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What I learned about courage from doing a Tedx talk

December 20, 2019 by

This time last month I had the pleasure of speaking at TEDx in Frankfurt Germany. What an experience. Overwhelmed, humbled, a bucket list item firmly ticked off. It was exciting, but it was also an undertaking. Which caught me off guard because I have been a professional speaker and performed on stages for years. But a Tedx stage is different. I spoke about microaggressions. Talking about how to address inherent racism to a sold out auditorium of approximately 600 majority white audience, is no easy feat.  I didn’t think about the magnitude of this until moments before my talk. I wanted vomit. But my friends say I have the courage of a lion, so I just took a moment to breathe,  leaned into my nerves and vulnerability and stood on stage firmly and I’ve…

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Diversity

Talking Media Bias, Hidden Racism & The Duchess of Sussex on The Royal Box

August 23, 2019 by

I have a lot to thank the Duchess of Sussex for! Absolutely delighted to be invited on the TV sofa again, this time for Yahoo new online series presented by Kate Thornton - The Royal Box We’re talking The Duchess of Sussex, bias and the relationship with hidden racism in Britain and it’s a corker. I also share a little about what it was like to attend the royal wedding in sunny Windsor in May 2018. Since joining the Royal Family, Meghan Markle’s every move has been scrutinised. So much so that when Prince Harry started dating Meghan in 2016, he issued an unprecedented statement about the commentary of his then-girlfriend in the press, referring to “the racial undertones of comment pieces; and the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls and web…

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Diversity

A Conversation about Race, Racism and White Privilege on the Project Love Podcast

July 5, 2019 by

Absolutely delighted to be featured on the Project Love Podcast having the most open, liberating and honest conversation about race and racism from a white persons perspective and how to be an ally with one of its co-founders Selina. Project Love are a popular leading podcast and platform featured in the Stylist Magazine to Psychologies. They're huge fans of self-development and they're on a mission to inspire and empower you to create a life and healthy relationships you love and that starts by understanding and accepting who you are and knowing how you want to show up in the world. Selina one of the founders is also one of my online anti-racism course students and has been documenting her progress and invited me to join her podcast to talk about race, self-development and womanhood. "I’ve…

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News & Events

London Anti-Racism Masterclass and Supper-club

June 24, 2019 by

Are you ready to stand up for what you believe in? With a rise of social injustices. With casual racism becoming every day occurrences in the media, workplace, communities and of course, politics, there is a growing desire of incredible human beings, people like you, who want to stop it. Who want to be part of change, but often don't know where to start. I know the idea of having difficult conversations about race, with friends, family or even colleagues, can leave you feeling anxious. As a result, you often freeze. Which almost always leads to frustration, helplessness, and definitely inaction. As a result it means you often let casual racism pass by. I understand how hard this can be. I understand how it can make you feel guilty or shameful and that makes…

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Diversity, Personal

What I learned from attending the Royal Wedding

May 20, 2019 by

Wow-wee a lot can happen in a year. Here I am in a blissfully sunny Windsor at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex wedding on the 19th May 2018. It's hard to believe it was a year ago on this very day that I had the pleasure and great privilege of attending the Royal Wedding of Harry and Meghan on behalf of Sky News and the BBC. It was one of the most surreal and humbling moments of my life. It was electric.Up until this point,  I had never been a Royal, given our colonial past and someone whose ancestors were slaves to the British Empire, much like patriotism, I felt conflicted by the British Monarchy.But I remember being overcome by emotion that day acknowledging how historically significant and symbolic their union was and how openly this was celebrated in…

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Diversity, Personal

My Thoughts on Seeing Michelle Obama at the O2

April 22, 2019 by

Michelle Obama really is a force to be reckoned with. Last week I had the pleasure of being one of the 15,000 to see her live at the 02 as part of her  Penguin book tour: Becoming. With a combination of quiet grace and power, she has such immense presence. I have never been so captivated by anyone quite like her and I wasn't alone. In an auditorium of over 15,000 you could hear a pin drop. People (mostly women) were hanging off of her every word. She spoke a little about her upbringing, her dating Barack Obama, the beauty of humanity she witnessed whilst being the First Lady and also the worst of humanity. She also spoke of the socio-political climate in the US and the UK and her great love of working…

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Diversity

Nova Reid to speak at S.H.E Summit and Barcardi Spirit Forward London

March 2, 2019 by

It is a pleasure and a privilege to be asked do moderate The Faces of Change panel at SHE summit Spirit Forward with Bacardi on Monday as part of international women’s day with some fantastic thought-leaders including Laura Haynes, chair of the UN Women National Committee,  presenter and author of Diversify June Sarpong and Gina Martin responsible for making up-skirting illegal. S.H.E Summit was founded 7 years ago to awaken higher purpose and renewed energy for leadership gender equality, diversity, advancement and culture change. The SHE Summit is the flagship event of SHE Globl; and the very first London edition, entitled Spirit Forward, is the first such event hosted by Bacardi. The summit's theme will be focused on 'You Don’t Need to be in Charge to Lead', exploring the belief that the first step in…

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Diversity

What I learned about the danger of your unknown prejudice from a criminologist

January 15, 2019 by

Doing anti-racism work is not easy. At times, especially when it feels like the world is in such trauma, I can feel helpless. But I have a BIG smile on my face today and I wanted to share why in this three part series. I recently had the pleasure of meeting with an incredible criminologist who specialising in hate crime. We were discussing prejudice and the brain and the effect it has on our mental health, behaviour and how we navigate the world and I have never been so inspired or felt so hopeful.  Before we get into it, let's outline the definition of prejudice: Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. And we ALL hold prejudice. If you'e human and breathing, you have it. Prejudice is a learned behaviour that…

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News & Events, Personal

OTHER: A Directorial Debut Film by Nova Reid

December 13, 2018 by

I wanted to have a conversation about race. So I did. On camera. Telling the stories of the often unheard. Unedited. Last week I hosted an intimate screening of my directorial debut film, for friends, family and cast members at RSA House and it was the most vulnerable I have ever felt on stage. In 2016, I had a sequence of life events that left me feeling completely and utterly lost. In a bid to start reconnecting with myself, I started to create again, just for me. I had forgotten how creating is so vital to expression  and to who I am. It is also a form of self care. On a whim, I applied for a place on a short course funded by Creative Skillset in collaboration with the BFI to encourage more…

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Mental Health and Wellbeing

Turn Frustration into Innovation

November 12, 2018 by

Absolute pleasure to be featured in an article on Virgin discussing how to turn frustration into innovation. Frustration affects the best of us. Even the most creative and innovative. Whilst frustration can paralysing, it can also be an “excellent state” to motivate us into new action. Thought is not fact. Unhealthy thought patterns can lead to heightened responses to stress, which affect our ability to process information and think clearly. As Henry Ford said, ‘Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right'. You can read more of my musings in the full article here .  

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