Celebrating Black History Month: The Mixed-Race Experience with Emma Slade Edmondson and Nicole Ocran

This Black History Month, we're thrilled to be hosting Emma Slade Edmondson and Nicole Ocran, hosts of the award-winning podcast Mixed Up. Their book, The Half of It, is an illuminating exploration of the mixed-race experience. Whether you are mixed, know someone mixed, are a parent committed to sharing a more diverse view of the world with your child, or indeed an adult wanting to expand your views on culture and identity - The Half of It is for you.

The world and its politics are becoming ever more polarised, leaving no room for the light and the shade. In The Half of It, Emma and Nicole explore race and identity through the lens of the mixed-race experience, creating a space for discussion and illuminating the true nuances of the mixed-race identity.

In The Half of It, Emma and Nicole, hosts of the critically acclaimed podcast Mixed Up, discuss what it truly means to be mixed-race. They delve into everything from culture and identity to interracial relationships, to adoption, to understanding the historical context of mixed-race people - ultimately culminating in a rounder and deeper appreciation for the mixed-identity.

Nicole Ocran is writer, journalist and fashion blogger who writes about personal style, culture and identity. Originally from the US, she has been living in London for the last 10 years.

Emma Slade Edmondson is a London-based creative strategist, journalist and recent TEDx speaker. She is also the founder of ESE Consultancy (which works to elevate brands, initiatives and organisations that have a desire to do social and environmental good).