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I am Other. As a beast of many nations that was my rite of passage into both African and British society. Like many diasporans born on shores unknown to their forefathers, the battle of identities has been alive and well in me since before I can remember. It has plagued and it has weighed heavy, but it has taken me on a journey. One that I conclude today with you in this final post Read more

It’s a women’s world, so to speak, and this month we’re highlighting all the reasons why. International Women’s Day (IWD) is just around the corner and like all great things, it’s only right that we acknowledge the stories of women who have made and are making waves in their respective fields. But before we do that, how’s a little bit of history? Read more

It’s been a week since Kenya Barris’ You People landed on Netflix and like any film with some topical racial commentary, it had my kettle boiling. Co-written by lead star Jonah Hill, the film centres around the romantic relationship between Amira (Lauren London), a Black Muslim woman, and Ezra (Hill), a White Jewish man, as they try to navigate the religious and cultural hurdles between both themselves and their families.  Read more

I recently wrote my year-end review for work. I hadn’t really thought about it until recently, but there is an element of vulnerability that is required when writing one. It, by nature, encourages you to be relatively introspective Read more

I have trauma. It’s not a thing I initially planned to share on here, but a thing that I’ve recently found myself compelled to discuss. Something terrible happened to me many moons ago, and while it did not occupy my everyday thoughts, it planted roots in subconscious and silently grew. Read more

A friend of mine is spearheading her company’s first ever Black History Month celebration. *Sigh* I know, I know. I too wondered how 2022 could be any company’s first, but better late than never they say Read more

I used to hate Black people. Well, hate is strong. But seeing as my aversion to Blackness was born of internalised racism that ultimately lead to a deep and entrenched self-loathing, hate seems to be the appropriate word of choice Read more

Black men make me tired. Not all Black men, however enough to at times trigger a deep and antagonising exhaustion. And that’s because while I, as a Black woman, through learning to appreciate my own Blackness, have overtime developed an ever-growing love and empathy for who the Black man is, what he’s been through and hope for where he’s going, it’s not something that I have often felt reciprocated Read more

I have a weird relationship with food. A sort of love, hate, need, but don’t want, crave and yet at times, regret relationship with food. It started when I was about 13. One day, I just stopped eating. The thought of it disgusted me. I saw the oil and fat in everything that was put in front of me and I wanted none of it inside my body Read more

I have a mentor. We meet every two or so weeks to catch up and chat about my plans. Without fail every meeting, before we dive into the actual reason why we’re speaking, we lose ourselves in topical conversations, each of us in turn educating and challenging the other Read more