Looking at the world through my lens
It’s a new Sunday and self care takes prime place again. Today is all about what we choose to consume via our social media platforms. Society’s promotion of unattainable standards is well documented. Unrealistic images are forced upon us via films, magazines, advertising, and so on. But what we also need to consider is, what…
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What makes us choose the clothes we wear? Our fashion choices say a lot about our identity. A clear form of expression, we consciously (or unconsciously) choose clothes that tell others what we think about ourselves and how we expect them to perceive us. More and more I find myself wanting to represent my African…
I don’t know about you, but I’m desperate for a holiday. I am a self-diagnosed travelling addict. As I sit back to think about my next destination (once the pandemic does one), I started to question why I hadn’t travelled to Africa since I was a child. I’m planning a big blow out holiday for…
I have become restless in my quest of belonging, and the craving to wrestle with my identity on British soil has created a consistent hunger pain since my teens. The feeling of being "too foreign for home too foreign for here" (Ijeoma Umebinyuo) has dehydrated my connection to Africa, and I arrived here at this…
Continue reading ➞ Guest article – Africa’s Orphans: A Controversial Calling to decolonise identity.
It’s been a weird few months for me. The best way I can describe how I’ve been feeling is unsettled. Not only have I been reliving some of my most atrocious memories of racism, I’ve also had to deal with a number of underlying pains that I had unconsciously kept buried in order to protect…
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Julie Ethel Dash is an African-American film director, writer and producer. Dash received her MFA in 1985 at the UCLA Film School and is one of the graduates and filmmakers known as the L.A. Rebellion. After she had written and directed several shorts, her 1991 feature Daughters of the Dust became the first full-length film…
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Nichelle Nichols was one of the first black women featured in a major television series as her prominent supporting role as a bridge officer on Star Trek. Nichols was born as Grace Nichols on December 28, 1932 in Robbins, Illinois. Discovered by Duke Ellington at the age of 15, she began her career as a singer touring…
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Oprah Winfrey is a talk show host, media executive, actress and billionaire philanthropist. Oprah rose to stardom hosting her immensely popular program, The Oprah Winfrey Show, which aired for 25 seasons, from 1986 to 2011. In 2011, Winfrey launched her own TV network, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). Winfrey was born in Mississippi and was sexually…
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Ella Fitzgerald, was known as the "First Lady of Song". Also known as "Lady Ella," she was an immensely popular American jazz and song vocalist. Fitzgerald turned to singing after a troubled childhood and debuted at the Apollo Theater in 1934. Discovered in an amateur contest, she went on to become the top female jazz singer for…
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Octavia E. Butler an author best known for blending science fiction with African-American spiritualism. Her novels include 'Patternmaster,' 'Kindred,' 'Dawn' and 'Parable of the Sower. Butler started her writing career in the early twenties. She broke new ground as a woman and an African American in the realm of science fiction. Butler thrived in a…
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Words from a Black Woman 