Meet Lee-Ann, who’s mixed race and lives in Exeter
Lee-Ann was born in Malawi, Africa. She is of mixed Asian, European and African heritage. Both her parents are from Malawi. On her mum’s side her grandmother was of [...]
Meet Dan’s mum Dareth, who’s black British and lives in Stroud
I live in Stroud, Gloucestershire, which is a rural town about 10 miles from Gloucester. I define myself as black, born in England to black Jamaican parents. I was [...]
Meet Dan, who’s mixed race and comes from Stroud
I’m mixed race (White and Black Caribbean) and I was born in Lewisham, where I’m currently studying at Goldsmiths. My mum’s family, who were Jamaican, grew up in Stroud, [...]
Meet Yvonne*, who is Black British and lives in Devon
Yvonne was born in London and her family is from Jamaica. As well as Devon, she has also lived in Lancaster. She moved to Devon as an adult in [...]
Where are you really from? Becca’s Story
Becca tells her story of living her life in the rural town of Bridport in Dorset. Taken from the podcast Where are you really from?
Meet Emily, who is mixed heritage, from Cornwall
I was born in Cornwall. My mother was from London, although she was born in South Africa, and my father was from Cornwall. I define my ethnicity as mixed [...]
Meet Becca, of English-Caribbean heritage, from Bridport
Growing up as a person of mixed heritage in Dorset has had its challenges. I’ve been living in Bridport for pretty much all of my life, after my mum [...]
Meet Michelle*: a Guyanese-Bajan-Brit from Wiltshire
I was born in Islington, North London. My mother’s family are from Guyana, and my father’s family are from Barbados. I define myself as black. I lived in [...]
Meet Sinéad, who is mixed race, Muslim and lives in Dorchester
Sinéad was born in London, as were her parents. Her paternal grandparents were born in the UK, and her maternal grandparents were born in Jamaica. She defines her ethnicity [...]
Launch of Where are you really from? podcast series
The first episode of the podcast is now available to listen to online. I first made it available to the public at an event called Mikrofest in Exeter. I [...]