Thursday, 9 September 2021

Why We Must Go Beyond Anti-Racism and Aim for Empowerment

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(From an original speech delivered on 8th September to 'Inc Arts' and 'What Next') Good afternoon everyone, I am the Head of...
Sunday, 8 August 2021

Children's TV needs to see diversity through children's eyes - not adult standards.

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A few years ago the hashtag # FirstTimeISawMe started trending on social media. The hashtag was part of an awareness campaign by Netflix fo...
Friday, 30 July 2021

Why I’m No Longer Talking to Media Execs About Privatisation of Channel 4

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Lack of diversity in the television industry is due to market failures. It is not due to a lack of good intentions or the actions of individ...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021

Until the BBC respects the UK's diverse communities, it will never be able to represent the country's diversity

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Essay from anthology: " The BBC at 100: Will It Survive? " edited by John Mair. “I want to be Head of BBC Diversity” I was talking...
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Wednesday, 7 July 2021

IS THE BBC'S NEW DIVERSITY STRUCTURE WORKING? - Part 1 ethnic diversity

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Just under two years ago the BBC radically restructured not only its diversity departments but how diversity reported into the overall struc...
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Monday, 5 July 2021

Channel 4's Paralympics: On Screen Disability is Great - But Let's Not Forget Disability Behind the Camera

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Channel 4 has just announced massive strides in on-screen disability representation in its coverage of the Paralympics. Now it’s time to se...
Tuesday, 29 June 2021

MENELIK SHABAZZ - A TRUE PIONEER IN BLACK BRITISH FILM 1954 - 2021

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We often talk about the “Windrush generation” as paving the way for the modern Black presence in the UK. As important as this generation is ...
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