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The establishment and mainstream media have been pointing the finger at everything between social media, gang grooming and now Drill music as the cause of what has been described by the Metropolitan Police as “a national emergency” in the streets of London. But attempts to diagnose the cause of the recent rise in knife crime […]

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This past week, social media has been filled with images and posts of Nipsey Hussle, the Grammy-nominated rapper who was shot dead outside his Los Angeles clothing store. He went from an artist whose songs I’d seen briefly on Spotify playlists, to a community activist who I learnt so much about in a short space […]

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Words are undeniably powerful. So much so, that when there is not a word for something, we might be led to believe that such a thing does not exist. This is perhaps why when describing my sexuality to my friends, I would say, “Men and women are the same to me. Not because I feel […]

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Trump and Slumflower What do Trump and the Slumflower have in common? Due to the platforms they hold, they have become poster children for social issues that far exceed their understanding. They are both majorly under-qualified to hold their respective positions and  frequently misinform their fellow ignorant men and the naive. Take Sumflower discussing “feminism” […]

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Earlier this month, figures revealed that the number of unconditional offers handed out by Universities has risen from 2,895 in 2013 to an eye watering 67,915 in 2018. With the Government describing Universities as having a “bums on seats” mentality, more graduates than ever are being churned out. With more graduates competing, and that mound […]

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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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The sexual education in schools today is outdated. It doesn’t provide young people with the information they need in an encouraging way and therefore does not to cater to the needs of young people. If young people are to have safe and positive sexual encounters, we need to do more than remind them to use […]

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On the morning of July 16th, 2018, I can vividly remember scrolling through Instagram with one eye open, I peeked on my girl Azealia Banks’ story and sis immediately had me in my bed, snapping, laughing and clapping. It’s so refreshing, she is, to me, one of today’s young Black women with a platform – […]

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What do Brazilian-wavy, 16-inches, Swiss lace and Ombre all have in common? Well, it’s part of the comeback hair craze that is proving itself to be a favourite and not a fad. Wigs! Women are embracing different textures, lengths, and colours to showcase their new-found style, mood and beauty. If Oprah still had her talk […]

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Picture this: you are a 12-year-old girl, surrounded by your family in your compound in rural Togo. You want nothing more than to go to secondary school, graduate, and maybe move to the capital, Lome, get a good job and send money home someday in the future. Life is mostly good and simple – you […]

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In my first year of university I was sexually assaulted. Since then, a huge development in understanding sexual assault through media outlets has taken place. Stories such as the well-known Brock Turner rape case and the many that were told in the ground-breaking documentary about sexual assault on U.S. college campuses, The Hunting Ground, have […]

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It’s important to note that what I am about to say is all my personal opinion based on my experiences of gendered approaches to learning. It was a Thursday morning in the middle of winter and we were in a gruelling math lesson. Our teacher had written a problem on the whiteboard and announced, “Shout […]

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