Hear from Michelle Obama as we talk politics with new collective: TV presenter Scarlette Douglas and supermodel Eunice Olumide MBE alongside 5 Live journalist Jessie Aru-Phillips.
It's an episode of firsts! Meet 12-year-old Kofi, the youngest person at Hackney youth parliament alongside 23-year-old Tele Lawal, the first black female councillor in Havering, Andrea Enisuoh – Kofi's mum and one of the first black woman on the national executive of the National Union of Students, Sareda Dirir, the first BAME woman on Salford city council and Charlotte Palmer, who stood for the first time as a councillor in her local elections.
A welcome return to podcast kids 10-year-old Enaya and 12-year-old Raquelmi, who give us their take on politics.
We hear from Operation Black Vote founder, Simon Woolley on their ground-breaking survey after figures gathered by the group suggest 1 in 3 ‘single tier’ local councils in England have zero or one black, Asian or minority ethnic councillor.
But who do you think are the UK Obamas? Who are your leading politicians?
Let us know on social media using #siscollective
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