OUR AFRICAN ROOTS

In Our African Roots, host Santilla Chingaipe explores and gives insight into Australia’s lost African history. An act of historical truth-telling, the show interrogates the myths of Australia’s white foundation narratives, colours in our nation’s history, and reveals modern Australia’s multicultural and multiracial origin story. It’s a personal mission for Chingaipe – who knows that if Australia continues to whitewash its own history and erase the stories of people of any colour, the contributions of contemporary African Australians like her are also in danger of being dismissed or forgotten.

(Premieres Sun., Oct. 17, 8.30pm on SBS and SBS On Demand)