I see #MeghanMarkle is still trending on Twitter, two weeks after her visit to Britain for the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations. What a frenzy it caused having a mixed-race woman step back onto British soil after choosing to leave us and our media behind. I remember the emotional weight of learning Meghan’s story last year. You […]
The Child Q case was one of those instances that really shook me. Anti-racist work is hard. There are particular instances that knock you for six. And this was one of those times. But, this work is bigger than me. And this case has opened up many important conversations about an extremely significant type of […]
Take a few moments to imagine…. You’re at home. In the neighbourhood you’ve lived in your whole life. Your Mum lives around the corner. Your old school friends are all within walking distance. The shopkeeper knows your name….. A new family moves in next door to you. They’re thrilled to have bought a big house […]
It’s impossible to focus solely on race, because every one of us is human, so each of us has layer upon layer of defining characteristics. So today’s blog is about how all of us can support individuals. I spoke with wise friend and fellow activist, Adam Brett, in a fascinating interview. Between us we came […]
Sadly, Jamal Edwards MBE, MBA, PHD aged 31, passed away yesterday, 20th February – a young man with the outlook for a fantastic future. Nonetheless, in those 31years, he accomplished more than most twice his age. His career started at age 15 when he was given a video camera as a gift from his parents. […]
The start of ’22 has seen lots of self declarations of people’s “word of the year”. One of the most inspiring I’ve seen is in the beautiful book by Paula Sutton, Hill House Vintage. (I bought this book for my Mum for Xmas and read the whole thing myself on Boxing Day.) Her word is […]
In July 2020, I asked the question – Have you heard? I asked the question because Ezra Taylor had achieved quite a lot as a young professional boxer yet was relatively unknown. At the time, he had won three belts. Since then, he has become more well-known and has won another belt. Ezra is still […]
Hi everyone. Happy New Year and welcome to 2022. Blimey, 2021 was another toughie wasn’t it?! How did everyone get on over the festive period? I hope you’re feeling well and ready for this coming year. Whatever your goals I hope you reach them. In my last post, Self Care Survival, I shared some of […]
This time of year often gets busy. It can get tricky too – emotions surface about the last year, overwhelm about to do lists and social events rears its ugly head, there might be disappointment about the things you thought you’d accomplish but didn’t…the list goes on. It’s no wonder there are a lot of […]
Many people hope that this Christmas will be better than last year’s. I was expecting so too. Unfortunately, my reason may resonate with others because we have lost loved ones. They may have been lost this year, last year, the year before, even many years ago. Sadly, the pain can feel like the day their […]
I’m sure most of you by now have heard of the numerous football teams who now, before starting their game, take the knee. But when did it all start? In the UK, it was brought to the public’s attention last year after the death of George Floyd (May 2020). After a police officer chose to […]
I wonder if you felt as I did, watching Steve McQueen’s Small Axe: Education. We were subjected to a story about a young black male boy (Kingsley) placed in a ‘special school’ to help him. Although it was fictional and based on facts, it was difficult to view. Kingsley’s removal from his original school starts […]
If I asked a group of 100 people in Nottingham if they had heard of Carl Froch. I wonder how many people would raise their hands What do you think? 30? 50? 70 maybe? He’s a well-known boxer in Nottingham, who had his debut fight at aged 25, in March 2002. It was a fight […]
The family of a young autistic man are demanding a public enquiry into his conviction and imprisonment, after his deportation to Jamaica was scrapped. 22-year-old Osime Brown forced return to Jamaica was overturned by the Home Office last week Tuesday, following demonstrations in London and Glasgow. The young man who has a mental age of […]