Episode 44 Black History Month Andrea Jim Story

Black History Month Andrea Jims

For our Black history month I Interviewed Andrea Jims an amazing single mother ,born in Hong Kong to parents of Nigerian descent she has grown up and been raised in Britain so she is what I call a true global citizen , Andrea shares her story, beliefs ,pains , gains and battles to have a sence of belonging in life , from meeting her dad for the first time after a long time of being separated from him and losing him shortly afterwards .

She shared her experience of working as a person of colour , in a demanding environment she has been spat at ,had food thrown at her ,assaulted felt humiliated , hurt and felt she was not listened to nor she was not heard and also shared her experiences of unconscious bias and institutional racism .

She talks of her fears raising her child and also her hopes for his future .

She also talked about her business selling afro wigs , and the reasons for going into this field of business inspired by her mother's experience with cancer.

Note from Andrea :

Thank you so much once again for this wonderful opportunity to tell my story.

Andrea Jim's website: www.dreassupremecollection.com

IG:@dreassupremecollection 

FB:@dreassupremecollection

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