In our commitment to the fight for equality, we must familiarise ourselves with the terminology used in many of the conversations that will help us to expand our knowledge and join into meaningful dialogue. Intersectionality is an important construct in the drive for racial equality. First coined by Professor Kimberle Crenshaw in 1989, intersectionality refers…
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Self-reflection Sundays – Talk to someone
We lost another hero; Chadwick Boseman’s tenacity to fight such a difficult and courageous battle, all while changing the world, makes him one of the true greats. 2020 has been a deafening year. Our lives have all been disrupted in one shape or another. Sometimes speaking to an independent person may be beneficial when we’re…
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Fair expectations: Article audio
No time to read? You can listen to the article via the link below (also available via Spotify). Written article available here.
Fair expectations
It’s unfair that George Floyd pleas were disregarded by his killer. It’s unfair that Breonna Taylor’s murderers are still walking free. It’s unfair that the talented and gentle Elijah McClain’s life was taken away in an unprovoked police attack. It’s unfair that we still don’t have justice for Grenfell. It’s unfair, it’s unfair, it’s damn…
Discover Africa
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…
Guest article – Africa’s Orphans: A Controversial Calling to decolonise identity.
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…
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Self-reflection Sundays – Doubt the self-doubt
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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Breastfeeding week special: Understanding the role of race in the practice
Every year, World Breastfeeding Week gives advocates the opportunity to take the topic centre stage. I am she, she is me. As it stands I have been breastfeeding for 1528 days (or 4 years, 2 months and 6 days). Wow you say, and yes I would agree. I have always been confident to breastfeed and…
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Guest article: Looking at racism in the NHS by nurse Olympia
Is there racism in the NHS? I think most people who have not experienced racism would answer no to this question. In the UK inequality is very subtle in comparison to the US where we hear and see a lot of racist incidents. To many people, racism is seen as conscious hate, when in fact…
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Are we treating violent music with equal contempt?
I love writing for my blog; being able to critically analyse societal issues and share my analysis with wide audiences has been liberating. As I sat down to research my next article ‘Fair expectations’, which will look at the differences in the acceptance of actions of black folk, compared to white peers, I came across…
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Words from a Black Woman 