We're Starting a Podcast!
Yes, you read that correct, I've decided to start a podcast! It's been a long time coming, lots of technical difficulties but I'm finally...
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- Mar 4, 2021
- 4 min
#UniMentalHealthDay: “I’m Tired of Being the Strong Black Woman”
October 2018. I had just come back from an amazing, life-changing summer. I felt on top of the world, I’d reconnected with God, travelled...
- Feb 4, 2021
- 6 min
Bridgerton: 'Colour-Blind' Casting Doesn't Work
(Photo Creds: Liam Daniels/Netflix) Ah Bridgerton. We’ve all seen it. We’ve loved it. We’ve all fantasised about Regé-Jean Page. However,...
- Oct 18, 2020
- 5 min
Hey Diverse Church, We Also Need to Talk About Race
A year ago, I wrote a piece titled “Hey Church, Why Don’t We Talk About Race.” A year later, in response to the murder of George Floyd,...
- Oct 4, 2020
- 4 min
"Where Are You From, Really?" - What It Means to Be British For the Black & Asian Community
The opening line of Deanna Rodger’s spoken word poem, “Being British,” is: “I always get asked, ‘Where do you come from?’” After I heard...
- Jun 16, 2020
- 3 min
How to Be an "Ally" for the Black Community
Originally uploaded: 30th May 2020 Edited: 16th May 2020 I'm writing this - shorter - blog post for myself, as well as people to...
- Jun 15, 2020
- 5 min
Eve Before Adam.
Originally uploaded: 4th June 2019 Okay, okay, okay. So let me tell you a funny story. I’m waiting at the bus stop, right outside of my...
- Jun 15, 2020
- 5 min
The Time I Drowned.
Originally uploaded: 18th May 2019 When I was five years old I drowned. When I was five years old, my family along with my church went on...
- Jun 15, 2020
- 5 min
Sis, You're Not Going to Meet Prince Charming in the Club.
Originally uploaded: 4th May 2019 I used to believe a good night out was based, solely, upon my ability to ‘pull’. Pull, to those who...
- Jun 15, 2020
- 4 min
Why I Don’t Want to Get Married.
Originally uploaded: 18th April 2019 When I was 14 years old I believed I knew who I was going to marry. Yes, I was that girl, but at 14...
- Jun 15, 2020
- 12 min
Through a Different Lens: Introducing Hafsa
Originally uploaded: 4th March 2019 I’m really excited to introduce this new series that I’m going to be doing over the course of the...
- Jun 15, 2020
- 5 min
Telling My African Parents About My Tattoo
Originally uploaded: 4th February 2019 I got a tattoo. Permanent ink on my skin that will remain there for the rest of my life. It was...
- Jun 15, 2020
- 3 min
Cover Up Jezebel.
Originally uploaded: 18th December 2018 So one night at a youth debrief, it was brought up that we probably need to talk to the girls...
- Jun 15, 2020
- 4 min
Losing My Religion
Originally uploaded: 4th December 2018 My whole life I have grown up in the church. My Sunday could never be whole or complete without...
- Jun 15, 2020
- 4 min
Growing Up Black.
Originally upload: 4th September 2018 When I first started writing online content, my first blog post was titled Growing Up Black. It was...
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