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Like most of us, I anticipated 2020 with a sense of excitement; a new decade, a fresh start, an unread chapter. I couldn’t wait to make my mark in the world, no matter how big or small, and stepped into the year with the unwavering belief that it was going to be a ‘good one.’ […]

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Your friends shape who you are. There is no doubt about it – they pick you up when you’re hurting, they offer difficult advice when you need it most, and they love you in a way no one else can. For a lot of us our friends are a family away from home; and it’s […]

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Since the start of the new decade every time I check social media my feed has been flooded with broken heart and sad face emojis. The new year typically brings in the promise of fresh starts, and opportunity for change and new beginnings. But as the world today is becoming more volatile, and every time […]

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At the start of 2018, I decided I wanted to make a change. Not a flakey New Year’s Resolution that would fall through by February, but an intentional shift in how I navigate my social interactions. I set out to stop making up excuses just because I was scared – and start learning how to […]

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“Loss felt like I was gasping for air and my lungs were filling up with water.” Some say it hits you like a ton of bricks, that it becomes ‘easier over time’. I figured that loss for me didn’t come in any of those waves, instead it was a dull ache that never left. There […]

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I’m writing this a day after finally finishing my 4-year long degree! *Cue applause*

Cancer. It’s a scary word that is often treated like He Who Must Not Named. But we desperately need to be having a conversation about the big C and the stigmas that not only surround cancer patients, but those who are living in remission as well. Gina, an old high school friend of mine, battled […]

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A while ago the bomb dropped on us internet folk that Shudu, a stunning ebony-skinned model with a following of over 30k on Instagram and a recent shout-out from Fenty Beauty’s account wearing one of their lipstick shades, was in fact the 3D art project of London-based photographer Cameron-James Wilson. What’s that, you ask? Looks […]

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In the past few years I have watched the natural hair movement grow exponentially. This is something I am happy to see but also something that I heed with apprehension. Despite having had natural hair for near enough my whole life, and being all for positive representation of black women there is something about the […]

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