Recently, I discovered New York City had declared a ban on hair discrimination. Reading the print, I found myself smiling … More
Tag: liberation
It’s Happening Now: Pray for Sudan
It’s happening now: A massacre in Sudan. And I know it’s not being plastered all over your screens, Like the … More
Imprints
Imprints on our skin, fresh in our blood: Straighten your hair, they slurred, as they staggered past. Straighten for you … More
Caste aside
The last line of my first blog post reads ‘Black people need to do better.’ Now, eight posts later and … More
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
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
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
