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De-Graft Mensah brings you the black voices, stories and biggest laughs that you don't always hear in mainstream news.

Radio 1Xtra,92 episodes

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Introducing… The Black 14
The lives of 14 black American footballers are changed forever in a fight against racism
05 Apr 2024,2 mins
Looking back on some of our biggest stories
Special guests, goodbyes and the news that you still need to know.
05 Jan 2024,26 mins
Cobalt and conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Breaking down what’s going on in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
22 Dec 2023,31 mins,
A conversation with Tupac’s godfather, Jamal Joseph
A rare insight into Tupac’s life, with help from his godfather and Nicolas-Tyrell Scott.
24 Nov 2023,26 mins,
A tribute to Gboyega Odubanjo
Gboyega's family and close friend look back on his life, achievements and legacy.
17 Nov 2023,30 mins,
A Black History Month special with George the Poet
Revelations and realness with guest George the Poet, for a Black History Month special.
20 Oct 2023,31 mins
Losing your wife and son ft. Global Boga
Nicole Thea's husband, Global Boga, on how he’s coping three years on from her death.
06 Oct 2023,27 mins
The BBC’s Clive Myrie and the founders of GUAP
Following the release of his memoir, presenter Clive Myrie has some exciting revelations.
22 Sep 2023,38 mins
Drill music on trial
The relationship between drill music and the police.
21 Jul 2023,37 mins
Windrush’s 75th ft. Richie Brave, Asha Philip and Kia Fullerton
Celebrating the Windrush generation’s impact on British music, language and sport.
07 Jul 2023,30 mins
The Love Island background checks ft. Buzzfeed’s Ada Enechi
Love Island's Kai Fagan drops in to join De-Graft and Ada Enechi for a special episode.
23 Jun 2023,32 mins
Liv Little, Jords and all-black audiences
Liv Little and Jords on their new debuts, and we get into the Black Out theatre backlash.
16 Jun 2023,35 mins
Masego, MS and busting myths about autism
Masego talks about his childhood and latest album and we answer your questions on autism.
02 Jun 2023,32 mins
Netflix’s Cleopatra: What’s all the drama?
Queen Cleopatra actor Adele James on the new role, the backlash, and why she took it on.
19 May 2023,23 mins,
Sudan, Ovie Soko and student protests
What’s going on in Sudan? Ovie Soko on basketball and Love Island, plus student protests.
05 May 2023,26 mins,
Writing Rye Lane, a black British love story
Rye Lane’s co-writer, Nathan Bryon, on black love, vulnerability and writing the film.
21 Apr 2023,23 mins
Jokes or no jokes? With Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder
Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder on using humour to get through tough times.
07 Apr 2023,39 mins
Cambridge Uni’s youngest black professor
Jason Arday, Cambridge’s youngest black professor, on autism and achieving your dreams.
24 Mar 2023,35 mins
What happened to African students who fled Ukraine?
Thousands of students left Ukraine when war broke out – we catch up with two of them.
10 Mar 2023,40 mins
Writing a romcom
New author Taylor-Dior Rumble talks about her #Merky Book and how to write a novel.
10 Feb 2023,28 mins
Hair, discrimination and your rights
What counts as hair discrimination and do you know what the law says about it?
03 Feb 2023,26 mins
Let’s talk air pollution… it could be damaging your health
Ten years after nine-year-old Ella died, why isn’t air pollution being cut faster?
27 Jan 2023,33 mins
Why are black people waiting longer for organs?
Black people who need a transplant wait up to six months longer than other patients.
20 Jan 2023,27 mins
The Asake concert crush: What happened?
A timeline of what happened at the Brixton crush which led to the deaths of two people.
30 Dec 2022,23 mins,
Let’s talk about OCD
We hear what it’s really like to have OCD and how one man’s tackling the stigma around it.
23 Dec 2022,24 mins,
Could you be an astronaut?
There’s a new bunch of European astronauts, but none of them are black or Asian.
16 Dec 2022,25 mins
Life lessons with Toni Tone
Toni Tone talks Twitter and reveals the things that changed her life for the better.
02 Dec 2022,27 mins
Black environmentalists... where you at?
Why so few black people have jobs working with the environment.
25 Nov 2022,33 mins
Loyle Carner’s 1am rule
Musician Loyle Carner talks about being a dad and shares his top tips in life.
04 Nov 2022,37 mins
Black women and breast cancer
The link between black women and an aggressive type of breast cancer.
21 Oct 2022,36 mins