Being Mixed Race, I have, since day one been involved in the debate of whether lighter skin Black people and/or mixed-race individuals have it easier than their darker skinned family. It’s a painfully protracted dispute on whether being of a fairer complexion brings its own unique privilege in the war against racism. And as far as I can ascertain, it’s never reached an agreed opinion in the global community. But it certainly piqued in the UK this weekContinue reading “Light privilege”
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Culture: An in-depth reflection of Culture in 2020
As 2020 draws to a close, and for my last article of the year, I wanted to reflect on what a significant year it has been for black, brown & ethnic people and what I anticipate happening in 2021. For months now, I have heard and seen the reach of huge corporations right through toContinue reading “Culture: An in-depth reflection of Culture in 2020”
CELEBRATING THE QUEEN WHO IS KAMALA HARRIS
BLACK WOMEN ARE LEVELLING UP – AGAIN. For a moment there, I thought it was too late, two weeks later, to write about the explosive USA presidential election results. I thought, I have missed a trick, a moment in time, and berated myself for not having my finger on the pulse, for this black cultureContinue reading “CELEBRATING THE QUEEN WHO IS KAMALA HARRIS”
What I know about the #EndSars movement
I will be honest with you, up until a couple of weeks ago SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad) was not an acronym, I was familiar with. Other than a lyric by ‘BR3NYA’ in her song Double Dutch … ‘I roll with SARS you know that’s gang’. Gang indeed, just when you think 2020 could not beContinue reading “What I know about the #EndSars movement”
BLACK WOMEN STILL NEED PROTECTING & EMPOWERING
After the brutal murder of George Floyd on 25 May 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota by the hands of white police officers, the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement has been significantly and passionately propelled into mainstream media. After much discussion on why black lives matter, there have also been several specific conversations about the need to protectContinue reading “BLACK WOMEN STILL NEED PROTECTING & EMPOWERING”
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