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Adulting

#71 Black Beauty & Racism with Ateh Jewel

Adulting

Oenone

Education, Society & Culture

4.82.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2020

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Hey Podulters, in this episode I speak to beauty-journalist, director and producer (to name a few of her roles), Ateh Jewel. We discuss her career, racism in the beauty industry, the history of a 'fashionable' tan and much, much more. I learnt a lot from Ateh in this conversastion and I think you will too, so If you want to support Ateh's new venture - her foundation - then click the link and donate here > https://www.gofundme.com/f/21lx1u4thc?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&rcid=adecb351f6c94b64b3ad8061f081ee28. Thanks so much for listening, as always please do rate, review and subscribe! O xx

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0:00.0

Hello, podleters. I hope you're all doing okay in the middle of this very hot weather.

0:05.9

I'm sitting under a dovetail called this and I can tell you right now I'm sweating a lot.

0:09.9

But onwards and upwards to the episode, this week's episode I speak to Atage-Hool.

0:14.4

She is a beauty journalist. She's also creating her own foundation.

0:17.9

She also is a producer and creator. She has so many accolades on to her name,

0:22.0

which she will hear when she introduces herself. So a complete inspiration.

0:26.3

And we discuss her main role, which is within the beauty industry and beauty journalism

0:31.7

and how that kind of intersects with race and racism. So we talk about Black beauty and how

0:38.2

Black women so often aren't valued in society and so aren't provided for. But as she is also a

0:44.1

historian, she goes into a lot of history on these issues and I learn a lot from her and I'm

0:48.7

sure that you will too. I really hope you enjoy the episode and as always, please do rate review

0:54.3

and subscribe. Bye!

1:24.3

Repressed anger and grief and heartache. But I think I'm really hopeful for the future that

1:31.6

the future will bring real change, real social justice and we can see what the next steps are.

1:38.6

Good. I'm so glad that you're in like a bit more of a positive mind-sex, as you say. I can imagine

1:43.1

it was so difficult. For people who don't know who you are, what you do. Could you give us a

1:48.4

introduction to Atte? Of course. So I'm a Dr Atte Jewel. I am a beauty journalist and I'm a producer,

1:55.9

director. I'm a diversity advocate. I've been in the industry for 20 years, writing for British

2:03.3

Fogues, Sunday Times Style, the FT, telegraphs, Mary Claire, Graxia, Guardian Observer, and everything

2:12.8

in between. I also have an award-winning production company where you make short films and documentaries

2:18.3

where working on a feature film that we're financing and getting out next year. I'm a twin mum.

2:24.9

I am launching a brand, a beauty brand with a foundation which has, you know, I've formulated

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