Author: The Black Card Talks
THIS IS BIG GUYS! Firstly let’s define White Saviour – it refers to a white person who provides help to non-white people in a self-serving manner. Secondly whats the gist – Well, Sir Lenny Henry has confirmed that his Comic Relief charity will no longer send white celebrities to Africa after it was accused of perpetuating the ‘white
Wow. Wow. Wow. I can honestly tell you I never expected it. Did you? Our reflections from this years election are: Tyranny always loses in the end: Joe Biden received more votes that any other Presidential candidate in history. That is more than Obama, more than Kennedy more than 45 Presidents before him! In a
As Black History Month comes to an end I can honestly say this year has felt different! The authenticity in the delivery of it by organisations across the UK, the opportunities that have been given to Black professionals, creatives, individuals in media has shown me one thing – there has always been a budget but
Something most of the world doesn’t know is that #EndSARS was a trending hashtag and in 2017. It is a decentralised social movement against police brutality in Nigeria. Similar to the #BlackLivesMatter movement, it has been revitalised and more widely understood for it’s true aims in 2020. If you have somehow missed this years public
Black Business Build Us. It’s Black History Month and if you don’t know we have been running a campaign entitled “Know Your Past, Shape Our Future”. On last week’s show we had the pleasure of hosting Khalia Ismain the founder of Jamii talking about the need for Black Business and the need for us to
It’s BLACK HISTORY MONTH, and we don’t know about you but for the first time EVER it feels like Black people are not the only ones talking about it! A lot has happened this year. Following the Murders of Ahmaud Aubery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, we have seen an awakening to the oh so
On the 25th May 2020 George Floyd, an African American son, father of 5 children, grandfather to 2 children and community organiser was abhorrently murdered by 4 police officers, following an allegation of him passing a counterfeit $20 bill in a store. Due to the global pandemic, the world had no choice but to watch
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