Amplifying Voices Of Black Women
Tobi Oredein is the founder of Black Ballad, the UK’s top digital platform for and by black women.
As a former journalist, Tobi’s uses her skills to help amplify the voices of other black women in the UK, making them feel heard and respected.
She is responsible for putting 56 black women on a billboard all over the UK as an International Women’s Day campaign with Google.
Find out how she sticks to her mission and why it’s so important.
About Tobi Oredein
Tobi Oredein is an award-winning women’s lifestyle journalist, media entrepreneur and international public speaker.
She is the founder of Black Ballad, which is a media membership platform for and by black women in the UK.
She is a TEDx speaker and a huge advocate for black women in the UK, even managing to put 56 women on a billboard all around the UK this year in partnership with Google.
🌏 Tobi’s website: http://tobioredein.co.uk
👩🏽💻 Tobi’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobioredein/
📸 Tobi’s Instagram: http://instagram.com/iamtobioredein
🐦 Tobi’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/IamTobiOredein
In This Episode...
Timestamps
0:00 Episode Trailer
0:36 Podcast Intro
1:12 Speaker Intro
2:05 Who is Tobi and what is Black Ballad?
7:00 Racism in the Euros/football
9:40 Racism in journalism
14:15 Media’s role in racism
17:40 Black Ballad x Google campaign
24:01 Sabrina’s experience of the campaign
28:30 The Black Ballad Weekender
35:05 The impact of events for black women
37:01 UK v US on race
41:42 Where to find Black Ballad
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