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About this episode

Richie Brave explores themes of Black literature and fairytales while celebrating National Siblings Day with various guests discussing their experiences and works.

Richie Brave explores Black literature and fairytales as well as celebrating the recent National Siblings Day. Joining him on the show: Founder of Dope Readers Club, a community initiative that promotes reading, literacy and diverse storytelling, Que the Wolf. On to talk all things fairytales and the importance of Black stories. Writer, speaker and cultural commentator known for her honest and thought-provoking work on body image, race, internet culture and representation, Stephanie Yeboah. Stephanie discusses her debut novel, the romantic comedy Chaotic Energy. Plus, the triplets behind creative agency and production studio Strand Collective, Feyisara, Sewa and Sayo Olukoga. They discuss navigating setting up their own business and working with their siblings. Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.

People in this episode

Host: Richie Brave

Guests: Que the Wolf, Stephanie Yeboah, Feyisara Olukoga, Sewa Olukoga, Sayo Olukoga

Topics covered

• Black literature
• fairytales
• body image
• race
• sibling relationships
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• Black literature
• fairytales
• Chaotic Energy
• siblings
• entrepreneurship
• body image
• race
• representation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dope Readers Club, Strand Collective

Books & works: Chaotic Energy

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