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…
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The Turning Point Podcast: In conversation with Rachel De-lahay
In this episode of The Turning Point: In conversation with I speak with the brilliant Rachel De-Lahay who is the co-curator of the powerful performance My White Best Friend (MWBF). In 2016, after being commissioned by the British Theatre following the callous death of Anton Sterling, Rachel and Milli Bhatia (the second creative half of MWBF) recognised the…
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Self-reflection Sundays – You are what you mentally consume
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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Spotlight: Grass-fields
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…
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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Self-reflection Sundays – The importance of self care
“Before we can fight for the freedom of others, we must first free ourselves”.Dionne Faustina Amoo At the start of this racial paradigm shift, I was so emotionally charged that I was convinced I was going to be part of the change. I was no longer going to rest on my laurels and attempted to…
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What if God is a black woman?
Ok, so I hear many of you gasp. My question is far from blasphemy. I will not be using this post to go into the depths of the history of Christianity, however I will be discussing its relationship with racism and challenging who could be argued as truly being God. The classic images that represent…
Black women! Break through hidden vulnerability and thrive in all your beauty
We’re in a time of significant change. I still question why the death of George Floyd created such a paradigm shift. I’ve been compelled to look into my own vulnerabilities as a black woman. Vulnerability: the state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally. So many of…
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Words from a Black Woman 