On football, and the tainted relationship between racism and sport

Episode 4 February 08, 2022 00:32:48
On football, and the tainted relationship between racism and sport
Black Then, Black Now
On football, and the tainted relationship between racism and sport

Feb 08 2022 | 00:32:48

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Show Notes

On this episode, Antonia sits with her uncle and Chelsea super-fan, David. When she was younger they would go to the football grounds to take pictures and look around the gift shop. Antonia was curious as to how the prolific nature of racism in the sport taints his love for football

 

Black Then, Black Now is a podcast produced by four young black Londoners aged 18 to 24, with the support of the Voltage Revolution. Each episode is a conversation between one young person and an elder, providing an intergenerational take on topics such as identity, music, education and love.

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