Everyday Racism: Institutional vs Individual Racism
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Featuring Joel Culpepper (singer/songwriter), Charisse Beaumont (CEO of Black Lives in Music), hosted by Chris Ogori.
Episode topic: Institutional vs Individual Racism.
Discussion about how racist assumptions in the system impact people, even when the individuals around them are neither racist nor prejudiced.
Joel Culpepper is a singer/songwriter from South London. Coming from the underground jazz scene, he is an artist’s artist with a once-seen-never-forgotten stage presence. His stand-out COLORS performance has received more than 13 million plays, whilst previous EP ‘Tortoise’ showcases his stand-out vocal ability. However, it’s on debut album ‘Sgt Culpepper’ where Joel makes his mark, pouring his heart and soul into a conceptual record that was two years in the making.
Black Lives in Music is a charity that addresses the current inequality of opportunity for black people aspiring to be artists or professionals in the Jazz and Classical music industry. They have just published a report highlighting systemic racism in the UK music industry, titled ‘Being Black In The UK Music Industry Part 1’.
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