The next guest joining the "Power of The Black British Pound" series is Writer and Educator Sahid. Sahid uses his blog to share his thoughts and opinions on a variety of topics, from mental health to reminding us to celebrate ourselves. My definition of being a conscious consumer is an individual caring more about the…
I have had people ask me if I am a full time blogger before. I always take it as a compliment, I feel like it is a credit to my consistency. Either that or it is because I always introduce myself as a blogger. I do not have a cool profession to go before the…
"There are now around 16,000 businesses owned by people of black African and Caribbean descent in London - making up 4% of all businesses in the capital and a further 27,000 black Londoners are self-employed - up by 80% over the past decade" [Nairaland Forum] We are waking up and realising that this world isn't made…
At the beginning of the year I set out to take better care of my natural hair. I needed to find out what I needed to do to help with growth and generally improving the health of my hair. I stupidly thought it would be so easy, but I'm so over it now. I just want…
A bank holiday in August only really means one thing.... ITS CARNIVAL!. If you didn't know every year during the August bank holiday Notting Hill Carnival begins. This massive event celebrating freedom of expression and also a reminder of the Caribbean islands many black people had left behind when coming to England. This celebration of…
