Black women are so easily labelled as being ‘angry’. The ‘angry black woman’ is a misguided entertainment device. I see the ‘angry black woman’ stereotype on the TV. She’s seen shouting, rolling her eyes and just generally being louder than everyone else. Recently, Serena Williams […]
This is a little segment that I thought of starting where I share and discuss my thoughts on black-owned businesses. I believe it’s important that I support businesses run by fellow black people, to encourage and big them up as they express themselves in a […]
From the 26th of August 2017 to the 22nd of December 2017, I was studying abroad in Zürich, Switzerland. A bit of background to my decision of wanting to study in Zürich is that I speak German. I was born in Germany and lived there […]
2018. The laugh out loud moments, the smile until your mouth hurts moments, the cry until your head hurts moments, the dance until you almost pass out moments, the sing until you lose your voice moments, the run because you’re excited moments, the butterflies in […]
This post is an explanation of my recent art work that I submitted as my final piece for uni. I’ll start from the beginning. I first discovered the wonderful uses of concrete in my first year at uni. I had just finished sixth form where […]
It’s A U T U M N Once again, I’m so excited to finally start wearing layers and autumnal coloured clothing. To be honest, I was doing that during Summer too but now it will actually be a normal and acceptable thing. Also, isn’t it […]
It’s officially that awkward period where it’s still summer but it’s definitely a lot colder now. To be honest, as soon as the heatwave in England concluded, summer was over in my eyes. Sadly I was one of those people who complained about the heat […]
Unapologetically be you. Use the anger, the fear, the happiness and every other emotion you feel as a drive to elevate yourself and others like you. I’m talking about using your emotions to positively transform the situation. Go against all odds, and speak up against […]
I saw a post on the Elle Magazine website a while back where Alisha Acquae wrote about the books she had read by black female authors. I thought this would be a lovely thing for me to do too! This year, one of my new […]
H A P P Y S U M M E R Although I’m more of an autumn girl, I’m excited that summer is finally here. It feels like this is the hottest summer yet in the UK. Here are a few blog post ideas for […]
Summer is here, and before you know it, 2018 will be over. I’m trying to do as many things as I can and say “yes” to more opportunities. In honour of the first day of summer, here is an outfit post in a beautiful garden […]
I can’t wait to get my own place and decorate it! This post is an unhealthy accumulation of just a few items that I would love to have inside my own place. A lot of these are expensive so they shall remain on my wishlist […]
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