If You Don't Know
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Podcast Overview
<p>De-Graft Mensah brings you the black voices, stories and biggest laughs that you don't always hear in mainstream news.</p>
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Publishing Since
4/28/2021
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Recent Episodes
April 5, 2024
Introducing… The Black 14
<p>From Amazing Sport Stories, this is The Black 14.</p><p>In 1969 Wyoming, racism is rife and 14 young black American footballers decide to take a stand. But the repercussions will change their lives forever. BA Parker takes us back to America’s turbulent 1960s to explore the injustice suffered by the “Black 14”.</p><p>For the full four-part series, and other incredible tales, search for Amazing Sport Stories wherever you get your BBC podcasts.</p>
December 28, 2023
Looking back on some of our biggest stories
<p>Special guests, goodbyes and the news that you still need to know.</p><p>In this final episode, De-Graft looks back on some of the podcast’s best guests and biggest stories. We also have a major update from Mary, a medical student from Nigeria who was studying in Ukraine when Russia invaded - and a VERY special guest drops in too.</p><p>For the very last time, this is… If You Don’t Know.</p><p>Presenter: De-Graft Mensah Producer: Kamilah Mclnnis Researcher: Paige Neal-Holder Sound: Kamilah McInnis and Dave O’Neill Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham</p>
December 14, 2023
Cobalt and conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
<p>Social media has been flooded with talk and questions about the Democratic Republic of Congo. So, for those of you wondering what’s going on in the country... What’s the history behind the conflict? And why has it led to calls to boycott tech companies? This is the episode for you.</p><p>The Democratic Republic of Congo has been home to war and conflict for decades. This year there’s been an increase in violence in the east, with more than 100 armed groups fighting over territory and natural resources.</p><p>Anne Soy, the BBC senior Africa correspondent, kicks off the episode by dipping into the history of the long-running conflict. Anneke Van Woudenburg - from RAID, a human rights NGO - also fills us in on the country’s controversial mining industry. And De-Graft is joined by Junior Masandi - he was born in the DRC, but moved to the UK when he was ten-years-old.</p><p>Presenter: De-Graft Mensah Producer: Kamilah Mclnnis Researcher: Paige Neal-Holder Sound: Kamilah McInnis and Dave O’Neill Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham</p>
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