At the 2026 BAFTA Awards, Tourette’s activist John Davidson involuntarily shouted the N-word while Delroy Lindo and Michael B. Jordan were presenting. The two Black men pushed through professionally. Nobody from BAFTA checked on them afterwards. And the host’s response? “If you feel offended, we apologize.” In this episode of Her Take, Leila breaks down why that response is not good enough, asks the question nobody in mainstream media is asking — why is that word in your vocabulary at all — and addresses the double standard that allows anti-blackness to be dismissed while every other form of prejudice is treated as an emergency. This is not a comfortable episode. It’s not supposed to be. Her Take. Unbothered, unfiltered, unapologetic.

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When people talk about racism, they usually point to America.

But what about Britain?

There’s a global narrative that the UK is more polite. More progressive. Less aggressive. But politeness has never dismantled a system.

In this episode, I sit down with a Black woman born and raised in Manchester, who has also lived in London, to unpack what anti-Blackness actually looks like in Britain — in schools, in corporate spaces, in media, and in everyday life.

We discuss:

• Growing up Black in the UK

• Race vs. class in British society

• Workplace “politeness” and subtle exclusion

• Media invisibility

• Colonial history and denial

• Anti-Blackness beyond white spaces

• What empowerment looks like now

Anti-Blackness doesn’t always shout.

Sometimes it whispers.

Sometimes it smiles.

This isn’t about comparison.

It’s about clarity.

This is Her Take — and we’re saying the quiet part out loud.

Say Her Name wasn’t created for white women. It was created to center Black women — women whose lives have been historically ignored, erased, and devalued. In this episode, I break down the recent media reaction to Renee Good’s death, explore why movements like ‘Say Her Name’ get co-opted, and call out the systemic hypocrisy that decides whose lives are mourned and whose are overlooked.

This episode is bold, unapologetic, and reflective. I challenge you to examine your own awareness, confront uncomfortable truths, and ask yourself: whose names are you really saying — and why? If you care about justice, history, and accountability, this conversation is for you.”

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