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Ok, this is slightly insane but I've been nominated for the award of 'Best Content Creator 2020' as part of Sistem Amplified! I have so much respect for this unique magazine and the other wonderful women in this category so to say I'm feeling honoured is an understatement. When I started my blog in July…
Continue reading ➞ I’ve been nominated for an award… say what?!
Every day I think about what I can do to make the world a better place. I’m not trying to be cheesy, I’m just at devoted mother thinking about building a better future for her children. Readers of my blog know that I talk a lot about racism and its impact; of course I do…
Continue reading ➞ Ignoring climate change will undo our Social Justice work
“Dionne, when are you going to try for a boy?”; I’m asked this question repeatedly. Mr A (the hubby) is a football academy owner, so living in a home with three females is most definitely the reason behind this question that seems to follow me around year-after-year. My hands are already full with our two…
Continue reading ➞ The detrimental impact of racist systems on housing
Firstly, we’re all friends here and we’re all adults. This short and sharp intro is because it’s about to get a little saucy…! Right now, it probably feels like Groundhog Day; yes we're out of lockdown but things are pretty much the same. The queues in shops are exhausting, your favourite restaurants are limiting bookings and…
My mother always told me “Charity begins at home”. I still revel is the amount of progress we’ve seen in 2020; I know in reality it’s only a drop in the ocean, but we have to take stock and appreciate that we’re seeing real social reform. Racism had long been swept under the carpet with…
Continue reading ➞ Black solidarity – let’s get our house in order
The Biden administration has successfully flipped key American states and now have one step into the White House (hurray!) but I’m going to give you my short and pragmatic view on this situation. Yes, I’ve been expressing my elation to see a blatant, unapologetic racist out of a position of great power and influence, but…
We are in a time where ‘acceptable norms’ that exclude diversity are being challenged. This is music to my ears because as a mother of two melanated girls, representation is everything! I teach my daughters that the world is their oyster and they can reach up as far as they wish to go. We are…
Continue reading ➞ Black History Month special: Raising proud black daughters
Mentor – “An experienced and trusted adviser"Oxford dictionary We hear the word mentorship flying around all the time, but how can having a quality mentor truly impact the career trajectory of a black woman? The concept of mentorship means different things to different people. Research shows that mentorship can play a significant role in aiding black women…
Today is the last day of National Suicide Prevention Week. Before Instagram reminded me about this (I need to start a calendar of important dates!), I was thinking about the friends and loved ones I hadn’t heard from in a while. Tomorrow's self-reflection Sunday is about reaching out to good friends who we’ve fallen out…
Continue reading ➞ National Suicide Prevention Week special: Make a difference in someone’s life
Google has been a good friend of mine when it’s come to searching for the meaning of the many new words I’ve come across in the past few months. I thought about putting together a Glossary of terms to help anyone looking to make sense of the important dialogues taking place in this unstoppable BLM…
