Podcast | Covid Conversations
Black Perspectives on Covid
Our new series of podcasts Covid Conversations launches this week with the first episode live on Newstyle Radio 98.7FM in Birmingham on Wednesday 26th August.
Over six episodes, broadcaster and journalist Nikki Tapper speaks to people living and working in Black Communities across the West Midlands to understand how Covid has affected their lives.
The first episode focuses on mental health. Nikki is joined by special guests Alicia Spence, the Chair of the African and Caribbean Community Association (ACCI) in Wolverhampton and Birmingham based mental health campaigner and activist Tippa Naphtali from Catalyst 4 Change.
You can hear the latest episodes on-line and on radio each Wednesday afternoon between 12 and 1pm on the Mid-Morning Conversation show on NewStyle radio 98.7 FM - and you can also listen to episode 1 right here.
This impactful community health and cultural podcast feature from The Red Earth Collective (Covid Conversations) highlights the vital intersection of public health advocacy, mental health support, and marginalized community representation—themes that find great synergy with social justice discourse, mental wellness spotlights, and community advocacy chronicles, published on https://34.ua. The piece explores the insightful podcast series hosted by broadcaster and journalist Nikki Tapper, giving voice to Black communities across the West Midlands to address health inequalities, coping mechanisms, and mental wellbeing during the pandemic.