I sit down with Walters Nkemfack, a proud Cameroonian-Australian father, cultural educator, and social justice advocate living on Kabi Kabi Country. Walters shares his deeply personal journey from Cameroon to Germany and finally to the Sunshine Coast—where the racism his young son experienced in kindergarten sparked a lifelong commitment to community-building and anti-racism work.

From his grassroots “leaf experiment” in a classroom to becoming an ambassador for the Shine a Light on Racism campaign, Walters’ story is a testament to turning pain into purpose. He talks candidly about the realities of systemic discrimination in workplaces and schools, the exhaustion of starting over in each new setting, and the courage it takes to speak out when silence feels safer.

This yarn is a reminder that inclusion is more than diversity—it’s about creating spaces where everyone feels like they truly belong.

 

Resources & Links

Anti-Racism Campaigns & Education


Shine a Light on Racism (Sunshine Coast Council)
https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/living-and-community/community-support/shine-a-light-on-racism


Shine a Light Educational Resources
https://haveyoursay.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/shinealightonracism/educate


Shine a Light: Make a Pledge
https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/living-and-community/community-support/shine-a-light-on-racism/pledge


Racism. It Stops With Me (Australian Human Rights Commission)
https://itstopswithme.humanrights.gov.au/


Racism. It Stops With Me – Resource Hub
https://itstopswithme.humanrights.gov.au/resourcehub


Racism. It Stops With Me – Support Services
https://itstopswithme.humanrights.gov.au/take-action/support-services

Reporting Racism


Racism Register
https://racismregister.org/


Racism Register – About
https://racismregister.org/pages/about


Call It Out (First Nations Racism Register)
https://callitout.com.au/

Mental Health & Crisis Support


13YARN (Support line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples)
https://www.13yarn.org.au/


Lifeline Australia (24/7 crisis support)
https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Mental Health Care Access


Mental Health Treatment Plans (via your GP)
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/mental-health-treatment-plan

Workplace Support


AccessEAP (Employee Assistance Program provider)
https://www.accesseap.com.au/

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The Black Magic Woman Podcast is hosted by Mundanara Bayles and is an uplifting conversational style program featuring mainly Aboriginal guests and explores issues of importance to Aboriginal people and communities.  Mundanara is guided by Aboriginal Terms of Reference and focusses more on who people are rather than on what they do.

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I sit down with Walters Nkemfack, a proud Cameroonian-Australian father, cultural educator, and social justice advocate living on Kabi Kabi Country. Walters shares his deeply personal journey from Cameroon to Germany and finally to the Sunshine Coast&mdash;where the racism his young son experienced in kindergarten sparked a lifelong commitment to community-building and anti-racism work.
From his grassroots &ldquo;leaf experiment&rdquo; in a classroom to becoming an ambassador for the Shine a Light on Racism campaign, Walters&rsquo; story is a testament to turning pain into purpose. He talks candidly about the realities of systemic discrimination in workplaces and schools, the exhaustion of starting over in each new setting, and the courage it takes to speak out when silence feels safer.
This yarn is a reminder that inclusion is more than diversity&mdash;it&rsquo;s about creating spaces where everyone feels like they truly belong.
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Resources &amp; Links
Anti-Racism Campaigns &amp; Education
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Shine a Light on Racism (Sunshine Coast Council) <a data-start="201" data-end="300">https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/living-and-community/community-support/shine-a-light-on-racism</a>
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Shine a Light Educational Resources <a data-start="344" data-end="416">https://haveyoursay.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/shinealightonracism/educate</a>
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Shine a Light: Make a Pledge <a data-start="453" data-end="559">https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/living-and-community/community-support/shine-a-light-on-racism/pledge</a>
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Racism. It Stops With Me (Australian Human Rights Commission) <a data-start="629" data-end="670">https://itstopswithme.humanrights.gov.au/</a>
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Racism. It Stops With Me &ndash; Resource Hub <a data-start="718" data-end="770">https://itstopswithme.humanrights.gov.au/resourcehub</a>
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Racism. It Stops With Me &ndash; Support Services <a data-start="822" data-end="891">https://itstopswithme.humanrights.gov.au/take-action/support-services</a>
</li>
</ul>
Reporting Racism
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Racism Register <a href="https://racismregister.org/" data-start="942" data-end="969">https://racismregister.org/</a>
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Racism Register &ndash; About <a data-start="1001" data-end="1039">https://racismregister.org/pages/about</a>
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Call It Out (First Nations Racism Register) <a href="https://callitout.com.au/" data-start="1091" data-end="1116">https://callitout.com.au/</a>
</li>
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Mental Health &amp; Crisis Support
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13YARN (Support line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples) <a href="https://www.13yarn.org.au/" data-start="1237" data-end="1263">https://www.13yarn.org.au/</a>
</li>
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Lifeline Australia (24/7 crisis support) <a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/" data-start="1312" data-end="1340">https://www.lifeline.org.au/</a>
</li>
</ul>
Mental Health Care Access
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<li data-start="1378" data-end="1488">
Mental Health Treatment Plans (via your GP) <a data-start="1428" data-end="1488">https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/mental-health-treatment-plan</a>
</li>
</ul>
Workplace Support
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<li data-start="1518" data-end="1602">
AccessEAP (Employee Assistance Program provider) <a href="https://www.accesseap.com.au/" data-start="1573" data-end="1602">https://www.accesseap.com.au/</a>
</li>
</ul>
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The Black Magic Woman Podcast is hosted by Mundanara Bayles and is an uplifting conversational style program featuring mainly Aboriginal guests and explores issues of importance to Aboriginal people and communities.&nbsp;&nbsp;Mundanara is guided by Aboriginal Terms of Reference and focusses more on who people are rather than on what they do.
If you enjoyed this episode, please &lsquo;Subscribe&rsquo; on Apple Podcasts or &lsquo;Follow&rsquo; on your Spotify app and tell your friends and family about us! If you&rsquo;d like to contact us, please email, info@blackmagicwoman.com.au

Hosted by Mundanara Bayles who was born and raised in Redfern (Sydney) Australia and currently lives in Queensland. The Black Magic Woman Podcast is an uplifting conversational style program featuring mainly First Nations people from Australia and around the world sharing their stories about their journey to highlight the diversity amongst First Nations peoples and the resilience of her people. She hopes these stories inspire her listeners and also create a better understanding of what First Nations Peoples culture and history.

 

Mundanara is guided by Aboriginal Terms of Reference and focusses more on who people are rather than on what they do. Mundanara makes people feel relaxed and comfortable as if they were sitting around the kitchen table just having a yarn. It’s the way First Nations people have been building relationships and getting to know each other for tens of thousands of years. She draws from a long family history in the media industry and has grown up in culturally strong, politically active family who have been at the forefront of the Aboriginal Rights movement since the 1960’s.

 

Mundanara sees this platform as an opportunity to share her cultural knowledge and insights to her audience in a non confrontational way that brings people along with her to create change for a better Australia. To connect more with Mundanara check out the work she does with her elders at www.theblackcard.com.au

 

If you'd like to support the show by making a financial contribution, visit www.theblackcard.com.au Any help is appreciated and goes a long way. I encourage to get behind any First Nations media, contribute, share and be apart of positive change that Australia needs.

Hosted by Mundanara Bayles who was born and raised in Redfern (Sydney) Australia and currently lives in Queensland. The Black Magic Woman Podcast is an uplifting conversational style program featuring mainly First Nations people from Australia and around the world sharing their stories about their journey to highlight the diversity amongst First Nations peoples and the resilience of her people. She hopes these stories inspire her listeners and also create a better understanding of what First Nations Peoples culture and history.
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Mundanara is guided by Aboriginal Terms of Reference and focusses more on who people are rather than on what they do. Mundanara makes people feel relaxed and comfortable as if they were sitting around the kitchen table just having a yarn. It&rsquo;s the way First Nations people have been building relationships and getting to know each other for tens of thousands of years. She draws from a long family history in the media industry and has grown up in culturally strong, politically active family who have been at the forefront of the Aboriginal Rights movement since the 1960&rsquo;s.
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Mundanara sees this platform as an opportunity to share her cultural knowledge and insights to her audience in a non confrontational way that brings people along with her to create change for a better Australia. To connect more with Mundanara check out the work she does with her elders at <a href="https://www.theblackcard.com.au">www.theblackcard.com.au</a>
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If you'd like to support the show by making a financial contribution, visit <a href="https://www.theblackcard.com.au">www.theblackcard.com.au</a> Any help is appreciated and goes a long way. I encourage to get behind any First Nations media, contribute, share and be apart of positive change that Australia needs.

Black Magic Woman with Mundanara Bayles

Hosted by Mundanara Bayles who was born and raised in Redfern (Sydney) Australia and currently lives in Queensland. The Black Magic Woman Podcast is an uplifting conversational style program featuring mainly First Nations people from Australia and around the world sharing their stories about their journey to highlight the diversity amongst First Nations peoples and the resilience of her people. She hopes these stories inspire her listeners and also create a better understanding of what First Nations Peoples culture and history.



Mundanara is guided by Aboriginal Terms of Reference and focusses more on who people are rather than on what they do. Mundanara makes people feel relaxed and comfortable as if they were sitting around the kitchen table just having a yarn. It’s the way First Nations people have been building relationships and getting to know each other for tens of thousands of years. She draws from a long family history in the media industry and has grown up in culturally strong, politically active family who have been at the forefront of the Aboriginal Rights movement since the 1960’s.



Mundanara sees this platform as an opportunity to share her cultural knowledge and insights to her audience in a non confrontational way that brings people along with her to create change for a better Australia. To connect more with Mundanara check out the work she does with her elders at www.theblackcard.com.au.



If you'd like to support the show by making a financial contribution, visit https://www.theblackcard.com.au./ Any help is appreciated and goes a long way. I encourage to get behind any First Nations media, contribute, share and be apart of positive change that Australia needs.

Hosted by Mundanara Bayles who was born and raised in Redfern (Sydney) Australia and currently lives in Queensland. The Black Magic Woman Podcast is an uplifting conversational style program featuring mainly First Nations people from Australia and around the world sharing their stories about their journey to highlight the diversity amongst First Nations peoples and the resilience of her people. She hopes these stories inspire her listeners and also create a better understanding of what First Nations Peoples culture and history.
 
Mundanara is guided by Aboriginal Terms of Reference and focusses more on who people are rather than on what they do. Mundanara makes people feel relaxed and comfortable as if they were sitting around the kitchen table just having a yarn. It’s the way First Nations people have been building relationships and getting to know each other for tens of thousands of years. She draws from a long family history in the media industry and has grown up in culturally strong, politically active family who have been at the forefront of the Aboriginal Rights movement since the 1960’s.
 
Mundanara sees this platform as an opportunity to share her cultural knowledge and insights to her audience in a non confrontational way that brings people along with her to create change for a better Australia. To connect more with Mundanara check out the work she does with her elders at www.theblackcard.com.au.
 
If you'd like to support the show by making a financial contribution, visit https://www.theblackcard.com.au./ Any help is appreciated and goes a long way. I encourage to get behind any First Nations media, contribute, share and be apart of positive change that Australia needs.

Black Magic Woman

Walters Nkemfack – Racism, Resilience & Raising Kids on the Sunshine Coast

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