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Black Girlhood has been explored in various forms of media and entertainment, but it hasn’t always been consistent. When looking at the scope of bl...

Every Pride it seems we’re getting better and better at acknowledging the Stonewall riots’ roll in the gay liberation movement, and how we literally would not have a Pride march today without it. Marriage equality, same-sex adoption and the acknowledgement of trans people have all come about because of people like Marsha P. Johnson who […]

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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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I recently got to thinking about some of my favourite magazines growing up, a thought which was triggered by the news that Seventeen Magazine is now shifting to a “digital-first strategy.” With only special stand-alone issues being published throughout the year, it’s one of many publications that is making that strategic change. Seventeen was one […]

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Dear men who project the names, “sexy legs” or “baby girl” into my personal space whenever I roam the streets on a day I feel like throwing on my Valentino stilettos,   Step out of my territory and know your place; you are not welcomed to trespass my sanctuary of peace. I do not relinquish […]

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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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Five months ago I received an email about a book called Slay In Your Lane by Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinene and two things struck me. The first, was that despite the book being labelled the “Black Girl Bible”, it wasn’t a black woman bringing it to my attention. It gave me hope that maybe […]

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From birth I lacked positive women role models. My birth mother hadn’t been equipped with the emotional tools that a young women needs in terms of intimate relationships, which meant that as a result she excused and protected her abusive husbands behaviour in the household. In short she was a “Pick Me.” Her behaviour and […]

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Whether we like to admit it or not, from a young age, women are conditioned to apologise excessively, something that undermines the authority and power we possess. This is seen in so many aspects of life: in work, at school and even at home. The idea of constant apologies is perpetuated under the guise of […]

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Have you ever been offered something and without really thinking you just think/say “you’ll do”? I think most of us have. There comes a time when we feel we’ve tolerated and compromised for enough bullshit. Headache jobs, ridiculous internships, sometime-ish friends and mediocre dating partners. It takes a certain amount of toleration before we each […]

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In 2017, The Stop Enabling Sex Trafficking Act was introduced by Republican senator Rob Portman. More commonly known as SESTA, the law would assist attorneys looking to sue websites that provide a platform for sex trafficking; a form of modern-day slavery in which individuals perform commercial sex through means of force, fraud, or coercion. Countries have been […]

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If you live in the UK you’re probably familiar with the show Love Island. If you haven’t seen the show, you should, but a quick summary: it’s an ITV2 reality show currently on its fourth season where attractive singles compete to find love in a villa in paradise. You win by “coupling up” with another […]

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