Black Women in Music, Dating Someone’s Ex, President Kanye & Unusual Names | ETHNICALLY SPEAKING

The ladies discuss the recent #SeatAtTheTable report exposing the absence of Black women in senior and board level positions within the UK’s music trade bodies, Drake shooting his shot with Maya Jama and whether it’s ever okay to date someone you know’s ex partner, the media’s responsibility towards mental health and whether Kanye is serious about being president or seriously unwell, and whether the name you’re given affects your chances of success in life.

00:00 Intro
01:24 What impact does the chronic underrepresentation of Black women have on the UK music industry and what can we do about it?
17:16 Is it ever okay to approach someone who is already in a relationship or to date someone you know’s ex partner?
32:27 Is Kanye serious about being president or seriously unwell, and what responsibility does the media have for safeguarding his mental health?
47:50 Does your name determine your success in life and should highly-melanated people stop giving their children Western names?


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LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

https://unitedmelaningroup.com/es007
(Website – Show notes)

https://womeninctrl.org/seatatthetable/
(Report – #SeatAtTheTable – Women in CTRL)

https://youtu.be/goJ27nmOhMM
(Video – ETHNICALLY SPEAKING 005: Actors Matching Characters, Colourism, Misogynoir, Friendship & Pet Peeves – United Melanin Group)

https://youtu.be/vIOYjU1LUSo
(Video – ETHNICALLY SPEAKING 002: Consumerism, School Meals, Racial Wealth Gaps & Stereotyping Black Women – United Melanin Group)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/r....andalllane/2020/07/0
(Article – Kanye West Says He’s Done With Trump—Opens Up About White House Bid, Damaging Biden And Everything In Between – Randall Lane for Forbes)

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Each week join Anissa, Linda E, Luanda Yasmin and Sophie Hannah, four smart, curious and opinionated highly-melanated women, as they discuss everything from current affairs to pop culture, and everything in between. No subject is off limits for these ladies, especially when it comes to issues affecting British communities of colour. Get ready to laugh, learn and liberate your mind, because if there’s one thing you can guarantee, it’s that the Ethnically Speaking ladies will be giving it to you straight!

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