Consumerism, School Meals, Racial Wealth Gaps & Stereotyping Black Women | ETHNICALLY SPEAKING 2

Sun, 29 Nov 2020 13:19:44 +0000

Join Anissa, Linda E, Luanda Yasmin and Sophie Hannah for the second episode of [ETHNICALLY] SPEAKING where they explore the UK’s obsession with Primark, the government’s U-turn on funding free school meals over the summer, the worsening racial wealth gap, and negative portrayals of black women in the media and beyond.

00:00 Intro
01:46 What is our obsession with Primark?
09:50 Should the state and taxpayers be paying for the meals of poor children?
26:18 Why has the UK’s racial wealth gap barely changed, and in some cases even worsened, over the last 20 years and what can we do about it?
45:09 Why is there such a problematic portrayal of black women in the media and beyond?

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LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

https://unitedmelaningroup.com/es002
(Website – Show notes)

https://youtu.be/3iskVBOYfOU
(Video – Britain's Hidden Hungry – BBC Documentary)

https://fareshare.org.uk/co-op/
(Website – Co-op and FareShare team up)

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CBojEdQHOd7/
(Video – Alexandra Burke on her experiences – @alexandraburke IGTV)

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CBbhZsLj-MT/
(Video – Misha B on her experiences – @iammisha_b IGTV)

https://www.tamarawinfreyharri....s.com/works/the-sist
(Book* – Tamara Winfrey Harris)

*Please support Black UK businesses by purchasing your book or ordering it online from one of the black-owned independent bookshops listed here: https://www.stylist.co.uk/life..../uk-bookshops-divers

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