Loving Colour

Tanaka Mhishi and Imogen Butler-Cole
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This is what it looks like when justice starts at home. Two friends, one Black, one White, share a series of tender and uncompromising conversations about how Whiteness and anti-Blackness have shaped their lives. Join us, Tanaka Mhishi and Imogen Butler-Cole, as we attempt our own version of restorative justice through compassion and storytelling. Twitter: @lovingcolourpod Instagram: @lovingcolourpod Theme music: The Boatman from The Other Side by Quest Ensemble

  1. 18/08/2021

    Episode Sixteen: Shereen on Facing Racism in Childhood

    In which our guest Shereen Ibrahim reflects on Episode Seven: Who Gets to Be Creative, and shares a story of her own about facing racism in childhood. Two friends, one Black, one White, share a series of tender and uncompromising conversations about how Whiteness and anti-Blackness have shaped their lives. Join us, Tanaka Mhishi and Imogen Butler-Cole, as we attempt our own version of restorative justice through compassion and storytelling.    Twitter: @lovingcolourpod Instagram: @lovingcolourpod Theme music: The Boatman from The Other Side by Quest Ensemble Shereen would like to credit Jassa Ahluwalia's TED Talk for the idea of being Both not Half.

    54 min

  2. 05/08/2021

    Episode Fifteen: Words and Language

    In which we talk about words and language; think about their true value and explore how our approach to language can bring us together or push us apart. Two friends, one Black, one White, share a series of tender and uncompromising conversations about how Whiteness and anti-Blackness have shaped their lives.   Join us, Tanaka Mhishi and Imogen Butler-Cole, as we attempt our own version of restorative justice through compassion and storytelling.   Twitter: @lovingcolourpod Instagram: @lovingcolourpod Theme music: The Boatman from The Other Side by Quest Ensemble   Resources mentioned in this episode are: Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin bell hooks’ book A Will to Change bell hooks’ essay Representing Whiteness in the Black Imagination: https://pages.mtu.edu/~jdslack/readings/CSReadings/hooks_Representing_Whiteness_Black_Imagination.pdf and Patti Digh and Victor Lee Lewis’s brilliant anti-racism courses: https://www.pattidigh.com/racism/

    59 min

  3. 14/07/2021

    Episode Fourteen: Dionne Reflecting on Hair

    In which our guest Dionne Lakey reflects on Episode Twelve: Hair, and shares a related story of her own. Two friends, one Black, one White, share a series of tender and uncompromising conversations about how Whiteness and anti-Blackness have shaped their lives.     Join us, Tanaka Mhishi and Imogen Butler-Cole, as we attempt our own version of restorative justice through compassion and storytelling. Twitter: @lovingcolourpod Instagram: @lovingcolourpod Theme music: The Boatman from The Other Side by Quest Ensemble Dionne’s recommendations: Mazelee Family hair episode, YouTube Look Up by Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola Dionne’s current reads: How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi This One Sky Day by Leone Ross The Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley Pan-African Schools Summer school in operation in UK summer ‘21

    57 min

  4. 30/06/2021

    Episode Thirteen: Pride

    In which we explore the power of metaphor in responding to stories, how they create empathy and aid the processing of challenging events. Two friends, one Black, one White, share a series of tender and uncompromising conversations about how Whiteness and anti-Blackness have shaped their lives. Join us, Tanaka Mhishi and Imogen Butler-Cole, as we attempt our own version of restorative justice through compassion and storytelling. Twitter: @lovingcolourpod Instagram: @lovingcolourpod Theme music: The Boatman from The Other Side by Quest Ensemble

    55 min

  5. 30/06/2021 · BONUS

    Episode Twelve Point Five: Feedback and Trigger Warnings

    In which we respond to some finely executed constructive feedback, discuss the importance and pitfalls of trigger warnings and share our plans for the coming season. Two friends, one Black, one White, share a series of tender and uncompromising conversations about how Whiteness and anti-Blackness have shaped their lives. Join us, Tanaka Mhishi and Imogen Butler-Cole, as we attempt our own version of restorative justice through compassion and storytelling. Twitter: @lovingcolourpod Instagram: @lovingcolourpod Theme music: The Boatman from The Other Side by Quest Ensemble

    57 min

  6. 14/04/2021

    Episode Twelve: Hair

    In which we tackle society’s fear of, and fascination with, Black hair. Two friends, one Black, one White, share a series of tender and uncompromising conversations about how Whiteness and anti-Blackness have shaped their lives. Join us, Tanaka Mhishi and Imogen Butler-Cole, as we attempt our own version of restorative justice through compassion and storytelling. Twitter: @lovingcolourpod Instagram: @lovingcolourpod Theme music: The Boatman from The Other Side by Quest Ensemble Resources mentioned in this episode are: Don’t Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri (US edition is Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture) Hair Love, Oscar-winning animated short: https://youtu.be/kNw8V_Fkw28 Barbershop Chronicles by Inua Ellams (available to buy in script form) Selina Thompson’s play Dark and Lovely: resources available here: https://selinathompson.co.uk/projects/dark-lovely/ https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/iatl/reinvention/archive/bcur2013specialissue/rhodes/: Subtle Racism: Viewing Race through Hair by Zoey Olivia Rhodes

    1h 5m

  7. 07/04/2021

    Episode Eleven: What is Institutional Racism?

    In which we talk about institutional racism, in response to the UK Government’s recent report. Two friends, one Black, one White, share a series of tender and uncompromising conversations about how Whiteness and anti-Blackness have shaped their lives. Join us, Tanaka Mhishi and Imogen Butler-Cole, as we attempt our own version of restorative justice through compassion and storytelling. Twitter: @lovingcolourpod Instagram: @lovingcolourpod Theme music: The Boatman from The Other Side by Quest Ensemble Resources mentioned in this episode are: the report: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-report-of-the-commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities Films mentioned: Allen vs Farrow (HBO), Mrs America (iPlayer) Things we can do: Write your MP (free template in @everydayracism bio); lobby your workplace to ensure they don’t use this as an excuse to stop any anti-racism or ED&I work they may have committed to. If they have not yet committed, ensure they do. Think about where your red lines and green lines are: where does the point come where you start breaking rules?

    56 min

  8. 30/03/2021

    Episode Ten: Desirability

    In which we talk about race, sex, dating and desirability. Two friends, one Black, one White, share a series of tender and uncompromising conversations about how Whiteness and anti-Blackness have shaped their lives. Join us, Tanaka Mhishi and Imogen Butler-Cole, as we attempt our own version of restorative justice through compassion and storytelling. Twitter: @lovingcolourpod Instagram: @lovingcolourpod Theme music: The Boatman from The Other Side by Quest Ensemble Resources mentioned in this episode are: I May Destroy You by Michaela Coel (BBC iPlayer); Chewing Gum by Michaela Coel (More 4); Women on Top of the World, a book on what women think about sex edited by Lucy-Anne Holmes; Racial Preferences in Online Dating across European Countries Gina Potârcǎ and Melinda Mills https://serval.unil.ch/resource/serval:BIB_FD46F9B7A32E.P001/REF.pdf. Sex Nerd Sandra podcast with Sandra: Edge Play part 2 with Mollena Lee Williams-Haas: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL3NleG5lcmRzYW5kcmEubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M

    58 min
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This is what it looks like when justice starts at home. Two friends, one Black, one White, share a series of tender and uncompromising conversations about how Whiteness and anti-Blackness have shaped their lives. Join us, Tanaka Mhishi and Imogen Butler-Cole, as we attempt our own version of restorative justice through compassion and storytelling. Twitter: @lovingcolourpod Instagram: @lovingcolourpod Theme music: The Boatman from The Other Side by Quest Ensemble

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  • Creator
    Tanaka Mhishi and Imogen Butler-Cole
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Tanaka Mhishi and Imogen Butler-Cole
  • Show Website
    Loving Colour