June Sarpong OBE
@junesarpong
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I couldn't be happier to announce the launch of my new imprint publishing partnership with
@HQstories
. The HQ Creative Inclusion Lab (HQ CIL) purpose is to be a home for diverse writers. We are open for submissions! Learn more at:
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Thank you for all of your your messages of support, I am truly truly humbled and welcome any ideas and suggestions about how to create the kind of framework that allows talent from any background thrive at the
@bbc
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It's my birthday, no vacation or party this year but what a lovely surprise to wake up to, the flowers are rolling in. 🙏🙏 Grateful for those that I love and love me
#birthdayquarantine
🎂🎂
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Such a privilege to be awarded an OBE in the Queen's 2020 Honour's List. Thank you everyone for all of your well wishes and lovely messages. 🙏
The 2020 New Year’s Honours list has been released:
Congratulations to all those recognised!
#NYHonours
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For everyone asking how you can check your privilege? This right here is a start ⬇️ Educate yourself on the history of systemic racism then commit to doing something about it. Allyship can't just be about messages of support it has to be about action too!
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Today ushers in a new era of inclusion
@bbc
game changing moments like this is why I joined. I am proud to announce we are investing 100million pounds in diverse content. The biggest ever by a UK broadcaster. FYI this is just start! Today we
#RightTheScript
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I am beyond humbled by this message from
@bbc
Director General Tony Hall. It's one thing to get a nod of approval from your boss in private but something entirely different in public. Thank you so much Tony and to all of my BBC colleagues for making me feel so welcome.
Congratulations to
@junesarpong
, BBC’s Director of Creative Diversity, on her OBE for services to broadcasting
#NewYearHonours
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Today is one of the proudest days of my working life.
@bbc
100million commitment to diverse storytelling. Huge thanks to
#CharlotteMoore
@jimpurnell
@franunsworth
for driving forward this change &
@MirandawTV
diligently working behind the scenes to get it done
#RightTheScript
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Well done
@BegumNadiya
so so thrilled for you! Look forward to seeing you at the Palace.
Hussain 'crying tears of joy' as she receives MBE in New Year Honours via
@MetroUK
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Gut wrenching, emotional yet sadly true
#SittingInLimbo
is a must watch. So proud of the whole creative that made his masterpiece happen.
This is the shocking true story of Anthony Bryan. Just one of the hundreds of victims at the heart of the Windrush immigration scandal.
#SittingInLimbo
Monday 8th June, 8.30pm
@BBCOne
&
@BBCiPlayer
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I am thrilled to announce the brilliant
@MirandawTV
is joining my team as Head of Creative Diversity. Miranda is an exceptional talent and becomes one of the most senior women of colour
@bbc
I look forward to working with her to make inclusion the norm.
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It's been an interesting ride, nice to have a couple of medals to show for it!
#QueensHonoursList
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Truly honored to be on the cover of this month's
@vanityfair
#EnRoute
test driving the new
@Lamborghini
#Evo
#Diversify
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So excited to be celebrating
@UN
International Diversity Day with the American release of Diversify. Published by
@Harper360
the book hits US stores today. Looking forward to an honest and productive transatlantic dialogue on inclusion.
@HQstories
#Diversify
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So excited to share the cover for my new book
#Diversify
out Oct on
@HQstories
@HarperCollinsUK
it's time for us to come together & unite.
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First hair appointment in four months! Thank you
@hairlounge1999
nothing like that fresh out of salon feeling.
#openforbusiness
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Full conversation between
@barackobama
&
@marcusrashford
is now on
@penguinukbooks
@youtube
page ✨ . The mutual admiration between both men was truly humbling and heart warming to witness.
#RashfordmeetsObama
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Hot off the press! First copy of my book
#PowerofPrivilege
has just arrived. Great tool for anyone wanting to be an effective ally for change. Out Oct 1st on
@HQstories
@HarperCollinsUK
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#ItsmyBirthday
, glad to be a part of the Gemini gang! It's never too early to start eating cake! 🎉🎉😘
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Delighted to announce the
@bbc
Creative Diversity Festival - coming May 2020. The festival will celebrate the best in BAME creative talent. This is a solutions driven event with a marketplace for ideas to be bought and sold. More news early next year!
Today we’re setting out next steps in increasing BAME representation in leadership and
@JuneSarpong
unveils plans to host a Creative Diversity Festival in 2020, bringing together the best of BAME creative talent with the BBC and the wider industry:
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Delighted to reveal cover for my new book
#PowerofPrivilege
a how to for white people wanting to effectively help in challenging systemic racism. Look forward to a meaningful dialogue to create change! Out Oct
@HQstories
@HarperCollinsUK
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Fantastic announcement huge congratulations
@DavidOlusoga
delighted to hear
#AHouseThroughTime
is returning to
@BBCTwo
good have you back at
@bbc
where you belong.
ICYMI:
@BBCTwo
’s award-winning history show
#AHouseThroughTime
is confirmed for a fourth series, with
@DavidOlusoga
heading to
#Leeds
in 2021:
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Decided to put on lipstick for the first time in weeks. I'd almost forgotten how to apply it. Nowhere to go, but the little things still joy or at least a little light relief!
#LockdownLife
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Happy to announce
#PowerofWomen
is out today. Hope you'll add this pocket guide to your
#Feminist
toolkit.
#Equality
= Progress
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Such an honour to facilitate this important intergenerational dialogue between
@BarackObama
&
@MarcusRashford
. Full interview live today 2pm GMT
@PenguinUKBooks
YouTube page.
#RashfordmeetsObama
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We are looking for a Disability Lead to join my team
@bbc
Creative Diversity Unit. If you are the right candidate please apply, if you know the right candidate please share!
#RepresentationMatters
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So excited that
#PowerofPrivilege
is now available
@Tesco
they don't usually stock non fiction. Delighted to be able to break the mold and help spark a conversation around change!
#inclusion
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So proud that my new book
#PowerofPrivilege
is released today. A practical handbook on how to be an effective ally! Audible and Ebook versions available too.
#InclusionWeek2020
#BlackHistoryMonth
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Young people could turn the Brexit tide – if they register to vote today | Make sure you register to vote deadline ends today. For details on how to check out
@FFSake_
or follow
@Femi_Sorry
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Dear
@BellRibeiroAddy
congratulations on your maiden speech in
@UKParliament
thanks for the name check alongside fellow Ghanaian Brits
@stormzy
@Edward_Enninful
🙏however you are completely right your mum is the most important 🇬🇭🇬🇧 of all!!!😉
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Bank holiday canival mood! Got my feathers ready will be dancing indoors.
#BankHolidayMonday
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Trailblazer, glass ceiling smasher and an example exceptionalism in it's truest form.
#RBG
helped blaze an irreversible trail for gender equality that will forever shape the course of American history.Gone but never never forgotten!
#RIPRuthBaderGinsburg
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Brilliant interview with
@BBCNaga
by
@GilesHattersley
in this month's
@BritishVogue
A must read for this first inside account from the brave woman who was at the centre of the storm. Bravo
@Edward_Enninful
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Beyond proud to announce the
@bbc
#CreativeDiversityUnit
will hosting
#CDX
a two day (July 28th-29th) virtual festival celebrating the best of the UK's Black, Asian & ethnic talent. So excited
@CynthiaEriVo
will be in conversation with
@claraamfo
+ many more. Details below
#CDX
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Truly honored to be joining the board of the
@BFC
our fashion industry is such a vital part of Britain's creative sector. I look forward to helping the fashion industry find ways to drive forward new and more inclusive systems.
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Looking forward to really honing in on our focus on disability representation
@bbc
. More positive announcements on the way. We will also soon be be advertising for a Creative Diversity Disability Lead.
#RepresentationMatters
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Dame Judi Dench for British Vogue, June 2020.
At the age of 85, she becomes the publications oldest cover star.
"If a great deal of kindness comes out of this, then that will be a plus" 💗
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Another trip to
@hairlounge1999
for my second evening out since quarantining began.
#LOCKDOWNHOUSEPARTY
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Such an honour to be included in
@BritishVogue
25 most influential women in Britain 2020 list.
#Vogue25
#PowerofWomen
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Such good news
#RealMcCoy
returns today! Complete boxsets available to watch now on
@BBCiPlayer
🎉🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏
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#ripchadwickboseman
a life so well lived. So much accomplished in 43 short years, the positive impact of his legacy will be felt for generations to come.
#GoneButNeverForgotten
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Huge congratulations to my dear friend and mentor
@ValerieAmos
on her new position as Master of
@UniofOxford
I am beyond proud and inspired by the way you continue to break barriers and forge a path forward for the next generation.
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All dressed up no where to go! Thanks
@Noellacc
@hardingegeorgia
for this wonderful Mila dress. Proceeds from each purchase goes to supporting
@MalaikaDRC
amazing work in
#DRC
#FashionforGood
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Barbara Blake Hannah: The first black reporter on British TV
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Calling all comedy writers of colour. Just five days to go until the submission deadline for the Felix Dexter Bursary. Application link below.
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BBC to promote black and minority 'senior leaders'
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Sooo proud of the formidable
@Edward_Enninful
for making history as the first European Editorial Director of Vogue. In addition to his role as Editor-in-Chief of
@BritishVogue
Edward will also oversee all of key European Vogue titles including: France, Germany, Italy & Spain.
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The Duchess of Sussex is bringing the Royal Family into the 21st Century and I'm loving every minute of it! This speech is superb. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
#Diversify
"Bravo New Zealand for championing the right of women to vote 125 years ago." — The Duchess of Sussex, as she and The Duke joined PM
@JacindaArdern
and
@GovGeneralNZ
Dame Patsy Reddy to celebrate the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage in New Zealand.
#RoyalVisitNZ
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Just love this! ♥️♥️
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Well of course! 👏👏👏👏
Michelle Obama is the most admired woman in America
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Pleased to share details on RAISED a new
@bbc
internal staff network focused on Social Economic Diversity so colleagues from Working Class backgrounds progress.We're planning targeted efforts so this form of inclusion is also replicated on and off screen.
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Immensely grateful to be awarded Most Inspiring Person of The Year at this year's Visionary Honours. In these uncertain times our vision for a better future is the one thing we have control over. So thank you
@VisionaryArtsUK
#VisionaryHonours
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Delighted to announce two book deal with
@HQstories
,
#PowerofPrivilege
out Oct 2020 & my memoir
#TheOnlyOneinTheRoom
out 2021. So happy to be working again with
@MsLisaMilton
& my
#HQ
@HarperCollinsUK
family.
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Excited to announce two book deal with
@HQstories
@HarperCollinsUK
#PowerofPrivilege
out Oct & my memoir
#OnlyOneInTheRoom
looking at my early life in Ghana to my 25+ yrs in UK media often being the only Black woman in most rooms. Glad to be working again with
@MsLisaMilton
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One of the best things about Ghana is it's women! Promise I'm not bias 😉 Such a pleasure spending time with these two traditional Asante female powerhouses.
#YearOfReturn2019
#Ghana
#YearOfReturn
#Asante
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Great kick of this morning for our
@bbc
Creative Diversity Launch. Today we unveiled some of what we plan do to, now it's time to put words into action.
#RepresentationMatters
#Inclusion
#Foreveryone
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I was excited to see
#BlueStory
but had no idea just how blown away I would be by
@RealRapman
's filmmaking, he is a new important storyteller for his generation, I look forward to watching his career unfold. Excellent performances all round. A Must See.
#BlueStoryMovie
#SeeBlue
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The supremely talented and beautiful
@claraamfo
on the cover of this month's
@BritishVogue
#Changeagent
#Rolemodel
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A little London rain couldn't get in the way of my post OBE ceremony interviews.
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Michaela Coel, Cynthia Erivo To Lead BBC Diversity Event – Deadline
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After a thought provoking sometimes emotional conversation on change, inclusion and the legacy of slavery. Only
@Bonn1eGreer
can then you have you dancing to
@Beyonce
#Girls
not sure the
@britishmuseum
knows what hit it!
#Inclusion
#Diversify
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Truly honored to have been invited by BBC D&I Advisory Group Chair
@tomilube
and BBC Director General Tony Hall to join the new Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group for the BBC.
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Dearest
@HackneyAbbott
congratulations on this historical milestone. I'm sure 33 years ago must seem like it was yesterday. Your presence helped to pave the way for many women in Westminster especially those of colour. Thank you.
33 years ago today, a historic General Election took place in which Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng and Bernie Grant were elected the UK's first black MPs, representing the constituencies of Hackney North and Stoke Newington, Brent South, and Tottenham.
@HackneyAbbott
@BGArtsCentre
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Also so excited to announce that in addition to her new role as
@bbc
Head of Creative Diversity
@MirandawTV
will be joining joining Charlotte Moore's board and will have a seat at the table where all of the BBC's content commissioning decisions are made.
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Great to be in the studio recording the V/O for the audible version ofmy new book
#PowerofPrivilege
Look forward to everyone hearing the finished result when it's released in Oct.
@audibleuk
here I come!
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We are committed to making Disability Representation a key priority for
@bbc
Content.This month to coincide with the 25th Anniversary of the UK Disability Discrimination Act we are sharing our various plans. Today we announce our Creators Plan.
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On the anniversary of the passing of my friend
#JoCox
we remember her by coming together to celebrate her belief that we have
#MoreInCommon
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Bringing a touch of Africa in traditional Ghana Kente cloth
@powerlistmag
dinner. Honored to host the proceedings.
#PowerlistDinner2018
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One step closer! The lads did us proud, they're young, they'll regroup & come back better than ever! Gareth Southgate is a lesson in composure & compassion & will lead our boys to International tournament victory. It will be all the more sweeter when we win next time.
#England
🏴
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An honour to host
@HillaryClinton
&
@junesarpong
for a special conversation with TBI staff dialling in worldwide. Thank you to Secretary Clinton for sharing insights from her career and her hopes for the next generation of women.
#IWD2021
#WomensHistoryMonth
#PowerofWomen
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Made a yummy 🇬🇭 Ghana palmnut soup, perfect immune building dish full of antioxidants. Ghana Mama's knew the benefits of bone broth way before it was fashionable!
#coronafighter
#flufighter
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Delighted to announce our first ever BBC Creative Diversity Report has just been released.The Report outlines our plans to make the BBC truly representative and inclusive of diverse audiences in the UK.Proud of the excellent work by the Creative Diversity Unit and BBC colleagues
The BBC has released its first Creative Diversity Report, which outlines the work we’re doing to change our internal culture plus the steps were taking to create more inclusive representation on-screen and on-air:
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The BBC now has a brilliant opportunity to change how we represent disability.
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So so so tragic my heart goes out to Caroline's family, there are no words to describe the pain they are going through right. I pray her soul is at peace now.
#RIPCaroline
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Today is the third anniversary of
@bbc
groundbreaking
#5050
project championing gender equality on screen. We are asking everyone to share their
#5050Heroes
, the men & women who have inspired them. My 1st is
@FloellaBenjamin
, 2nd on the way.
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