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Woman's Hour: Woman's Hour Takeover: Episode 4: Doreen Lawrence

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Episode 4: Doreen Lawrence

Woman's Hour Takeover

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Doreen Lawrence guest edits. Jenni Murray presents.

Doreen Lawrence guest edits and talks about the people who have inspired her, including Obama and Mandela. Raising the work aspirations of BME boys. Beverley Knight sings.

Doreen Lawrence (this year's number one game changer on the Power List) talks about the people who inspired her, from Maya Angelou to Barack Obama. She also investigates why fibroids are more common in Afro Caribbean women and discusses treatment options with Mr Yacoub Khalaf, Consultant at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in London.
The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust runs a number of training programmes and bursaries designed to help young people from the black community to gain access to the professions. So what are the best ways to make sure all young people are able to fulfil their potential? We discuss with Minister for Skills and Enterprise, Matthew Hancock and Lee Elliot from education think-tank The Sutton Trust.
And Beverley Knight sings Fallen Soldier.

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