Join Ava Vidal, Ayisha Vigneswaren & Elaine Adu-Poku for conversations led by Black women where we dig deep & discuss issues with nuance rather than for provocative sound bites.
Our weekly episodes cover current issues with a broad range of guests but always with Black women leading the conversations.
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Join Ava Vidal, Ayisha Vigneswaren & Elaine Adu-Poku for conversations led by Black women where we dig deep & discuss issues with nuance rather than for provocative sound bites.
Our weekly episodes cover current issues with a broad range of guests but always with Black women leading the conversations.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this week’s episode we discuss Elaine’s recent trip to Trinidad for Carnival. Also speak about International Women’s Day and nominate our Black Women of The Year. What did you all think of the #ChrisRock #Netflix show ‘Selective Outrage?’ Is Chris milking ‘The Slap’ now? Or is Ava correct in saying any comedian would do exactly the same. We discuss the depressing state of UK politics at the moment and ask if it’s time that we started to look elsewhere for somewhere to live. If you live in the UK and had to choose anywhere else to live - where would it be?
Answer in the comments or on our Twitter page @hour_womans
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It’s our 50th episode! This week we ask if 50 is the new 40.
Are we looking better than our parents did at our age? We discuss ‘Bold Faced’ Boris Johnson and ask how Carole Vorderman became the shero we didn’t know we needed.
We also discuss the rise of the ‘Passport Bro’s and ask will Black women be following their white counterparts in becoming sex tourists? Finally we discuss age gap relationships and our own experiences with them…
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We spoke to author of 'Memphis' Tara M Stringfellow and find out how the women in her family and Black Women in general inspired her writing. We find out what she thinks about London and British food. We discuss her writing process and who her influences are. Tara is such a beautiful soul and a genuine supporter of Black women.
Her book is out now and available at Waterstones and other great bookshops.
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Ru Paul's Drag Race Season 10 standout star 'The Vixen' speaks to Ava Vidal about Drag Race, drag and race, Black women, Black Girl Magic and life in Chicago. We also discussed future goals such as acting and becoming an author.
Follow The Vixen on Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheVixensworld)
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We speak to housing hero Kwajo who, along with Marcus Rashford, leads the country's true opposition, about the appalling state of social housing, the lack of availability and will to build more. we discuss Cressida Dick's resignation- did she jump or was she pushed? And we tackle the thorny issue of roses for Valentine's Day!
To see all the good work Kwajo does check him out on Twitter - @KwajoHousing
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This week we discussed energy prices and the cost of living, Boris Johnson, Nadine Dorries and Diane Abbott.
We also discussed Foundational Black Americans.
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We are back with our first show of the year and we discuss New Year's Resolutions, The NY Honours List which we didn't support so we made our own.
Take a look and see who we have honoured. And we speak about how we can best support Black Businesses as business models change and we go into the 3rd year of the pandemic.
Happy New Year y'all!
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We mix serious and not so serious this week. We pay tribute to bell hooks, we speak about Tory Christmas Parties and ask if Shaun Bailey got his ****** wake up call from The Conservatives (again!), we discuss Tan Dhesai's brutally honest comments re: Priti Patel and Black and Brown Tories.
We discuss Black Christmas dinners and ask if we combine our own cultural foods with traditional British food. We also discuss intra community relationships: Can Africans and Caribbeans live together in bliss?
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Our latest show sees the ladies speaking about Barbados 'divorcing' Britain and becoming a Republic. Also discussed was the Shadow Cabinet reshuffle and we ask if this is really a 'government in waiting.' This is the most blatantly corrupt government in living memory so why isn't Keir Starmer 20 points ahead as the Labour Right predicted he would be?
And as all 4 hosts are in danger of being deported under the Tories latest policy we discuss where we would like to go and live should we ever be stripped of our citizenship. We also discuss WizKid and his London shows that took place in the ghetto aka The O2.
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This week we look at the Black communities relationship with the police. In a week where two police officers plead guilty of misfeasance in public office after photographing the bodies of two Black sisters, #NicoleSmallman and #BibaaHenry after they had been brutally murdered. We ask if the #SarahEverard case and the current public mood concerning the police could have a 'trickle down' effect meaning the Black community may start to get justice 'by proxy.'
After the Steve Mc Queen documentary #Uprising was aired earlier in the year, it was revealed that a double murderer called #MichaelSmithyman had confessed to starting the fire and the police swept it under the rug. We ask why Black lives seem to matter so little to the authorities.
We also discuss the African-Caribbean divide and ask when jokes on the subject are just not funny.
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We interviewed Nottingham artist Honey Williams about her mural of Eric Irons (Britain's first Black magistrate) and ask how her unfinished work was unveiled to special guests and the media without her even being invited!! We try to determine why Nottingham is such a hotbed of misogynoir also.
We also speak about #JesyNelson #JohnBarnes #JelaniDay and other issues of the day.
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Ayisha speaks to a woman who is the product of the rape of a minor in this frank discussion with a truly inspirational survivor and advocate.
If you have been the victim of rape or sexual violence, there are charities and voluntary organisations here to help.For those of you in the UK here are some resources:
England and Wales https://rapecrisis.org.uk/
Nationally https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org/
Black and Minoritised women and girls i.e. women which are defined in policy terms as Black and 'Minority Ethnic' (BME) https://www.imkaan.org.uk/
Men https://www.survivorsuk.org/
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