Mixed Up

Tineka Smith (Author)

Tineka Smith is a writer, racial equality advocate and entrepreneur. She is also the founder of Huetribe, a greetings card company aimed at promoting diverse representation. She currently serves as a Council member for the UK Greeting Card Association and as part of their diversity subcommittee. Tineka occasionally works as a freelance communications consultant to the United Nations. Previously, Tineka served as a Press Officer for the United Nations Human Rights Committee, developed and led communication programmes for various UN agencies and has worked on high profile campaigns such as World Refugee Day. Tineka graduated with an MA from the International Journalism programme at City, University of London. Her writing and commentary on racism and diversity has appeared in titles such as The Guardian, The i Paper, Elle, Grazia, The Independent, BBC Radio London, BBC 5 Live, talkRADIO, Mashable, Yahoo!, The Voice and more.

Alex Court (Author)

Alex Court is a British writer and journalist who has lived all over the world. He is currently a Marketing Lead at the World Economic Forum, based at the organisation’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Previously, Alex worked as a communications advisor at the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR. His work advocating for people forced to flee their homes took him to places like Mali, Lebanon, Niger and Kenya. His writing has been published by CNN, Bloomberg, and Roads & Kingdoms. He has also worked as a producer on broadcast projects including “Awake at Night” a podcast from the United Nations and also the BBC Radio 4 programmes From Our Own Correspondent and Focus on Africa. Alex graduated with an MA from the International Journalism programme at City, University of London.