We Are Black and British aired Feb 23, 2022 on BBC Two and it’s now available on iPlayer.
When I was approached to be part of a BBC program where I would live in a house with five strangers for ten days my first response was to roll my eyes that they were making a reality TV spin-off: “Black Brother.” For those hoping to see us in the diary room, I am sorry to disappoint. The show is a series of discussions based on our personal experiences to get us into the issues facing Black people in Britain. The program was funded by the Open University and guided by expertise from Dr. Naomi Watson, Dr. Anthony Gunter and Dr. Ayobami Ilori. Even so, I remained extremely skeptical.
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