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How Britain's black African communities are shaping politics, faith, business and culture.

British Nigerian broadcaster Jumoké Fashola explores how Britain's black African communities are shaping British politics, faith, business and culture today.

Black, African Brits are one of the UK's fastest growing communities. In the last census 1.5 million people said they were Black, African and British – that's more than twice as many as the Black Caribbean community. 

Whether it's Kwasi Kwarteng and Kemi Badenoch on the front benches of British government, Stormzy headlining Glastonbury, resurgent congregations in Britain's churches or the stories of entrepreneurs - the impact of Black African Brits cannot be missed.

Over four episodes British Nigerian broadcaster Jumoké Fashola travels the country to ask what it means to be Black, African and British and to explore how African migration is shaping politics, faith, business and culture today.

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Black, African and British: Black, African and British in Culture

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How black African British creatives are shaping on our nation's culture.

British Nigerian broadcaster Jumoké Fashola explores the transformative impact of black African British creatives on culture.

British Nigerian broadcaster Jumoké Fashola travels across the country to ask what it means to be Black, African and British and to explore how these communities are shaping British politics, faith, business and culture today.  

Episode 4: Black African and British in Culture 

Whether it’s Stormzy, Dave or Little Simz, Idris Elba, Daniel Kaluuya or Michaela Coel or writers like Ben Okri and Bernadine Evaristo the impact of Black African British creatives is undeniable. Yet there was once a time when actors like Idris Elba felt they had to move to the USA for opportunities.

Three leading British cultural voices talk to Jumoké about how their art and creativity is shaped by their experiences as Black African Brits. 

The bestselling author Yomi Adegoke discusses how the internet changed diversity in culture and empowered artists like her. She also discusses the positives and negatives of the impact of Black Lives Matter on publishing. 

Jumoké visits the studio of Grammy award winning producer Jae5 and gets an insight on what it takes to make an Afrobeats mega-hit. 

The comedian and entertainer Eddie Kadi tells Jumoké why he wanted to bring his distinctly British-Congolese perspective to his comedy and to Saturday night prime-time TV on Strictly Come Dancing. 

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