Earlier this month, Sheffield’s iconic Winter Gardens came alive with community spirit as the African Cultural Heritage Forum, SADACCA, Sheffield City Council, and partners gathered to celebrate Black History Month.

On AVP Radio, host Tchiyiwe Chihana speaks with Yejide Adewakun, Oluwumi Johnson, and Sara Ahmed from Emerging Leaders Sheffield, a new programme empowering leaders from global majority communities to break barriers and shape inclusive leadership in the city.

In this powerful and timely conversation, David Bussue — Chief Executive of SACMHA Health & Social Care joins Tchiyiwe Chihana in the African Voices Platform studio to share his personal journey from social worker and ordained minister to frontline mental health advocate and community leader.

In this episode of African Voices Platform TV, host Tchiyiwe Chihan sits down with Sile Sibanda, spoken word poet, BBC Radio Sheffield presenter, event host, and storyteller.

Step into our conversation with Ursula Myrie, CEO and founder of ADIRA, a survivor-led mental health and well-being organisation in Sheffield.

In this powerful and timely conversation, African Voices Platform’s Tchiyiwe Chihana sits down with Chief Inspector Laurie Millington of South Yorkshire Police, the local coordinator of the Police Race Action Plan (PRAP) and chair of the Black Heritage Action & Advisory Group.

In this powerful and insightful episode, we sit down with two cultural powerhouses shaping Sheffield’s heritage landscape — Sonia Gayle, Chair of the African Heritage Cultural Forum, and Kaltum Rivers, the Forum’s Vice Chair.

In an insightful interview with AVP's Enoch Karimba, Adam Yusuf, the chairman of ISRAAC, a Sheffield-based Somali charity, shared the profound impact the organization has on local residents. Founded to address specific needs within the Somali community, ISRAAC’s mission centers on cultural representation, community support, and integration.