to do and what you can get from it.
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