Perspective/ Opinion

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,...

"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...

Lessons From a Final Year Student to Freshers

So, you’re starting university… in 2020… all I can say to you is good luck. I was inspired to do this after reading another fellow...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hey Church, Why Don’t We Talk About Race?

Originally uploaded: 4th April 2019 I was challenged to do this piece a couple of months ago when a friend of mine, who identifies as...

Sometimes God Says No

Originally uploaded: 4th January 2019 As children we have been taught to see everything in two opposing categories. Black or white. Yes...

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...

Chimamanda Ngozi Achiche's Americanah: Book Review

Originally uploaded: 18th October 2018 To be very honest I never really thought I would write a blog post about a book, probably because...