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Black Woman's Hour
by Ava Vidal, Ayisha Vigneswaren and Elaine Adu-Poku
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.
Episodes
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Black Woman's Hour Episode #51: Women Rock
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...
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Black Woman's Hour Episode #50: Fifty and Fabulous!
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…
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Black Woman's Hour #49: 'A Fair Cop' Feat Chantelle Lunt
Ayisha speaks to activist, writer, educator and ex-police officer Chantelle Lunt, about bigotry and bullying in the police force, Tyre Nicholls, H&M (of course) and why Whitney must stay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Black Woman's Hour Episode #48: Trans Action
Ava, Ayisha and Elaine speak to the inspirational Iris about Tories, why unfortunately Mary J Blige and Mariah have to go, as well as the disgrace that is Sunak's reaction to Scotland's GRC legislation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Black Woman's Hour Episode #47: Spare Change
This week we are discussing the fastest selling non fiction book of all time - Spare by Prince Harry. What impact will this have on the monarchy and does it have a place in modern Britain? Did Harry and Meghan have any choice but to leave the UK? Will they ever know peace? Hosted on Acast. See...
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Black Woman's Hour Episode #46: New Year New Us!
We are back after a long hiatus and are now a threesome like Destiny's Child. In today's episode we discuss Rishi Sunak, Harry and Meghan, New Years Resolutions and much more. Please feel free to share any wisdom you wish to impart re: 2023 in the comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
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Black Woman's Hour Episode #45: Family Affair
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...
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Black Woman's Hour Episode #44: When Ava Met The Vixen
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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Black Woman's Hour Episode #43: Swindler
This week we discuss Cressida Dick's replacement, CRT in schools, Kanye West and we ask could the Tinder Swindler ever have fooled Black women?! We share our experiences of men that have tried to pull a fast one on us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Black Woman's Hour Episode #42: Housing the Crisis
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...
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Black Woman's Hour Episode #41: Keep that same energy
This week we discussed energy prices and the cost of living, Boris Johnson, Nadine Dorries and Diane Abbott. We also discussed Foundational Black Americans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Black Woman's Hour Episode #40: Resolute Resolutions
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...
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Black Woman's Hour Episode #39: Seasonings Eating
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...
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Black Woman's Hour Episode #38: Barbad-overandout!
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...
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Black Woman's Hour Episode #37: Ritten Off
Ava and Ayisha are joined by regulars Elaine Adu-Poku and Dr Louise Owusu-Kwarteng to discuss White Yardie and Dane Baptiste's appearance on new show C4 'Unapologetic' and ask why so many people don't seem to be able to differentiate between ethnicity and nationality? We also discuss Kyle...
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Black Woman's Hour Episode #36: Black and Blues
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...
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Black Woman's Hour Episode #35 ft Honey Williams: Honey Love
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...
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Black Woman's Hour Episode #34: Fighting After Surviving
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…
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Black Woman's Hour #33 Ft Elaine Adu-Poku & Dr Louise Owusu-Kwarteng: Life
Ava and Ayisha are back with their most featured guests. As well as a round up of current affairs including R Kelly's conviction and Nicki Minaj they discuss the recently released details of Sarah Everard's horrific murder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Black Woman's Hour #31 - Uprising - Behind The Scenes
We speak to the producers behind the Rogan Production documentary about The New Cross Fire that led to a huge political uprising in the Black community. 13 Dead and Nothing Said.
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Black Woman's Hour #31 - Holding Back The Fears
We speak to former cricketer, now cricket commentator Michael Holding. In this episode ‘Whispering Death’ speaks about his recently released book inspired by the death of George Floyd ‘Why We Kneel and How We Rise.’
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Black Woman's Hour #30 - All Things Islam
I interviewed Sheik Michael Mumsia and Yayha Birt about what it's like being a Muslim in modern Britain and the hostile environment. We also speak to Yayha about his book 'Islam in Victorian Liverpool' which is about Britain's first mosque community.
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Black Woman's Hour #29 - Police Brute-ality
Police Brute-tality. Following PC Benjamin Monk being found guilty of the manslaughter of Dalian Atkinson we discuss the case. Did the murder of George Floyd affect the verdict of this case? We speak about unity and solidarity.
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Black Woman's Hour #28 - Fine Wine
We spoke to authors Carol Russell and Jane Evans who wrote the fantastic book 'Invisible to Invaluable' about unleashing the power of midlife women. INVISIBLE TO INVALUABLE Women born between 1950 and 1975 were pioneers in all areas of work and society, yet we have become almost completely...
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Black Woman's Hour #27 - It's A Sin
We discuss siniphobia and how it's been on the rise since Coronavirus. Guests are journalists Anna Chen and Anny Ma. We apologise that due to technical difficulties we lost some of this interview but it was too important not to publish. We will have the ladies back I promise! Follow them on...
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Black Woman's Hour #26 Ft Femi Nylander & Elaine Adu-Poku
Director, Activist and Oxford alumnus, Femi Nylander discusses his groundbreaking documentary African Apocalypse with Ava, Ayisha and the superb Elaine Adu-Poku. The #WarOnWoke, university activism and Rhodes Must Fall are discussed along with the college that decided to remove that portrait of…
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Black Woman's Hour - # 25 ft Guilaine Kinouani - Living While Black
Psychologist, founder of Race Reflections and author of the groundbreaking new book on surviving the violence of white supremacy, #Living While Black Guilaine Kinounai speaks to Ava and Ayisha about writing her newly published book, how she survives the trauma inherent in being a Black woman in a...
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Black Woman's Hour #24 - The New (Sub)normal
Did you watch the Rogan Production documentary Subnormal on BBC1? We speak to a lady from behind the scenes and ask what the Black community can do going forward to protect our children and support our Black teaching staff. You can still see the documentary here if you missed it...
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Black Woman's Hour #23- Exit Left Part Deux
Part 2 of our show on racism on the left. Enjoy!
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Black Woman's Hour #22 - Exit LEFT! (Part 1)
Those on the left of the political spectrum truly believe that racism or any other kind of prejudice does not exist amongst their ranks. Minorities would beg to differ. But what is 'left wing' racism and how does it manifest itself? We ask if the rise and fall of Jeremy Corbyn has left a power...
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Black Woman's Hour #21 ft Rachel Shabi and Saima Mohsin - Hush Little Baby Don't Say A Word
Journalists Rachel Shabi and Saima Mohsin join Ava Vidal and Ayisha Vigneswaren to discuss the current Israeli assault on Gaza, the tumultuous history of the area, daily life for Palestinians in other areas, US involvement and how the disproportionate force used by the Israeli military is reported.
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Black Woman's Hour #20 ft Eline Adu-Poku & Dr Louise Owusu Kwarteng - More Than A (Black) Woman
BWH regulars Elaine Adu-Poku and Dr Louise Owusu Kwarteng join Ava Vidal and Ayisha Vigneswaren to discuss the narrow limits within #BlackWomen are allowed to exist, what it means to #BlackintheUK, when we felt most Black, where we grew up, what it was like to be Black in various environments…
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Black Woman's Hour #19 ft Adolph Reed & Dr Louise Owusu Kwarteng - Who Are You?
BWH goes international! We have our first overseas guest and what a guest it was: Professor Adolph Reed Junior joins Dr Louise Kwarteng from Greenwich University to discuss Identity Politics. A deep, intellectual conversation that discusses race and class and all of the intersections #Race #Class...
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Black Woman's Hour #18 ft Jendella Benson & Liz Pemberton - Parenting While Black
Jendella Benson (@JENDELLA, Head of Editorial at Black Ballad) and Liz Pemberton (@theblacknurserymanager) talk to us about parenting while Black, raising conscious , free and happy #Black children, racism within Early Years education and why you should be visiting your child's school frequently....
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Black Woman's Hour #17 ft Elaine Adu-Poku & Toyin Agbetu - No Justice No Peace
Elaine Adu-Poku & Toyin Agbetu join Ava and Ayisha for this bonus episode on the conviction of Derek Chauvin, the Police officer who murdered George Floyd. Covering the normalisation of Black trauma, whether technology is a force for good in the struggle for racial equality, the differences…
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Black Woman's Hour #16 ft Dr Adam Elliot- Cooper & Dr Shawn Sobers - Blackademia
Ava Vidal is joined by her trusty sidekick Ayisha Vigneswaren and Dr Adam Elliott-Cooper, Research Fellow in Sociology at the University of Greenwich and Dr Shawn Sobers, Associate Professor at UWE in Bristol, to discuss why Bristol is so radical and dedicated to protest, the history of policing...
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Black Woman's Hour #15 ft Rivkah Brown & Ella Bennett - Divided We Fall
We speak to members of the Jewish community ahead of the Board of Deputies 'Race Report' (Board of Deputies of British Jews’ Commission on Racial Inclusivity) which is out soon. Our guests journalist and Novara Media Commissioning Editor Rivkah Brown and Ella Bennett who co-founded and runs the...
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Black Woman's Hour #14- ft Dr Louise Raw & Joe Glenton: They Doth Protest Too Much
Historian and author Louise Raw drops by to speak to us about protests. We compare what’s happening in the current protests all over the country with what has happened in the past. We also speak to veteran and author Joe Glenton who speaks to us about the history of army protests.
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Black Woman's Hour #13- ft Elaine Adu-Poku, Dr Funke Abimbola, M.B.E. & Louise Owusu: The Sewer ReportKwarteng
Ava Vidal and her trusty sidekick are joined by Elaine Adu-Poku, Dr Funke Abimbola M.B.E. and Dr Louise Owusu-Kwarteng for this bonus episode to discuss the government report finding that Britain is no longer institutionally racist. #RacismPays #Gaslighting #PoliceBill #PritiPatel...
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Black Woman's Hour #12 - ft Jayne Ozanne & Reverend Kate Harford: The Gay Will Stay
Ava Vidal is joined by her trusty sidekick and guests Jayne Ozanne and the very Reverend Kate Harford to discuss the true evil that is conversion therapy, the #PoliceBill , how #transphobia pays, the rise in recent homophobia and those poor teens paraded through church youth groups to extol the...
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Black Woman's Hour #11 - Kill the Bill Vol III ft Mikey Walsh & Tasnime Akunjee
Ava Vidal and her trusty sidekick Ayisha Vigneswaren are joined by best-selling author and GRT community activist Mikey Walsh and our resident legal expert and #halalheartthrob, Tasnime Akunjee to discuss the #PoliceBill in detail and its potentially disastrous implications for the GRT…
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Black Woman's Hour #10 - Labour of Love
Ava and her trusty sidekick, Ayisha are joined by Labour MPs Nadia Whittome and Clive Lewis and Consultant Cardiologist Nishat Siddiqi to discuss the #SarahEverard protests, the #PoliceBill, #PritiPatel (again), #ClientJournalism, #ProprtionalRepresentation, how let down many Labour members...
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Black Woman's Hour #09 - Piers Mor-Gone! featuring Elaine Adu-Poku, Vanessa Kirkpatrick and Audrey Hall
BONUS EPISODE to discuss #Piersmorgan 's shock departure from #GoodMorningBritain in response to his alleged racist bullying campaign against #MeghanMarkle. Our guests discuss how the #MeghanandHarryOprah interview made them feel, whether #PiersMorgan will work again (SPOILER ALERT: yes &…
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Black Woman's Hour #08 - Black Queens ft Angie Le Mar, Michelle Gayle & Judith Jacobs
Ava and her trusty sidekick Ayisha are joined by British Black Royalty trailblazers Angie Le Mar (comedian, writer, author and all-round hero), Michelle Gayle (actress, singer - her sweetness is our weakness- screenwriter and activist) and Judith Jacobs (actress, comedian & fitness fanatic), to...
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Black Woman's Hour Episode #07 - No Country For Black Or Brown Men
Ava Vidal and her trusty sidekick, Ayisha Vigneswaren are joined by #ShamimaBegum's family's lawyer, Tasnime Akunjee and Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University to discuss the vilification of #ShamimaBegum, #Windrush, #OsimeBrown, #Boris, #KeirStarmer, #DailyMail readers,...
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Black Woman's Hour Episode #06-The Good Lord Made Us All ft Jarel Robinson-Brown & Rev Jide Macaulay
Black Woman's Hour continues to celebrate LGBT History Month 2021. Ava and Ayisha speak to Jarel Robinson-Brown and Rev Jide Macaulay about how their faith and sexuality co-exist together quite easily. We discuss #Kanye #colonialism #slavery #racism and much more!
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Black Woman's Hour Episode #05 - We're Every Woman featuring Roz Kaveney & Asifa Lahore
Continuing to celebrate LGBT History Month Ava and her trusty sidekick welcome 3 amazing trans women to our platform to discuss topical events and issues surrounding the trans community. Featuring Asifa Lahore (Britain's First Muslim Drag Queen), Claudia Lahore and writer and poet Roz Kaveney. We...
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Black Woman's Hour #04 - Black and Gay: Back then and today featuring Marc Thompson and DJ Biggy C
Black LGBT Royalty Marc Thompson and DJ Biggy C join Black Woman's Hour host Ava Vidal and her trusty sidekick Ayisha Vigneswaren. Discussing #GorillaGlueGirl #JarelRobinsonBrown #ItsASin #EmmaBarnett #Racism #LGBT Follow blackandgaybackintheday on Insta...
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Black Woman's Hour #03 - Ebony & Brownvory featuring Ash Sarkar and Elaine Adu-Poku
Episode 3 features the spectacular editor, writer and lecturer, Ash Sarkar and the amazing founder of Lets-read book club, carnival queen and digital marketing genius Elaine Adu-Poku where we discuss lockdown life, the struggle and who can say what about who.
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Black Woman's Hour #02 - Black Faces in High Places ft John Barnes and Cyndi Handson
Ava Vidal and her trusty sidekick Ayisha Vigneswaren are joined by guests, ex- footballer John Barnes and DJ Cyndi Handson to whether representation makes a difference to most people of colour.
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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.
HOSTED BY
Ava Vidal, Ayisha Vigneswaren and Elaine Adu-Poku
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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...
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