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It hasn’t been long since we witnessed a public display of erratic behaviour and a series of incoherent (now deleted) tweets from none other than K...

Globally, like-minded individuals are teaming into the streets in protest to draw attention to the state sponsored violence committed against Blac...

Michaela Coel is not one to be messed with. She hit success with TV comedy series Chewing Gum, which saw a young black woman trying to navigate lif...

Black people in England and Wales are twice as likely to die from coronavirus as white people. This result is shown in a report released on Thursday by the Office for National Statistics that has analysed the coronavirus (COVID-19) related deaths by ethnic group in two of the UK regions. As we reach the sad […]

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Adele has been absent on social media since Christmas 2019, when she posted a photo of herself side-by-side with Santa and The Grinch. It was a cute photo, cute enough that it has nearly 9 million likes. Months later, she’s resurfaced on Instagram sharing a sweet and sentimental post on her 32nd birthday. She wrote […]

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Silencing is something I’ve come to expect when discussing white supremacy and racism with white people. When I talked about feminism as a young woman, it felt like the whole world wanted to hear what I had to say. I was encouraged to join in on topics like ‘girl power’ or ‘#freethenipple’. As a young […]

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It’s Sunday morning, I get to dress up like a princess and go draw pictures with other kids my age while my grandmother gives me candy for being a good girl and sitting in my seat. I didn’t know what they were talking about nor did I care. That was the weekly routine until I […]

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Today we celebrate Earth Day. For those who don’t know, Earth Day is an annual event celebrated in more than 193 countries on April 22nd that aims to demonstrate support for environmental protection. And this year, 2020, is Earth Day’s 50th anniversary. Due to social distancing restrictions in place around the world to fight the spread of […]

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We live in the era of the side hustle: a way to make more money, or expand your skills outside of your regular 9-5 job. Your side hustle is the potential game changer, to take you from just doing just “OK” to earning more coins and being able to work every day doing something you […]

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Misogyny manifests itself across all genres of music; from rock & roll, to country music, to rap and hip hop, to folk, indie music, and more. Sexism, violence towards women, objectification, and treating women as objects are just a few of the common themes you’ll hear when singing along to the radio today. The songs […]

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Recently Dr. Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, lawyer, activist and entrepreneur, has been doing the TV rounds telling Britain about themselves and their racism. Causing uproar as Britain denies being racist and is offended at the mere thought of being labelled as such. While clips like this tend to go viral every now again, her ones have evoked […]

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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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