Oral History with Blessings Uwa Okundolor

00:00 Name, family etc

0:29: Moved from London to Stockport as husband was offered a job. She discusses her initial fear of alienation about moving to a white area.

2:59 Contribution within the community; gardening and fundraising.

4.09: Blessing’s husband’s role as a pharmacist, been able to meet other black people in the industry

5:33 The experience of a black person living in Stockport is a positive thing, Blessing describes the community’s support network. Addresses her expectations for the future, greater acceptance for communities.

7:21 Identity: importance of embracing skin colour. ‘You are who you are’. Blessing named her children with African names to showcase the importance of pride within identity.

10:13 Conflict when it comes to sense of self, feeling caught in between two identities.

11:17 Values of being Black and British

12: 10 Blessing discusses the benefits of her move to Stockport. She describes the move as ‘relaxing’ as she didn’t have to work allowing her more time to conform within the community space. Living in Stockport gave her the ability to discover.