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Bunmi Owolabi is a chartered chemical engineer, leadership professional and founder and CEO of Afrikindness, a UK charity supporting children, young people, parents and families. Alongside nearly two decades of experience in engineering and operational leadership, she is passionate about culturally responsive parenting, inclusion, positive racial identity and improving outcomes for families from diverse communities. Through Afrikindness, Bunmi leads programmes focused on education, youth development, safeguarding, neurodiversity and parent empowerment. She also serves as a STEM Ambassador, a mental health advocate and advocate for greater cultural understanding across education, community and professional practice.

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Before you judge the parent: what minority ethnic families need professionals to understand

by Bunmi Owolabi

7 October 2026

Families across Yorkshire are facing barriers in care as cultural differences lead to assumptions, miscommunication, and misunderstandings

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Before you judge the parent: what minority ethnic families need professionals to understand

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