In most cases, mental health in the black community is still a taboo subject. This is a huge problem considering black people are actually more vulnerable to mental illnesses. Many of us need help but are too afraid to even ask because it’s not something […]
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‘This is not a Joke, and it is definitely not Amusing’
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 […]
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A Letter To The Woman Of Colour
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 […]
My Year Of Reading Books By Black Women
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 […]
“YOU” a few words by me
Read and experience my words Being a woman isn’t easy. You are constantly told by society that you are weak and unable. That you cannot achieve what men can achieve. You are to be inferior. But I believe that as a woman you are […]
Influential POC (People of Colour)
Recently, I have been even more so inspired to learn more about what it means to be a POC (Person of Colour) and not to let this limit me despite what the media says. I want to lift people of colour up and to portray […]
If You Have A Voice, Speak.
As women, we have been silenced since long before I can remember. Female authors were encouraged to publish their work anonymously. Female artists have a harder time getting their work displayed in shows/ exhibitions. Especially black female artists. But I’ll save my thoughts on that […]
she stands firm. 