"How does racism manifest itself in schools and workplaces?"
When mother and daughter, Thema and Ama encounter discrimination at work and at school, they both learn they have very different approaches to handling their challenges.
Tonia Daley-Campbell
Thema
Effie Ansah
Ama
Fiona Egan
Nicole
Jill Priest
Sam
Jeremy Theobald
Richard Holman
Ruth Curtis
Nina Cross
Lakhveer Azad
Ajay
Roseanna Frascona
April Woodward
Peter Agnelli
Paul Hyatt
When mother and daughter, Thema and Ama encounter discrimination at work and at school, they both learn they have very different approaches to handling their challenges.
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