Black Lives: Past, Present and Future

Leonard Reid is a clothing brand owner from Preston.Leonard grew up in an area of Preston called Fulwood, which he describes as having "a reputation for being a nice area."Leonard states "very few people of colour lived in Fulwood when I was growing up, so I always felt ‘black’ if that makes sense... I was raised with manners and respect, so I never got into any trouble therefore most of my experiences where positive and in a lot of cases I was treated a lot better due to being black."He describes life in Preston nowadays by saying "I don’t feel as alienated due to their being much more people of colour in Preston. I feel like people are more open to learning more about the black culture, as I regularly get questions about my experiences and opinions on certain situations."Black Lives: Past, Present and Future is a Laudable production brought to you by Reach plc and JPI.Produced and edited by Matt Millard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Femi Martins is a 26 year old brand owner and basketball player from London.He is of Nigerian decent and is a strong advocate of black owned businesses, diversity and inclusion within the community. Be sure to check out is beard grooming products brand @thebeardbando !Black Lives: Past, Present and Future is a Laudable production brought to you by Reach plc and JPI.Produced and edited by Matt Millard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alice Irving is a 27-year-old writer and designer from Manchester. Alice is mixed race, her family are from Trinidad, Spain and the UK. She studied Black History through music at university as part of an English degree and it’s something she is very passionate about.Black Lives: Past, Present and Future is a Laudable production brought to you by Reach plc and JPI.Produced and edited by Matt Millard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Faith Kachikondo is a 27 year old from Birmingham. Born and raised in Brum with Malawian blood, she is the Founder of 'Empower' an organisation that provides therapeutic mentoring to Black young people and their families.Black Lives: Past, Present and Future is a Laudable production brought to you by Reach plc and JPI.Produced and edited by Matt Millard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua Williams is a Birmingham based activist and campaigner. A former Birmingham Awards Winner and Guild of Students President at the University of Birmingham. Joshua has spent much of his career tackling inequality whilst championing the voices of minority groups; both regionally and nationally. His work has seen him work with charitable organisations, national advocacy services, the Bank of England, and Government to name a few.Black Lives: Past, Present and Future is a Laudable production brought to you by Reach plc and JPI.Produced and edited by Matt Millard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kane Haynes is a Regulatory Compliance Manager for a high street bank, based in Birmingham. He is 42 years old and loves sport, music, nature documentaries and history!Black Lives: Past, Present and Future is a Laudable production brought to you by Reach plc and JPI.Produced and edited by Matt Millard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ally Tyger is a British Barbadian Nigerian, born and raised in London. She is a keen advocate of diversity, inclusion and belonging within her local community and in the creative and wedding industries. Fundamentally, she believes everyone needs to play their role in building a better and more empathic society. Trained Graphic Designer, Bloom UK member and mentor, she currently works at Creative Agency, Elmwood, as an Account Director whilst studying for a HR and D&I Diploma.Black Lives: Past, Present and Future is a Laudable production brought to you by Reach plc and JPI.Produced and edited by Matt Millard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darius Hamilton is a 28 year old Mechanical Engineer in the military. He grew up on a council estate in Bartley Green, Birmingham and is now a home owner and proud Dobermann owner based in Rednal.Darius enjoys a cold beer, spicy food and also plays semi-professional Rugby for Coventry Bears.Black Lives: Past, Present and Future is a Laudable production brought to you by Reach plc and JPI.Produced and edited by Matt Millard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oprah Flash is a 29-year-old multimedia journalist who was born and bred in Wolverhampton.Her parents hail from Jamaica and she counts it as her second home as many family members still reside there.Black Lives: Past, Present and Future is a Laudable production brought to you by Reach plc and JPI.Produced and edited by Matt Millard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ayanam Udoma is a 29-year-old marketer and singer/songwriter (the former funds the latter). He grew up in Nigeria, moving to the UK when he was 16 and has lived on and off in the UK ever since. He was a contestant on The Voice UK in 2019 and has aspirations of becoming a full time recording artist.Black Lives: Past, Present and Future is a Laudable production brought to you by Reach plc and JPI.Produced and edited by Matt Millard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During Black History Month this October, we want to look forwards, as well as looking back.You will be hearing voices that describe black lives in the past, the present, and the future.What is the importance of remembering Black History? What challenges and successes face the community today? And what hopes are there for the future?Join us as we hear the interesting and thought-provoking conversations about black life in the UK. We celebrate black history and culture, as well as having an honest - and at times, blunt - conversation about race.Black Lives: Past, Present and Future is a Laudable production brought to you by Reach plc and JPI.Trailer Dialogue by Lynda MoyoProduced & Edited by Matt Millard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices