The Unconventional Professionals | Southbank Centre
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- Join Akala in a compelling panel discussion where diverse young black men speak about their accomplishments in professions that are not stereotypical. Hear inspiring stories from criminal defence lawyer Kevin Cobham, trauma surgeon Dr Elliot Onochie, historian Andrew Muhammad, and Dr Robbie Shilliam, Senior Lecturer in International Relations.
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The Unconventional Professionals | Akala, Kevin Cobham, Dr Elliot Onochie, Andrew Muhammad and Dr Robbie Shilliam | Southbank Centre
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its so refreshing to see a small group of successful black men get together and speak on their accomplishments :)
I just love listening to Akala speak.
Like the idea of 'The Movement Lawyer' showing that to be professional is not to be associated automatically with being a 'sellout' . Those in the consciousness movement must not assume those in the professional institutions are so to be referenced stereo typically and that the Afrikan heritage male incubates Godship and potential greatness. I greatly appreciate this video as we can be replete with the challenges and negative experiences of the journey. More of these please. Give Thanks.
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND BRILLIANT, THIS SHOULD BE ON EVERY BLACK BOY AND GIRLS PHONE, TO WATCH BACK AND LISTEN TO WHEN THINGS SEEM HARD. POST AND REPOST.
A Good discussion. The chap in the Green tie was very compelling in what he had to say. I'd love to sit up there and do the same thing.
Brother in the green tie is very good speaker as well as all the others..
I really liked what the guy at the end had to say about mentoring.
Coming to the youth with buckets of positivity, its not a real solution. They need real economic opportunities.
I agree that we need more economic opportunities, however mentoring and education are still the solution because if they don't change their attitude they will not succeed no matter how many opportunities they are given. If people have a bad attitude they will throw all their opportunities down the drain, I've seen many former friends do just that... no one can help you if you don't want to help yourself!
@@ag7dragonfly We don’t need opportunities we just need a guaranteed pay check from the government. That’s all.
Phenomenal men. Each and every one. So proud to be Black British.
Makes me proud to be human, especially akala and the lawyer
I find it sad when blacks see things in black vs white instead of choosing not to look at the world that way. Martin Luther King is crying in heaven.
@@wheelie642 such a stupid comment - learn some history
@@wheelie642 why do you care so much?
Healing , educating, getting justice for and showing the worth of the black man...bravo
brother kevin looks EXACTLY like brother IDRIS even his hat lool
At first I thought he was. Lol
Good discussion. At12:09 Akala points out a recent visit to a school to mentor black youths and when the ones from Somalia or Nigeria introduced themselves and stated their names,
there was laughter from the other youths from the Caribbean background. It reminds me when I was back in school over 38 years ago I had my name being made fun of. Life has moved on since then and I don't hold any bad feelings. The sad fact is that if you're black and have a British surname: it's not a protection against racism.
Same here i often got taunted by caribs growing up at times it was excessive, but now i'm the one having the last laugh and they've become nothing in life!
Respect brothers lets all get educated and succeed!!
Smashing Discussion Thank you every body.
Everything that these beautiful people talk about and describe with anecdotes is the Journey of the Soul through spiritual awareness. But this is not exclusive to black men. The 'black man' element is just a circumstance for 'black men'. 'White man' issues are the same but different, and the 'woman' issues are the same but different. You see, our circumstances are the cards we are dealt for this life-time and it's up to us to find the best way - through our circumstances - to play them. When we rise above out humanness we discover that we are all the same and connected in a wonderful way. Life on Earth is about role-playing, like actors on a stage. We can experience anything we want to, and learn from every one else. I really enjoyed these "Being a Black Man" discussions and feel a deep warmth towards all the speakers.
One of the common themes being that a male role model helped them to succeed, compete etc.. is particularity powerful and makes the fact that so many black kids are born into a single mother home more depressing.
This is a really interesting discussion 👏🏾
Andrew Muhammad is always so inspiring...the entire panel is great!
A movement lawyer...niice!
Brilliant
I am a fan of Akala..
I agree that we need more economic opportunities, however mentoring and education are still the solution because if they don't change their attitude they will not succeed no matter how many opportunities they are given. If people have a bad attitude they will throw all their opportunities down the drain, I've seen many former friends do just that... no one can help you if you don't want to help yourself!
Super insightful !!!!
I wish Akala and co. could organize similar talks in Ghana
AKALA just knows how to get other young men motivated in aspiring their dreams..
Great Talk. You can hear Andrew Muhammad 's words come out through akala in the album the thieves banquet (not a bad thing)
Cobham's erudition is having a profound impact on me.
OK, i wish Cobham was my dad 😭
that last story, about the youts on the bus stop.. I know they only behaved as such bcos they were in a group, so not only do they feel backed, thus braver, but also they have to maintain and further that ego, that image of being "road", being G, etc.
Had it been one person, he wouldn't feel so brave or feel the need to impose and maintain that gangsta ego.
Also shows how in many years, nothing is changed, like the breda in middle seat said. Lots of black people do not identify with africa or being from africa, which is super weird if you were to think about that for the first time.
sad..
It doesn't have subtitles!
When he said "Comrade" and then "movement lawyer" it made me think of communism. Don't know why, but it did.
Omg mr Muhammad used to teach me
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Man like Elliott... once played for England you know.. u21 I think..
Boy you sound so different...
Big up the neeld lawn tennis gang!
14:25-14:38 gets me everytime!!
well I please you guys I love my gift from god and I love his kids for long I sport him and his kids for 9 years but he's like money big money can I please you guys helping me PRING MY family SOON I always BELIVE in god and trust him please help me do something for god gift god when I call him young black guys he's unswers the phone in Michaels house