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Untangled: We’re more than just a hairstyle

Recently, I discovered New York City had declared a ban on hair discrimination. Reading the print, I found myself smiling … More

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Appeasement

A year ago: Sorry you feel uncomfortable Sorry I shattered your idyllic visions and Sorry I tarnished your childhood home … More

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Imprints

Imprints on our skin, fresh in our blood:   Straighten your hair, they slurred, as they staggered past. Straighten for you … More

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Appreciation or Appropriation?

Halloween season is upon us and I’m sure almost everyone is frantically trying to decide on a costume for the … More

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Caste aside

The last line of my first blog post reads ‘Black people need to do better.’ Now, eight posts later and … More

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Don’t blame her, don’t shame her

Girl, 20, raped in the early hours of Sunday morning. ‘What was she wearing? Was she showing too much skin. … More

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Longing for the fruit of my ancestral garden

‘Go home. You’re not welcome here. Go home.’ Show me home, this place which you shriek and shout of, this … More

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Abuse of power

Being a celebrity is to be well-known and famous, to be liked, disliked and followed. And so, holding this status … More

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Nothing could be more unlike

Nothing could be more unlike   Beaten, broken male bodies, shot dead in the street for resisting arrest, for standing … More

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