Black British Hair Matters With Stephanie Cohen and Kevin Morosky

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11/07/22 • 44 min

Black British Lives Matter with Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder

This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter –What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy and our pain.

This week we discuss why Black British Hair Matters with activist Stephanie Cohen from the Halo Collective, and filmmaker Kevin Morosky.

From dreadlocks to weaves, we look at what our hair says about our Black identity. We explore the politics and racism around hair, from "Black is beautiful" afros to discrimination in the workplace. Black barbershops and hair salons play a central role in our communities. We discuss what we love about our hair and what can sometimes make us want to pull it out!

Find out more about the hosts and guests:

Stephanie Cohen

https://halocollective.co.uk/

Twitter @TheHaloCode

Instagram: @thehalocode

Kevin Morosky

http://www.kevinmorosky.com/

Instagram: @kevinmorosky

Twitter: @kevinmorosky

Marcus Ryder is on Twitter @marcusryder

Lenny Henry is also on Twitter @LennyHenry

https://lennyhenry.net/

Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber & Faber and is available to purchase here:

https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/

Podcast art by Faber

Music by The Lethargees

This podcast is a Faber & Faber production

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter –What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy and our pain.

This week we discuss why Black British Hair Matters with activist Stephanie Cohen from the Halo Collective, and filmmaker Kevin Morosky.

Find out more about the hosts and guests:

Stephanie Cohen

https://halocollective.co.uk/

Twitter @TheHaloCode

Instagram: @thehalocode

Kevin Morosky

http://www.kevinmorosky.com/

Instagram: @kevinmorosky

Twitter: @kevinmorosky

Marcus Ryder is on Twitter @marcusryder

Lenny Henry is also on Twitter @LennyHenry

https://lennyhenry.net/

Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber & Faber and is available to purchase here:

https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/

Podcast art by Faber

Music by The Lethargees

This podcast is a Faber & Faber production

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Black British Music Matters With Jazzie B, Carlton Dixon and Beverley Knight

This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter – What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy and our pain.

This week we discuss why Black British Music Matters with Jazzie B, Beverley Knight and Carlton Dixon. Literally the best experts and royalty of Black British music, to guide us through this incredibly important subject.

From lovers rock to grime, and from Soul II Soul to Stormzy we cover it all and what our music says about Black British identity.

Find out more about the hosts and guests:

Jazzie B

Twitter: @JazzieB

Instagram: @jazziebobe

Carlton Dixon

Twitter: @CARLYCASSIUS

Beverley Knight

https://www.beverleyknight.com/

Instagram: @beverleyknight

Marcus Ryder

Twitter @marcusryder

Lenny Henry

Twitter @LennyHenry

https://lennyhenry.net/

Our book: Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder is published by Faber & Faber and is available to purchase here:

https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571368518-black-british-lives-matter/

Podcast art by Faber

Music by The Lethargees

This podcast is a Faber & Faber production

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Black British Reparations Matter With Kehinde Andrews and Esther Stanford Xosei

This is the podcast where we explore why and how Black British lives matter –What it means to be Black and British, our culture, our joy and our pain.

This week we discuss one big idea - reparations - paying Black British people, and Black people around the world, for the slavery and colonialism they suffered. Could reparations solve racism once and for all, and how would it eve work? Professor Kehinde Andrews and activist and lawyer, Esther Stanford Xosei join Lenny and Marcus to discuss.

Additional reading about reparations recommended in the podcast:

Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century by Kehinde Andrews

How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney

Capitalism and Slavery by Eric Williams

Slavery Reparations: The Time is Now by Nora Whitman

Esther Stanford Xosei’s chapter ‘The long road of Pan-African liberation to reparatory justice’ is in Black British History: New Perspectives edited by Hakim Adi

Find out more about the hosts and guests:

Kehinde Andrews

https://www.bcu.ac.uk/social-sciences/about-us/staff/criminology-and-sociology/kehinde-andrews

Twitter: @kehinde_andrews

Instagram: @kehindeandrews

Esther Stanford-Xosei

https://roape.net/2022/03/10/afrika-and-reparations-activism-in-the-uk-an-interview-with-esther-stanford-xosei/

Twitter: @Xosei

Instagram: @mzxosei

Marcus Ryder is on Twitter @marcusryder

Lenny Henry is also on Twitter @LennyHenry

https://lennyhenry.net/