Ep 342: I Just Want To Live with Scarlette Douglas and Martha Awojobi

Black Lives Matter. Harriet explores why this is a message that needs to be heard, learnt and acted upon.Harriet opens this week's podcast in reference to Keedron Bryant's Video "I Just Want To Live" which you can find here.Joining Harriet to have this extremely important conversation following the death of George Flyod is Martha Awojobi and presenter Scarlette Douglas.Martha works for Charity So White she discuss' the crucial importance of dismantling white supremacy and why white people need to be educated on systemic racism. And Scarlette addresses the racism in our justice system, police force and even our health service, highlighting that minority groups are affected in higher numbers from COVID19 than white people. Both guests also talk about the effect of sharing videos and content that highlight racist actions on social media and whether this is a good or harmful thing.For information on your host you can click on the link below:Harriet MinterIf you want to get in touch you can find us on all the socials under this name: @badasswomenshrAnd for more about the podcast head here: https://www.badasswomenshour.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.