No Words

They say silence is deafeningand I’ve been pretty lost for words.So, listen closely,because if my silence could speak it would … More

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

It’s happening now: A massacre in Sudan. And I know it’s not being plastered all over your screens, Like the … More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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