Media Lead / Leadership Team Member - Umar Kankiya
Umar is a Solicitor and Communications Specialist who regularly advises politicians, corporations and other groups around Inclusion and Diversity and Wellbeing in the work place and beyond. In addition Umar is able to provide insight into what is happening on the ground from a real perspective and has appeared on platforms such as the BBC, ITV, Sky News, Guardian, Independent newspapers to provide such views.
Umar is a practicing Solicitor with over 10 years of experience in Mental Health, Mental Capacity Community Engagement and political engagement.
Umar has regularly been active in the political sphere often speaking about law and politics in the media and in the community.
Umar regularly engages in speaking engagements with corporations, community groups and public sector organisations especially around Mental Health and the impact of this particularly in the Black Community.
Umar is a member of Dope Black Dads who seek to Inspire, Heal, Educate and Celebrate Black Fathers. Umar has been a member for almost 2 years now and is their media lead, having spoken on the platforms mentioned above on various social issue campaigns affecting the black community and fathers.