We Are Black Journos Podcast

With a new year ahead, we hear from our founder on current thoughts, and plans for more collaborations this year..

A joyful summary of a year that really showed the journey and several highlights through the We Are Black Journos community 2022 really looked out for us. Also, an announcement from us! Thank you for continuing to ride with this community.

Inspirational  journalist and friend of WABJ, Charlene White, once said to us in a talk: 'as a journalist, you should travel. Get out of your area!' - and it couldn't be more fitting for our two guests in this episode. Shamaàn Freeman-Powell and Zahra Warsame both took the admiral plunge to take their dreams and inspirations far away from their homes, and share their inspiring journeys so far, no filter included. Hosted by: Sylvie Carlos https://twitter.com/sylvie__c Sponsored by: Milltown Partners https://www.milltownpartners.com/ Our brilliant guests: Shamaàn Freeman-Powell https://twitter.com/Shamaan_SkyNews Zahra Warsame https://twitter.com/Zahra_ZW #WABJpodcast

In this episode we explore the world of Journalism and PR, in conversation with Justin King from Milltown Partners, and Kamiqua Lake, founder of UK Black Comms Network.  We'd like to say a massive thank you to Milltown Partners for sponsoring this episode. You can hear more about  the brilliant work they are doing in this episode. We look forward to bringing more exciting things from this brilliant collaboration. We are also glad to announce our SOLD OUT London event on 16th November 2022, celebrating 4 YEARS of We Are Black Journos, in collaboration with uK Black Comms Network. Please be sure to subscribe to our podcast, available on all platforms! Presented by WABJ founder, Hannah Ajala. Our wonderful guests: Justin King https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-k-46b4b348/ Milltown Partners https://uk.linkedin.com/company/milltown-partners Kamiqua Lake https://twitter.com/kamiquapearce UK Black Comms Network https://blackcommsnetwork.co.uk/

In a US-based special episode, hear from our founder Hannah's experience in New York City, where she got to sit down and speak with two exceptional journalists; Jennifer Streaks and Victoria Antoine. Hear more about how experiences with Black journalists in the UK and US often differ, and are sometimes similar. twitter.com/jstreaks twitter.com/msvictoriaa #WABJPodcast

We Are Black Journos are super happy to announce season 2 is here! It will be full of incredibly refreshing voices of Black journalists in the media space and beyond. The theme for seaosn 2 challenges the stereotype of Black journalists being change makers, but rather themselves. Watch this space. Narrated by: Hannah Ajala, founder of We Are Black Journos

Some words from our founder Hannah Ajala to mark the year of 2022, and what lies ahead for We Are Black Journos

To celebrate 3 years of We Are Black Journos, we got the chance to hear from TV presenter and journalist Charlene White. Charlene is not only one of the most prominent Black voices in British journalism, but is such a strong inspiration to countless Black journalists who were so glad to hear from her personally in this session. The conversation was hosted by our founder, Hannah Ajala.

Journalist and author Natalie Morris has had a life changing 18 months; publishing her first book called: Mixed/Other: Explorations of Multiraciality in Modern Britain. The book looks at what it is like to be someone of mixed heritage in Britain. Less than a year before the book release, Natalie lost her father and renowned journalist Tony Morris. Natalie shares with us the process behind publishing her book on such a strong discussion around race and identity, her father's legacy and work ethic, and the strong need all newsrooms need to implement more than ever before when it comes to diversity and inclusion. Hosted by: Sylvie Carlos.

We Are Black Journos are indeed founded in the U.K., but with a huge network of journalists beyond the British shores. We touch on the background, learned experiences, and the day-to-day perspective from international journalist and producer Debola Adebanjo, who is  based in Nigeria.  Hosted by: Hannah Ajala