How Tobi Oredein Embraced Her British And Nigerian Identity As A Black Woman

Today’s episode is with Tobi Oredein. Tobi is the Founder and Editor of Black Ballad and a freelance journalist based in London. She can be described as an enthusiastic journalist who is passionate about creating unique content that simultaneously engages readers and that puts publications and brands on the cutting edge.

I recently came into contact with her when I read her article on BuzzFeed entitled How I Learned To Be Both Nigerian And British. I loved how raw and honest she was about her identity crisis growing up and how she eventually learned to accept herself.

I reached out to her and we immediately bonded over our mutual Nigerian heritage. We talked about what it means to be black today, feminism, identity and the significance of Michelle Obama.

Check out our episode here or below:

How I Learned To Be Both Nigerian And British: https://www.buzzfeed.com/tobioredein/how-to-be-both

Black Ballad: http://www.blackballad.co.uk/

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Tayo Rockson is the CEO and President of UYD Media, a media company that encourages people all over the world to use their difference to make a difference while celebrating diversity and educating others. He is an avid writer whose work can be seen on the Huffington Post, Among Worlds Magazine as well as Global Living Magazine. He is an authority on Third Culture Kids and assimilation into new cultures. He is the author of The Ultimate Guide To TCK Living and through his podcast and blog, he is heard and read by thousands of people in over 100 countries. He grew up in four different continents so he considers himself a citizen of the world. He has lived in Sweden, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Vietnam and the United States and his goal is to ultimately leave the world a better place than it was before he came into it. Once he discovered that he was a Third Culture Kid (TCK) or someone who spent the formative part of his childhood years (0-18) outside of his parents' culture, he vowed to use his global identity to make an impact in the world. Feel free to connect with him on Twitter @TayoRockson where he is actively making new friends every day.