Black Coffee Talks: Recent Episodes
Tina Abena Oforiwa
This podcast delves into conversations concerning black culture, lives, and experiences. The objective is to engage in dialogue which promotes understanding of the different layers and complexity of the black experience, particularly from a Black British perspective.
“Adultification bias is a form of racial prejudice where children of minority groups, such as African-Caribbean and African American are treated as being more mature than they actually are by a reasonable social standard of development.” Wikipedia In this episode, I discuss the unequal and prejudicial treatment black girls experience at the hands of those who should protect, educate, guide and nurture them into adulthood.
In this episode, I reflect on a few things: some of the outcomes of the protests thus far, the work required from white allies, and the harmful effects of the "model minority" myth. All statistic quoted were taken from The MacGregor Smith Review on Race In the Workplace, which can be accessed online.
In this episode, I share my thoughts and feelings on the current wave on unrest sparked by the senseless killings of black people in America. I discuss from the perspective of being a black Brit, the complexities of navigating white spaces. I touch on what is required from white people to encourage better race relations and move towards real progress.