Rhia Gibbs is a teacher and the founder of Black Teachers Connect, a community on a mission to support both the recruitment and retention of Black Teachers in the UK and beyond. by building a safe space to navigate, learn and grow, Black Teachers Connect are ultimately looking to increase the representation of Black educators at all levels of the education.

In this interview we discuss a range of topics, including Rhia's journey as a student and now as a teacher, Black Teachers Connect, safeguarding of students in light of the Child Q incident, permanent exclusions, labelling theory, whether exams are killing the creativity of students, whether race should be a topic of discussion in classrooms, what she feels needs to change with the education system and MUCH MORE! 

At 1000 Voices we are on a mission to create a more equitable society for black Britons. Like what we're about? Support by subscribing to our channel!

 —————————————————————————

✉️ Are you or do you know someone with a powerful story that you believe needs to be amplified? Send us an email: hello@1000voicesuk.com

🔥 Head over to our website and sign up to our newsletter to be the first to find out when a video is released: www.1000voicesuk.com

❤️ Enjoyed this video? Subscribe to our channel and hit the notification bell to never miss a new video!

—————————————————————————

Stay connected! 🔗

Instagram: www.instagram.com/1000VoicesUK

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/1000VoicesUK

TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@1000voicesuk

Twitter: www.twitter.com/1000VoicesUK

Facebook: www.facebook.com/1000VoicesUK

Follow Tevin:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/tevinkittoe

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tevinkittoe/

Follow Rhia:

Twitter: www.twitter.com/loveree__

Follow Black Teachers Connect:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/blackteachersconnect

Twitter: www.twitter.com/blackteachersco

—————————————————————————

Book recommended in interview:

Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race - https://amzn.to/3Mmn6vS

Jamelia is a singer, songwriter, actress, presenter, public speaker, model & a  philanthropist. She has released three studio albums, each of which has reached the Top 40 in the UK, which collectively have spawned eight UK top-ten singles. Jamelia has won four MOBO Awards, a Q Award and has received nine BRIT Award nominations throughout her music career.

In this interview with Jamelia, we discuss a number of topics including her upbringing, music career, how she first came out about the abusive relationship she was in, why she left music and transitioned into television and how she remains her authentic self occupying the spaces that she does.

At 1000 Voices we are on a mission to create a more equitable society for black Britons. Like what we're about? Support by subscribing to our channel!

 —————————————————————————

✉️ Are you or do you know someone with a powerful story that you believe needs to be amplified? Send us an email: hello@1000voicesuk.com

🔥 Head over to our website and sign up to our newsletter to be the first to find out when a video is released: www.1000voicesuk.com

❤️ Enjoyed this video? Subscribe to our channel and hit the notification bell to never miss a new video!

—————————————————————————

Stay connected! 🔗

Instagram: www.instagram.com/1000VoicesUK

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/1000VoicesUK

TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@1000voicesuk

Twitter: www.twitter.com/1000VoicesUK

Facebook: www.facebook.com/1000VoicesUK

Follow Tevin:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/tevinkittoe

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tevinkittoe/

Follow Jamelia:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialjamelia

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamelia

—————————————————————————

Book recommended in interview:

Outliers - https://amzn.to/3POE9cS

Vanessa is the Founder & CEO of award-winning global agency, Girls Talk London, connecting women with businesses to empower them to develop the skills and confidence to succeed in work and life. Through this agency, Vanessa works with companies such as Facebook, HSBC, Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, Snap Inc, Virgin Media O2, BT and Vodafone to connect them with diverse talent across all levels within their businesses.

Vanessa is also a Business Podcaster with her podcast, The After Work Drinks Club debuting at Number 4 on the Apple Business Charts.

Vanessa has 14 years of experience in diversity, inclusion, responsible business and sustainability working in the financial services, technology and government and has been recognised as a leader in her field listed as #15 in the Financial Times, Yahoo Finance and EMpower top ethnic minority future leaders in Europe, U.S and Canada.

In this interview, we discuss Vanessa's journey from being a women in the corporate world herself to founding Girls Talk London in order to increase female representation in the corporate world. We touch on a range of topics including the unique challenges that women face in the corporate world, the lack of diversity in the workplace and the steps that we can all take to make the workplace a more inclusive space for women.

At 1000 Voices we are on a mission to create a more equitable society for black Britons. Like what we're about? Support by subscribing to our channel!

 —————————————————————————

✉️ Are you or do you know someone with a powerful story that you believe needs to be amplified? Send us an email: hello@1000voicesuk.com

🔥 Head over to our website and sign up to our newsletter to be the first to find out when a video is released: www.1000voicesuk.com

❤️ Enjoyed this video? Subscribe to our channel and hit the notification bell to never miss a new video!

—————————————————————————

Stay connected! 🔗

Instagram: www.instagram.com/1000VoicesUK

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/1000VoicesUK

TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@1000voicesuk

Twitter: www.twitter.com/1000VoicesUK

Facebook: www.facebook.com/1000VoicesUK

Follow Tevin:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/tevinkittoe

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tevinkittoe/

Follow Vanessa:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vanessasanyauke

Twitter: https://twitter.com/vanessasanyauke

Website: http://www.vanessasanyauke.com

Follow Girls Talk London

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlstalklondon/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/girlstalklondon

Website: https://www.girlstalklondon.com/

—————————————————————————

Book recommended in interview:

Oprah Winfrey - What I Know For Sure: https://amzn.to/3NkE6Ul

Zita Holbourne is an award winning, trade union, community & human rights campaigner and activist, sell-out author, visual artist, curator, poet, writer and vocalist. Zita has over 30 years of experience working in the arts including as a graphic designer, illustrator & make-up artist and exhibits at a range of cultural, community & political events. Outside of her creative pursuits Zita has worked in employment law and rights, industrial relations and has been a senior trade activist for 25 years and counting. Zita has curated political and cultural art exhibitions to challenge racism, wider discrimination, injustice and to promote equality, justice, rights and freedom.

She is the Co-Founder and National Chair of Black Activists Rising Against Cuts (BARAC) UK, a founding member of Movement Against Xenophobia, BME Lawyers for Grenfell and BAME Lawyers for Justice and has played a leading role in campaigning against the Windrush scandal.

In this interview with Zita we discuss a range of topics, including the arts and the role that the arts can play in activism, BARAC, the harsh reality of mass deportations by the UK, inequalites of treatment in Ukraine, the Grenfell Tower collapse and how we can create a fair and just society for all.

At 1000 Voices we are on a mission to create a more equitable society for black Britons. Like what we're about? Support by subscribing to our channel!

—————————————————————————

✉️ Are you or do you know someone with a powerful story that you believe needs to be amplified? Send us an email: hello@1000voicesuk.com

🔥 Head over to our website and sign up to our newsletter to be the first to find out when a video is released: www.1000voicesuk.com

❤️ Enjoyed this video? Subscribe to our channel and hit the notification bell to never miss a new video!

—————————————————————————

Stay connected! 🔗

Instagram: www.instagram.com/1000VoicesUK

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/1000VoicesUK

TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@1000voicesuk

Twitter: www.twitter.com/1000VoicesUK

Facebook: www.facebook.com/1000VoicesUK

Follow Tevin:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/tevinkittoe

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tevinkittoe/

Follow BARAC:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BARACUK

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baracukoriginal/

Website: http://blackactivistsrisingagainstcuts.blogspot.com

Follow Zita:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zitabaracuk

Website: http://www.zitaholbourne.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ZitaPoetActivist

—————————————————————————

You can purchase Zita's book here - https://amzn.to/3lapE5a

—————————————————————————

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:39 - Upbringing

00:12:33 - Art as Activism

00:18:56 - Representation in the arts

00:25:34 - Thoughts on Black History Month

00:32:38 - Founding BARAC

00:37:

Jamelia Donaldson is the founder of TreasureTress, which is Europe's largest monthly product discovery box for women and girls with naturally kinky curly hair. She is also the co-founder of The Teen Experience, which is a series of personal development workshops for black and mixed race teen girls.

This interview with Jamelia Donaldson is jam packed with actionable advice for full time entrepreneurs, side hustlers and business owners. Jamelia speaks candidly about starting her business whilst working a full time job, building the TreasureTress community, lessons she has learnt on her journey, how anyone can find their purpose and much more!

At 1000 Voices we are on a mission to create a more equitable society for black Britons. Like what we're about? Support by subscribing to our channel!

————————————————————————

✉️ Are you or do you know someone with a powerful story that you believe needs to be amplified? Send us an email: hello@1000voicesuk.com

🔥 Head over to our website and sign up to our newsletter to be the first to find out when a video is released: www.1000voicesuk.com

❤️ Enjoyed this video? Subscribe to our channel and hit the notification bell to never miss a new video!

————————————————————————

Stay connected! 🔗 Instagram, LinkedIn,  TikTok, Twitter, Facebook

Follow Tevin:

Instagram, LinkedIn

————————————————————————

Follow TreasureTress Instagram, Twitter, Website

Follow The Teen Experience:

Instagram

Follow Jamelia:

Instagram

————————————————————————

Book recommended in interview: Conversations with God

Rhiane is on a mission to help black women connect with nature and with themselves through hiking. What started as a simple Instagram post took off, garnering thousands of followers across social media over the past 3 years. Black Girls Hike have been doing amazing work and have since expanded into other outdoor activities including gorge walking, caving, kayaking, abseiling and more. 

In this interview we discuss how Black Girls Hike was founded, some of Rhiane’s early hiking experiences (some funny stories here!), building a community, the importance of reconnecting with nature, the lack of diversity in the outdoors, and her vision for Black Girls Hike.

If you're a black woman who's interested in going out and exploring the outdoors, somebody that is looking to learn more about building an engaged community, or just looking to hear a very inspirational story then this is definitely the interview for you.

Check it out and don’t forget to subscribe to the channel!

1000 Voices is a weekly podcast with a simple mission: to interview 1000 inspirational black Britons. Join us on our journey to 1000!

————————————————————————

✉️ Are you or do you know someone with a powerful story that you believe needs to be amplified? Send us an email: hello@1000voicesuk.com

🔥 Head over to our website and sign up to our newsletter to be the first to find out when a video is released: www.1000voicesuk.com

❤️ Enjoyed this video? Subscribe to our channel and hit the notification bell to never miss a new video!

————————————————————————

Stay connected! 🔗

Instagram, LinkedIn,  TikTok, Twitter, Facebook

Follow Tevin: Instagram, LinkedIn

————————————————————————

Follow Black Girls Hike

Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin, Website

Follow Rhiane:

Instagram

————————————————————————

Book mentioned in the interview: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

Emmanuel Asuquo is a qualified Financial Adviser and has worked in Financial Services for over 15 years. Emmanuel is privileged enough to give financial education talks all over the UK and has spoken to over 30,000 people in the last three years. Emmanuel has been featured in The Times, Telegraph, The Sun and Daily Mail newspapers and invited to speak as an expert guest on BBC Radio on multiple occasions. In November 2019, Emmanuel was one of four experts on the popular Channel 4 finance show “Save Well, Spend Better”. In June 2020, Emmanuel was an expert for the BBC One show “Your Money And Your Life”, helping a family save just under £10,000 on their annual household bills. In August 2020, Emmanuel was invited to be a financial expert on BBC 1’s Morning Live, Watchdog, Rip Off Britain and ITV’s “This Morning”, putting him in the home of millions of viewers all over the UK. Emmanuel’s latest project on Channel 4 is Called Secret Spenders and is available on More 4. Emmanuel has a passion for helping people, and his vision is to become the financial adviser to the nation.

1000 Voices is a weekly podcast with a simple mission: to interview 1000 inspirational black Britons.

—————————————————————————

Listen to the audio podcast on:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5axxYnLAmPGsGQMmlNi1Q7?si=ae4cb13b77dd481d

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1000-voices/id1606597921

—————————————————————————

✉️ Are you or do you know someone with a powerful story that you believe needs to be amplified? Send us an email: hello@1000voicesuk.com

🔥 Head over to our website and sign up to our newsletter to be the first to find out when a video is released: www.1000voicesuk.com

❤️ Enjoyed this video? Subscribe to our channel and hit the notification bell to never miss a new video!

—————————————————————————

Stay connected! 🔗

Instagram: www.instagram.com/1000VoicesUK

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/1000VoicesUK

TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@1000voicesuk

Twitter: www.twitter.com/1000VoicesUK

Facebook: www.facebook.com/1000VoicesUK

Follow Tevin:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/tevinkittoe

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tevinkittoe/

—————————————————————————

Follow Emmanuel:

Website: https://emmanuelasuquo.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theemaneffectuk/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheEmanEffectUK

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelasuquo/

—————————————————————————

Book recommended in interview: Who Moved My Cheese - https://amzn.to/3vIlPJ9

CJ Lloyd Webley is a multi-award winning writer and social entrepreneur, and the founder of The Black Pounds Project. The Black Pounds Project seeks to connect black and under-represented entrepreneurs to professionals in the industry. In this interview CJ speaks to us about his upbringing in Birmingham, writing and putting on his first play in London, his writing process, Entrepreneurship and much more.

1000 Voices is a weekly podcast with a simple mission: to interview 1000 inspirational black Britons.

—————————————————————————

Listen to the audio podcast on:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5axxYnLAmPGsGQMmlNi1Q7?si=ae4cb13b77dd481d

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1000-voices/id1606597921

—————————————————————————

✉️ Are you or do you know someone with a powerful story that you believe needs to be amplified? Send us an email: hello@1000voicesuk.com

🔥 Head over to our website and sign up to our newsletter to be the first to find out when a video is released: www.1000voicesuk.com

❤️ Enjoyed this video? Subscribe to our channel and hit the notification bell to never miss a new video!

—————————————————————————

Stay connected! 🔗

Instagram: www.instagram.com/1000VoicesUK

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/1000VoicesUK

TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@1000voicesuk

Twitter: www.twitter.com/1000VoicesUK

Facebook: www.facebook.com/1000VoicesUK

Follow Tevin:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/tevinkittoe

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tevinkittoe/

————————————————————————

Follow CJ:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cjlloydwebley/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/cjlloydwebley

Website: https://cjlloydwebley.com/

————————————————————————

Book recommended in interview: Opus - https://amzn.to/3uRvZYM