Personal Essays

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This Windrush Day, I am able to grieve my grandmother's passing - Refinery29 UK

 

Why I’m no longer letting the fear of thinning edges stop me from experimenting with my hair - STYLIST 

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It took 26 years and a lockdown for me to start loving my hair - Metro UK 

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How being diagnosed with labyrinthitis changed my life - Metro UK

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My Childhood Made It Hard To Trust Men — Now I’m Learning To Be Vulnerable - Refinery29

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I'm A WOC With Hyperpigmentation & Here's What It's Taught Me About Speaking Out - Bustle 

 

Social anxiety is tough - but it's even harder when you're a 6 foot 2 woman - Metro UK

 

The Struggles of being 6'2 women shopping on the high-street - Cosmopolitan 

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I'm A WOC With Hyperpigmentation & Here's What It's Taught Me About Speaking Out - Bustle 

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Despite what the church told me, I know that you can't pray away depression - The Independent 

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How Furlough Stopped Me Equating My Self-Worth With My Career Achievements - Black Ballad 

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Opinion Pieces

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Navigating The Workplace As An Introverted Black Woman - Black Ballad

 

ThePressures of 'Contentifying' Daily Life - Daily Dot 

 

Women Don’t Go on Contraception Simply for Men’s Convenience - Get Me Giddy

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Why We Should Be Unapologetic About Being Selfish - Black Ballad 

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The complex relationship between black women and west-end nightclub promoters - HuffPost 

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Why I can’t watch films about slavery and racial injustice - Metro UK 

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Not every black journalist wants to write about race - Black Ballad

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​We need to stop thin shaming black women - Black Ballad 

 

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Interviews

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The “Ethnic Nose Job” Is On The Rise — 3 Black Women Defend Theirs - Refinery29UK

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My Biggest Lessons As A New Small Business Owner – & What Helped Me Get Started - Refinery29 UK 

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TikToker Vickaboox is here to normalize the messy parts of young womanhood - Daily Dot 

 

hush meets…Agnes Mwakatuma - hush 

 

Keisha The Sket author Jade LB on the importance of Black British storytelling - The Face

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These 3 Black-owned luxury fashion brands are shaking up the industry - Business Insider

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The Black Women Who Defined Lovers Rock In The 1980s - Black Ballad 

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How Black Business Owners Are Responding To #BlackLivesMatter - Black Ballad

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Travelling Whilst Black: seven black women share their experiences of racism abroad - The i paper

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Height Shaming: Tall Women Tell Us Their Experience - Refinery29 

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This artist is painting huge murals of black women around London - Galdem 

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'Hackney has helped me to be a creative person' - Hackney Gazette 

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Sistah Space: The grassroots organisation tackling domestic violence in the black community  - Lens of Passion

 

 

Pop-culture commentary

 

The Next James Bond Should Be Black & British — And We're Tired Of Asking - POPSUGAR 

 

What Joan From Girlfriends Taught Me About Boundaries And Healthy Relationships - Black Ballad 

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How Insecure's Molly Carter debunks the dark skinned girl stereotype - Black Ballad

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The importance of the awkward black girl narrative - Black Ballad

 

 

Long Reads

 

The impossible cost of having a baby in London - London Spy 

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How to juggle a full-time job and your side hustles without burning out - Metro UK

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Deconstructing the myth of 'Struggle Love' - Riposte Magazine 

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Black African Women Are Disproportionately Affected By HIV - How Can We Tackle This - Vitals by YourDaye

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Is stigma stopping black African women from taking HIV tests? - Cosmopolitan 

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What everyone should know about HIV prevention drug PrEP - Cosmopolitan 

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Understanding vaccine hesitancy among Black communities in the UK - The Africa Centre

 

 

PR Articles

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Interview | West advocates for “speak up” culture in PR to move forward in ethics - Strategic 

 

Interview | Feminist solutions to PR’s gender inequality | Dr Keren Darmon - Strategic 

 

With the rise of Chat GPT, PR's relationship management skills become even more important - PR Week

 

Embracing transferable skills: why freelance writers should consider a role in charity PR  - Charity Comms

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So you want to work in charity comms - PR Academy 

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The Dos and Don'ts of a PR Internship - Debut Mag 

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5 Questions media students are tired of asking - Debut Mag 

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