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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
We all need a little (or a lot of) joy right about now. I don't want to dwell on the pandemic, but I'd be ignorant if I didn't acknowledge the impact and effect of the pandemic on so many of our lives over the past 10 months. In this episode of the Turning Point, I'm…
Happy Sunday! I’m a person who always wants to capture important moments. Since having a second child, I’ve been slacking… too busy, with two children and only two arms. Taking and printing photos has always been a love of mine; there’s nothing quite like physically viewing and touching your most sacred times. Technology has given…
Continue reading ➞ Self-Reflection Sundays – Print your special moments
Let me just start by saying just how blown away I am after watching 416 minutes of the documentary Trial 4. One of the benefits of lockdown has been the ability to purge on documentaries – one of my all-time favourite hobbies. As a self-proclaimed documentary connoisseur, this one is high up in the elite…
Today, there seems to be an atmosphere of calm and relief. The next turn on this roller coaster of a year (for me at least), hung in the balance of the 2020 US election. A Trump re-election would have summed up the shiteness of an unforgettable 10 months. I now feel in a place of…
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…
The accumulation of wealth within the black community is a contentious issue. Systematic inequality has created the black-white wealth gap. Wealth is the measure of an individual’s or family’s financial net worth and provides all sorts of opportunities for families.Wealth provides security that creates a safety net regardless of the economic situation. It allows parents…
Words from a Black Woman 