I haven't quite figured out if people here in the UK just have a really poor understanding of race and racism or if they are deliberately being ignorant. I do believe it is a sad combination of the two, even though black people have been here since the beginning of time (don't let…
Photography by @gege_tribalunicorn One of my favourite bloggers Indigo Lorae wrote a post on being the strong friend, an eye opening piece for me. Shout out to Indigo Lorae for writing How To Be A Better Friend For Your Strong Friend. I never identified myself as the strong friend, mainly because what I believed it meant to be…
I have already spoken about Understanding White Privilege on my blog, but after watching a few videos on YouTube I've realised that I haven't spoken about the privileges a lot of us have. We are bound to have one or more types of privileges. We all understand white privilege, and the not so subtle ways it is…
I'm sure you have seen all the conversation around Samuel L Jackson's comments on black British actors playing American roles in films. It's a real shame that the interview took an ignorant turn, because the conversation and discussions within the interview was very interesting and thought provoking. Up until the point where Samuel started to…
I was reading Olivia's 'Being Black, Female & Depressed' post and you should too because it's freaken awesome and relatable af. She mentions black sisterhood and how the support from black women has helped her. This post is dedicated to all the women who have shown so much love and support throughout my blogging experience so far…
Last year back in June I did a very honest post, about how I felt my weight and being black relates to my relationship status. I went back to read my Fat, Black & Single post the other day and got pretty emotional. I don't really remember writing all the things I was reading. I felt as…
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