Black Speaker's Support Group Podcast: Recent Episodes
Black Speakers Support Group
We discuss topics affecting black people in tech and invite people to listen, join the conversation and learn by asking questions.
In this episode, the Black Speakers Support Group talks about mental health. We discuss and acknowledge that everyone has mental health and different factors that will affect our mental health and also go deeper into:
- Cultural views on therapy
- Generational Trauma
- Supporting Friends and Colleagues
- Impact of the media
In the session, I mention a charity focused on providing Black councellers familiar with the lived experience of Black people. They can be found here: https://blackmindsmatter.co.uk/
Read more about what was discussed:
https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/equity/projects/infantmortality/session2.2.pdf
https://www.healthline.com/health/parenting/epigenetics-and-the-black-experience
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200804-black-lives-matter-protests-race-mental-health-therapy
https://www.columbiapsychiatry.org/news/addressing-mental-health-black-community
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/news-about-racial-violence-harms-black-peoples-mental-health/
Join the Black Speakers Support Group and special guest Coach Vic as they delve into Codeswitching. The team discuss what this is, why is it done and the impact it has. How can we all as a society encourage and allow people to live more authentic lives?
Coach Vic is a Motivational Speaker, Business Consultant and Executive Coach whose high-energy presentations challenge audiences to leave mediocre habits in the past while promoting sustainable growth. Find out more about Coach Vic here and check out his podcast!
Read more about Codeswitching:
- https://hbr.org/2019/11/the-costs-of-codeswitching
- https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210119-why-its-hard-for-people-of-colour-to-be-themselves-at-work
- https://www.fastcompany.com/90605031/the-toll-of-codeswitching-and-the-tyranny-of-culture-fit
Join the BSSG as we discuss our different pathways into technology and our learnings from each experience. We also discuss the impact of having a support system, how people already in tech paying it forward can encourage and grow a new community of people in tech.
Alexio Chandiwana - How I got into Tech Presentation
Power Platform Africa Facebook Group
Microsoft Learn
www.powerplatformschool.com
Reach out to us on Twitter: @thebssg to continue the conversation.
Join the Black Speakers Support Group in their first podcast as they discuss what melanated people would like to be referred to and not referred to and why!
We discuss the history of some terms, why they are not acceptable, the impact of words and how to approach situations where you may not be sure how to descript or refer to someone or a group of people.
For more information, please feel to read:
https://bectu.org.uk/news/black-bame-or-people-of-colour-whats-in-a-name/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-30999175
https://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/19/living/biracial-black-identity-answers/index.html
Reach out to us on Twitter: @thebssg to continue the conversation.
The Black Speakers Support Group have been formed to provide a space for black members of the Microsoft community and to share experiences with the wider community enabling us to grow together. The podcast has been created in celebration of Black History Month to collectively answer some common questions asked about the black experience.