Leon
Leon joins The Growing Up On The Island of Ireland Podcast Series for the final episode.
Leon is an award winning author, DEI global speaker and co-founder and chief executive of Black and Irish. He is a mixed race man from Tallaght, Dublin. He was born to an Irish Catholic mother and a Senegalese Muslim father. Leon graduated from Maynooth with a degree in psychology before going on to be Maynooth Students’ Union President for two terms. In June of 2020 he founded Black and Irish. An organisation working on the behalf of Black and mixed race people in Ireland. He is the co-author of Black and Irish: Legends, Trailblazers and Everyday Heroes. Leon is also the host of the Black and Irish Podcast powered by RTÉ. He currently serves on the board of the Childhood Development Initiative, Tallaght, South Dublin County Partnership and Work Equal.
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