For Episode 12, I welcome to the breakfast table Marcus Alleyne, co-founder and Director of Communications for the charity Black Voices Cornwall.

Black Voices Cornwall was established in 2020 following the global rise of the Black Lives Matter movement and the charity exists to enable Cornwall to become an actively anti-racist County.  During our conversation we discuss why an anti-racist organisation is needed within a Cornish context; we deconstruct what being ‘anti-racist’ means in practice; how Black Voices Cornwall work to achieve their aims; along with Marcus sharing some of his own lived experiences and personal reflections.

This conversation felt so important, to shine a spotlight on the racism that exists within ourselves, our communities, our county, country and globally, which we need to confront – in ways that can feel uncomfortable – if we are to dismantle the racist scaffolding of our culture.

I prepared a Cornish continental style breakfast for Marcus, including a zingy Rhubarb, Beetroot and Lemon compote to top granola bowls; you can find the recipes along with details of producers and growers, and more information about the themes and resources we discuss, via the Episode 12 web page.

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