This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter –What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy and our pain. This week we discuss why Black British Art Matters with Ashton Attzs and Rianna Jade Parker.Ashton Attz, is a Black non-binary painter and illustrator who won the coveted EveningStandard Art Prize in 2018 for the painting of transgender swimmers, “Don’t Stay In Ya Lane”,and Rianna Jade Parker is a leading a critic, curator and researcher whose first book ‘A BriefHistory of Black British Art’ was published by Tate in 2021. Art can both define a culture, shapeit, and articulate the thoughts and feelings of a community. From Chris Ofili to Lynette Yiadom-Boakye we explores exactly what art says about Black British Live and why it matters. Find out more about the hosts and guests:Ashton AttzsInstagram: @attzs Rianna Jade ParkerTwitter: @xaymacanshttp://www.riannajadeparker.com/ Marcus Ryder is on Twitter @marcusryderLenny Henry is also on Twitter @LennyHenryhttps://lennyhenry.net/Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber &amp; Faber and is available to purchase here:https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/Podcast art by FaberMusic by The LethargeesThis podcast is a Faber &amp; Faber production

Black British Art Matters With Ashton Attzs and Rianna Jade Parker

This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter –&nbsp;What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy and our pain. &nbsp;This week we discuss why Black British Disabled People Matter with Michelle Daley and Katouche Goll, both leading campaigners for Black disability rights for people in Britain. Daley and Goll explain why we cannot properly address racism in Britain today unless Black disabled people are front and centre of any struggle. Estimated to make up 22 percent of the Black British population we explore exactly why Black British disabled people’s lives matter.&nbsp;&nbsp;Find out more about the hosts and guests:&nbsp;Michelle Daley<a href="http://www.daleymichelle.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.daleymichelle.co.uk/</a>Twitter: @michedaley&nbsp;&nbsp;Katouche GollTwitter: @itsKatoucheInstagram: @itskatouche&nbsp;Marcus Ryder is on Twitter @marcusryder&nbsp;Lenny Henry is also on Twitter @LennyHenry<a href="https://lennyhenry.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lennyhenry.net/</a>&nbsp;Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber &amp; Faber and is available to purchase here:<a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/</a>&nbsp;Podcast art by FaberMusic by The LethargeesThis podcast is a Faber &amp; Faber production&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Black British Disabled People Matter With Michelle Daley and Katouche Goll

This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter –What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy and our pain.&nbsp;This week we discuss why Black British Food Matters with Zoe Adjonyoh, founder of Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen and award-winning food journalist Melissa Thompson. Food plays a central role in any society. It carries our culture across generations and holds secrets about our history. We also ask if the food wider society values contains racist overtones, for example why is French cuisine regularly seen as the height of “good cooking” while West African food is rarely mentioned?&nbsp;Find out more about the hosts and guests:&nbsp;Zoe Adjonyoh<a href="https://www.zoesghanakitchen.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.zoesghanakitchen.com/</a>Twitter: @zoeadjonyohInstagram: @zoeadjonyoh Melissa Thompson<a href="https://www.fowlmouths.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.fowlmouths.co.uk/</a>Twitter: @FowlMouthsFoodInstagram: @fowlmouthsfood Marcus Ryder is on Twitter @marcusryderLenny Henry is also on Twitter @LennyHenry<a href="https://lennyhenry.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lennyhenry.net/</a>&nbsp;Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber &amp; Faber and is available to purchase here:<a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/</a>&nbsp;Podcast art by FaberMusic by The LethargeesThis podcast is a Faber &amp; Faber production&nbsp;

Black British Food Matters With Zoe Adjonyoh and Melissa Thompson

This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter –What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy and our pain. This week we discuss why Black British Mental Health Matters with the highly acclaimed actor David Harewood and journalist and documentary maker Marverine Cole. With Black Britons four times more likely to be sectioned under the Mental Health Act this is one of the most pressing issues affecting our communities.&nbsp;Our guests talk about the reality behind the shocking stats, their own personal mental health experiences and whether living in Britain is bad for our mental health. Find out more about the hosts and guests:&nbsp;David Harewood<a href="https://davidharewood.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://davidharewood.co.uk/</a>Twitter: @DavidHarewoodInstagram: @davidharewoodDavid Harewood’s BBC Two documentary is ‘Psychosis and Me’ Marverine Cole<a href="https://www.marverinecole.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.marverinecole.co.uk/</a>Twitter: @TVMarvInstagram: @tvmarvMarverine Cole’s BBC Radio 4 documentary is ‘Black Girls Don’t Cry’ Marcus Ryder is on Twitter @marcusryderLenny Henry is also on Twitter @LennyHenry<a href="https://lennyhenry.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lennyhenry.net/</a>&nbsp;Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber &amp; Faber and is available to purchase here:<a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/</a>&nbsp;Podcast art by FaberMusic by The LethargeesThis podcast is a Faber &amp; Faber production&nbsp;

Black British Mental Health Matters With Marverine Cole and David Harewood

This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter –What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy and our pain. This week we discuss one big idea - reparations - paying Black British people, and Black people around the world, for the slavery and colonialism they suffered. Could reparations solve racism once and for all, and how would it eve work? Professor Kehinde Andrews and activist and lawyer, Esther Stanford Xosei join Lenny and Marcus to discuss. Additional reading about reparations recommended in the podcast: Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century by Kehinde AndrewsHow Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter RodneyCapitalism and Slavery by Eric WilliamsSlavery Reparations: The Time is Now by Nora WhitmanEsther Stanford Xosei’s chapter ‘The long road of Pan-African liberation to reparatory justice’ is in Black British History: New Perspectives edited by Hakim Adi &nbsp;Find out more about the hosts and guests:&nbsp;Kehinde Andrewshttps://www.bcu.ac.uk/social-sciences/about-us/staff/criminology-and-sociology/kehinde-andrewsTwitter: @kehinde_andrewsInstagram: @kehindeandrews Esther Stanford-Xoseihttps://roape.net/2022/03/10/afrika-and-reparations-activism-in-the-uk-an-interview-with-esther-stanford-xosei/Twitter: @XoseiInstagram: @mzxosei Marcus Ryder is on Twitter @marcusryderLenny Henry is also on Twitter @LennyHenryhttps://lennyhenry.net/&nbsp;Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber &amp; Faber and is available to purchase here:https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/&nbsp;Podcast art by FaberMusic by The LethargeesThis podcast is a Faber &amp; Faber production

Black British Reparations Matter With Kehinde Andrews and Esther Stanford Xosei

This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter –What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy and our pain.&nbsp;This week we discuss why Black British Hair Matters with activist Stephanie Cohen from the Halo Collective, and filmmaker Kevin Morosky.&nbsp;From dreadlocks to weaves, we look at what our hair says about our Black identity. We explore the politics and racism around hair, from "Black is beautiful" afros&nbsp;to discrimination in the workplace. Black barbershops&nbsp;and hair salons play a central role in our communities. We discuss what we love about our hair and what can&nbsp;sometimes make us want to pull it out!&nbsp;&nbsp;Find out more about the hosts and guests:&nbsp;Stephanie Cohen<a href="https://halocollective.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://halocollective.co.uk/</a>Twitter @TheHaloCodeInstagram: @thehalocode&nbsp;Kevin Morosky<a href="http://www.kevinmorosky.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.kevinmorosky.com/</a>Instagram: @kevinmoroskyTwitter: @kevinmorosky&nbsp;Marcus Ryder is on Twitter @marcusryderLenny Henry is also on Twitter @LennyHenry<a href="https://lennyhenry.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lennyhenry.net/</a>&nbsp;Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber &amp; Faber and is available to purchase here:<a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/</a>&nbsp;Podcast art by FaberMusic by The LethargeesThis podcast is a Faber &amp; Faber production&nbsp;

Black British Hair Matters With Stephanie Cohen and Kevin Morosky

This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter –&nbsp;What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy and our pain. This week we discuss why Black British&nbsp;Music&nbsp;Matters with Jazzie B, Beverley&nbsp;Knight and&nbsp;Carlton Dixon. Literally the best experts and royalty of Black British&nbsp;music, to&nbsp;guide us through this incredibly important subject.&nbsp;From lovers rock to grime, and from Soul II Soul to Stormzy we cover it all and what our&nbsp;music&nbsp;says about Black British identity.&nbsp;Find out more about the hosts and guests:&nbsp;Jazzie BTwitter: @JazzieBInstagram: @jazziebobe&nbsp;Carlton DixonTwitter: @CARLYCASSIUS&nbsp;Beverley Knight<a href="https://www.beverleyknight.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.beverleyknight.com/</a>Instagram: @beverleyknight&nbsp;Marcus Ryder Twitter @marcusryder&nbsp;Lenny Henry Twitter @LennyHenry<a href="https://lennyhenry.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lennyhenry.net/</a>&nbsp;Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber &amp; Faber and is available to purchase here:<a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/</a>&nbsp;Podcast art by FaberMusic by The LethargeesThis podcast is a Faber &amp; Faber production

Black British Music Matters With Jazzie B, Carlton Dixon and Beverley Knight

This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter –&nbsp; What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy and our pain. &nbsp;This week Marcus discusses why Black British Fathers Matter with actor Adrian Lester and activist Marvyn Harrison. From ‘absent fathers’ being blamed for the ills of Black society toplaying a critical role in the Black family - dissecting the truth from the stereotypes - everything is talked about with raw honesty.&nbsp;Adrian Lester CBE is an award-winning stage and film actor, writer and director. Regarded as one of the most versatile actors in the UK, Adrian Lester receives critical acclaim for his roles on TV, the big screen and theatre. &nbsp;He is also the father of two daughters.&nbsp;Marvyn Harrison is the founder of Dope Black Dads, an organisation set up to counter the negative narratives around Black fathers as well as offering support to Black men to be better fathers. He is also the father of two small children. &nbsp;Find out more about the hosts and guests:&nbsp;Adrian Lester<a href="https://tinapriceconsultants.com/adrian-lester/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinapriceconsultants.com/adrian-lester/</a>Instagram: @adrian_lesterTwitter: @AdrianLester&nbsp;Marvyn Harrison<a href="https://www.marvynharrison.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.marvynharrison.co.uk/</a>Instagram: @marvynharrisonTwitter: @Marvyn_Harrison&nbsp;Marcus Ryder is on Twitter @marcusryder&nbsp;Lenny Henry is also on Twitter @LennyHenry<a href="https://lennyhenry.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lennyhenry.net/</a>&nbsp;Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber &amp; Faber and is available to purchase here:<a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/</a>&nbsp;Podcast art by FaberMusic by The LethargeesThis podcast is a Faber &amp; Faber production&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Black British Fathers Matter With Adrian Lester and Marvyn Harrison

This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter – What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy, and our pain.&nbsp;This week we discuss why Black British comedians Matter with Dane Baptiste and Gina Yashere. Why we laugh, what we laugh at - and what it reveals about us as Black British people.&nbsp;Gina Yashere exemplifies what many see as a Black British talent drain to the US. In 2008, she became the first Briton to perform on Def Comedy Jam and has gone on to star in her own comedy specials on Netflix and to create, produce and act in the hit sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola, just confirmed for its 4th&nbsp;season on CBS.&nbsp;Dane Baptiste made history in 2014 as the first Black British act to be nominated for a comedy award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He regularly appears on TV and radio and his podcast Dane Baptiste Questions Everything, was nominated for best podcast at the National Comedy Awards in 2021.&nbsp;Find out more about the hosts and guests:&nbsp;Gina Yashere<a href="https://www.ginayashere.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ginayashere.com/</a>&nbsp;Dane Baptiste<a href="https://danebaptiste.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://danebaptiste.co.uk/</a>&nbsp;Marcus Ryder is on Twitter @marcusryder&nbsp;Lenny Henry is also on Twitter @LennyHenry<a href="https://lennyhenry.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lennyhenry.net/</a>&nbsp;Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber &amp; Faber and is available to purchase here:<a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/</a>&nbsp;The new comedians recommended by Dane and Gina at the end of the episode:&nbsp;Babatunde AléshéAxel BlakeMr CeeMunya ChawawaMo GilliganDarren HarriottEddie KadiOla LabibThanyia MooreAurie Styla&nbsp;Cover art by FaberMusic by The LethargeesPodcast by Faber &amp; Faber Ltd&nbsp;

Black British Comedians Matter With Dane Baptiste and Gina Yashere

Investigating what it means to be Black in Britain today

A podcast investigating what it means to be Black in Britain today, from exposing the racism to celebrating the joy in every walk of life. Sir Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder sit down with prominent Black British figures and explore the simple question: How do we make Black British Lives Matter?

Black British Lives Matter with Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder

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