20 - Growing up a Black Nerd w/Heleana Blackwell

Today's storyteller is Heleana Blackwell sharing her story of growing up as a black nerd in a conservative, mostly-white small British town. Heleana is an stand-up comedian who also works as a strategist and this story shows us why she excells at both. After the story, we delve deeper into the challenges she faced, and the strategies she used to overcome them.

Find Heleana on Instagram here: @h_a_blackwell

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Hosted by Michelle Toth

Produced by Ellis Ballard

Theme Music by Sea Noise

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