ABSTRACT
This chapter explores Estephanie’s diverse experiences challenging racism and discrimination through decades of service in the National Health Service. It brings attention to the difficulties that Black women have faced in trying to enter midwifery, as well as highlighting the resistance staff have faced trying to further the equalities agenda. Estephanie’s experiences highlight the importance of working where you are appreciated, as well as the changing pattern of racism. She reflects on experiences in the pandemic of witnessing disproportionate deaths, advocating for worker’s rights and anti-racist approaches to the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on Black workers. She traces initiatives to establish networks in the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) since taking part in the Nursing Narratives project and screening Exposed at the RCN.
