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 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

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

Fun, or as it may be, not so fun fact: I was once expelled from school. What I did, though it once felt important, isn’t anymore. In fact, it never was. Why it happen to me and none of the other kids involved however, is, and always will be Read more

A series of poetic letters about learning to love myself and my Blackness. In time, I have learnt to accept me for who I am and truly be comfortable in the skin that I was born in. Read more

Anyone who knows me will tell you that I despise dating apps. I think they’re the pits. I prefer to do things the old-fashioned way; guy meets girl in a bar; cute waiter sends a coffee on the house Read more

This week we welcome yet another guest writer to our Sips Tea Family. For the past 6 years Tawana Mazhude has been studying medicine at the Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria. In 2020, as she began her final year, she was published in the university’s magazine. Her piece, Racism in Healthcare, explores the role that race has played in medical discoveries, covid deaths and childbirth. Read more

I remember trying to count all the Black kids that I saw in my first week of boarding school – I found 12, in a school of easily 850+ students. 12, can you imagine? We were like grains of Read more