We are in Black History Month in the UK and who better to have on than Nora and Ola of the TheBlackCardTalks.
Is the significance of black history month felt in this country though? In the US it is a massive thing but is that more so because they hold a larger percentage of the population that their history cannot be diluted? Regard the black voice has become stronger since last years traumatic events but it doesn’t stop there.
The younger generation need to be shaped in a way that they improve on what has been started already and it seems to be happening already in Gen Z. Maybe we will get to a point where code switching is not even a thing but that might just be a pipe dream, time will tell. We have all had different upbringings and who we were around during schooling years play a big part in that. Some found themselves more adaptable, whilst others felt marginalized, but all journeys are unique even for those with shared heritage.
The reality is that many lower classed communities are forced to move out of the areas they live in due to gentrification and now have to look to more obscure locations where the diversity is not comparable to London. This has its pros and its cons but if people knew ahead of time what would happen, perhaps their moves would have been different.
If people could go back and advise their younger selves, how would they do it. Black women face an uphill struggle in all facets of life but what is more important being black or being a woman? A strange question it may be but one that creates deep discussion and intriguing perspectives, find out about all this and more in this Impactful edition of TheNineToFivers Podcast
