20. A Candid Conversation about Race w/ Ayishat Akanbi and Patience Xina

How should we navigate issues of race and identity in 2024?

Join Inaya Folarin Iman, Ayishat Akanbi, Patience Xina, and Ada Akpala as they reflect on key "racial" incidents that occurred in 2023 and discuss their predictions for the race discourse in 2024.

They discussed the incidents involving Ngozi Fulani and Lady Hussey, the "Peckham hair" scenario, media coverage of the Nottinghill Carnival, and the controversy surrounding Tyla not identifying as "black."

Reflecting on these incidents prompted discussions on the following:

• Why asking someone where they are from is considered offensive.
• Whether Asian people have monopolised the "black economy".
• How race is perceived and treated differently in various countries.
• Online discourse and criticisms faced by successful black individuals.
• Violence in subsections of the "Black community."
• The importance of having honest conversations about knife crime in London.

And much more.

Ayishat Akanbi is a writer, cultural commentator, stylist and artist. https://twitter.com/Ayishat_Akanbi https://www.instagram.com/ayishat_akanbi https://www.youtube.com/@theequianoproject Patience Xina is a YouTuber and social commentator that discusses a variety of topics related to modern Western culture. https://www.youtube.com/@PatienceXina https://www.instagram.com/patiencexina Ada Akpala is a social commentator, writer and Content Manager for The Equiano Project https://twitter.com/ada_akpala https://www.instagram.com/ada_akpala Inaya Folarin Iman is a Broadcast journalist, writer and Director, Equiano Project https://twitter.com/inayafolarin https://www.instagram.com/inayafolariniman About The Equiano Project: The Equiano Project, founded in August 2020 by Inaya Folarin Iman, is a debate, discussion, and ideas forum. We facilitate conversations about and promote the values of freedom, common humanity, and universalism. Learn more about our work - https://www.theequianoproject.com/ Connect with us: https://twitter.com/EquianoProject https://www.facebook.com/TheEquianoProject https://www.instagram.com/theequianoproject Subscribe to our SUBSTACK https://theequianoproject.substack.com/