"As an African in Africa I never really thought colourism existed until I went to school where people would call me black mamba and later on in school where a light skinned girl would offer me bleaching cream. I had never felt so invaluable u

#8 - I Didn't Know My Hair Wasn't Natural

Aug 14th, 2018 21m 16s

'What does going natural mean? I thought my hair was natural because it wasn't fake. Growing up I didn't know that my hair wasn't natural, I thought perms and chemicals were natural because that's all I knew and I didn't see my hair in any othe

#7 - I Hated The Size of My Lips

Jun 15th, 2018 6m 4s

Being a school kid in Kenya was tough for Daisy, why? Because BLACK teachers and students would bully her because of the size of her lips! After months of being bullied she developed an insecurity and started to bit her lips to make them look s

#6 - Self Love And Self Discovery

Feb 11th, 2018 11m 10s

"I was always trying to fit in...the kids always wanted to hear me speak because they were amazed by my accent. I felt like a clown, like showpiece that people could marvel at. I remember thinking I have to change." In the latest podcast singer

#5 - I Was Told To Perm My Hair To Fit In

Jan 28th, 2018 14m 24s

Black women are always being told to change. Change our attitude they say, change our names and change our appearance. But imagine a black women telling you to change your hair to fit it! This is exactly what happened to Tasharna from London. L

#4 PRT 2 - It Was Hard Being African In School

Jan 16th, 2018 5m 36s

There was always an unspoken divide between Africans and Caribbeans. In PRT 2 of 'It Was Hard Being African In School' Zainab, from London, sheds light on the ignorance both cultures had of each other.

#3 PRT 1 - It Was Hard Being African in School

Jan 7th, 2018 3m 3s

There was a time when it just wasn't cool to be African and media stereotypes helped fuel the idea of Africa being an uncivilised country. In this podcast Zainab, from London, shares her experiences on what it was like being the African girl at

#2 - My Mum Can't Stand My Afro Hair

Nov 19th, 2017 8m 48s

Imagine wanting to embrace your natural hair and the one person who is against it is your MUM! Listen to Comforte, from London story where she explains how her mum believed her Afro hair was untidy, unpresentable and made her look like a villag

#1 - I Felt Ugly With My Natural Hair

Oct 21st, 2017 16m 44s

In this podcast I share a story about the time I was so use to wearing weave then when I decided to stop my insecurities went from zero to 100 and I hated how I looked with my natural hair.

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