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Black Lives Living26. Why this war is differentLindani, Jamil and Flavian discuss how the Ukraine war is different. How the stereotypical refugee has changed and the history of how Britain has treated refugees.2022-03-2452 min
Black Lives Living25. The Black VoteOn this episode we talk politics, why have so many of us have only recently started voting? We discus if politicians can really relate to those who are living on minimum wage? Why is It in politicians interests to keep people divided? How important is it to have politicians who look like us? Will we ever have a black Prime Minster?2022-03-1052 min
Black Lives Living24. How detached have we become to where our food comes from?Lindani, Jamil and Flavian discuss how detached we have become to where our food comes from? Can someone eat meat but disagree with killing animals?Do commercial interests of a few want us detached to where our food comes from?2022-02-2450 minBlack Lives Living23. Stereotypes about black peopleLindani, Flavian and Jamil talk about the most common stereotypes about black people. Where have they come? Are they are true?2022-02-1759 min
Black Lives Living22. Culture balance with mixed race childrenLindani, Mac and Rebecca discus the challenges of raising mixed race children and how to balance the different cultures. 2021-11-2554 min
Black Lives Living21. Black History MonthLindani, Jamil and Flavian discuss Black history Month. Why it is so important? What it means to each of them and why black history shouldn't just be reserved for the month of October.2021-11-1252 minBlack Lives Living20. How music can influence world viewsLindani and Omar look at how music influenced their world views, from the objectification of women, to lifestyle choices, homophobia and how cancel culture needs to go!2021-10-2142 min
Black Lives Living19. The Talk Part 2On this episode, Lindani and Jamil continue the conversation on The Talk. They compare experiences and look at how important The Talk is, who can deliver The Talk and the potential ramifications of not having The Talk.2021-09-3039 min
Black Lives Living18. The talkOn this episode, Lindani and Steph talk about the Talk. Not the talk about where babies come from, but the talk they will need to have with their future children about how to navigate the world as a mixed race child.2021-09-1735 min
Black Lives Living17. Confronting racism at homeOn this episode, Lindani and Jamil talk about how race discussions are creating divisions within families. People who have been exposed to diversity are starting to challenge not only their own views, but their parents views too. Challenging racial views at home is allyship at its best as these conversations are easier had at home than they are at work.2021-09-0256 min
Black Lives Living16. Cultural differences in relationshipsThis week, Lindani, Jamil and Flavian discus their experiences dating women from different cultures, the mishaps that can happen when meeting the family, the importance of cooking and the "accepted" dress code.2021-08-2641 min
Black Lives Living15. Will you be my ally?On this episode, Lindani and Steph discuss allyship. What it means and how we can all be better allies in everyday life.2021-08-1243 min
Black Lives Living14. Where are you really from?On this episode we discuss what it is to be "British" and how skin colour can raise questions about where people are really from. 2021-07-2954 min
Black Lives Living13. Mental health during lockdownLindani and Jamil discuss how lockdown has had a massive impact on people's mental health and the stigma often attached to discussing mental health amongst men and within the black community. 2021-07-2258 min
Black Lives Living12. English when we win, black when we loseAfter a strong year fighting racism, it seemed like progress was being made. The European Cup united the country like we have never seen before, until it all went wrong. The same players that were being praised for getting to the finals are the same players who are now suffering racist abuse from their own fans. Its clear, we are English when we win but we are black when we lose.2021-07-1550 min
Black Lives Living11. Graham. Who the hell is Graham?On this episode, Lindani, Jojo and Flavian discuss how unfamiliar names can hold people back when applying for jobs and whether they can be their full self at work. This is where Graham comes in, Graham is the alter ego for job applications, interviews and work life. Lets just say Graham's demeanour is not "black"2021-07-081h 07Black Lives Living10. Multiracial couple straight talk - Flavian & NikkiOn this episode, Flavian & Nikki talk us through their experience as a multiracial couple. 2021-07-011h 02
Black Lives Living9. Should people have to pay for their ancestors wrong doings?Redistribution of land and wealth post colonialism is a difficult problem to solve. Steph and I try and understand how the people who suffered through colonialism can be compensated and the incentives countries can put in place to rebalance societies.2021-06-2432 minBlack Lives Living8. The mixed race woman’s point of viewOn this episode, I speak to my good friend Jess. Jess and I have been friends for about 16 years, her mum is British and her dad is from Trinidad and Tobago. We discuss why mixed race boys identify as black, and mixed raced women say they are mixed race. Why does society define mixed race boys as black?2021-06-171h 00Black Lives Living7. How we manage the growth of Drill Music?This week, Omar and I discuss the growth of drill music, how it has and continues to influence the youth and how we manage its growth. Is it promoting the youth to commit more knife crime?2021-06-1055 minBlack Lives Living6. Going from majority to minorityThis week I'm speaking to Jojo. Jojo moved from Ghana to the UK back in 2002, we compare our experiences of moving to the UK from Africa and find we had very similar experiences growing up in the UK as black men.2021-06-031h 05Black Lives Living5. What do we do about casual racism at work?This week I'm speaking to Omar. Omar moved from Jamaica as a child and overall had good experience growing up in the UK as a black man. Things only started to change when he started working.2021-05-271h 02Black Lives Living4. Is Africa behind the times on homosexuality?How do we find the balance between African tradition and westernisation? We discuss the attitude of homosexuality across Africa. The definition of democracy, is control of an organisation or group by the majority of its members. Some African leaders claim homosexuality is an "un-African" "western import."2021-05-2038 minBlack Lives Living3. Where was knife crime when we were growing up?This week, I have a chat with Mac about the rise in knife crime, how knife crime has changed since we were kids and what we can do to tackle it. Mac has been campaigning against knife crime, featured in the local newspaper and has some interesting ideas on what we can do to tackle it.2021-05-1359 minBlack Lives Living2. The Kenyan British farmerThis week I am chatting with Flavian. Flavian is Kenyan and moved to the UK in 2006, he's now a farmer in Plumpton, East Sussex. Being one of a few black British famers, he has a very interesting story!2021-05-061h 01
Black Lives Living1. Upbringing polar opposites SA vs UKIn our first episode we look at how different upbringings can meet in the middle. A Zulu and a Brit, together, about to get married. The Zulus are probably turning in their graves.2021-04-2950 min