Real Reads
Sep 2020
Black barrister mistaken for defendant three times in single day prompts investigation
Alexandra Wilson said: “I felt humiliated and by the end I was almost in tears”
Sep 2020
Racism Investigation after French magazine shows Black MP as a slave
Images published of the leftwing MP Danièle Obono with a chain fixed to an iron collar around her neck
Sep 2020
Ngozi Fulani: ‘Black women don’t want to risk their abusers being murdered’
‘African-Caribbean women have been asked by police, ‘if you were slapped where is the mark on your face?’
Sep 2020
Race in the Writers Room: How Hollywood Whitewashes the stories that shape America
Over 90% of show-runners are white, two-thirds of shows had no Black writers at all
Sep 2020
Reclaiming our time! Black Women, let’s talk about 2020
2020 feels like a season finale and Black women are the lead protagonists that deserve all the roses this world has to offer
Sep 2020
Period Poverty, Betrayed by My Anatomy
There is no shame in poverty, let alone, period poverty
Sep 2020
Fibroids: One of the Last Taboos
If you do visit your GP, it can feel embarrassing to talk about, especially with a male doctor
Sep 2020
WAP is Not the Feminist Anthem You Want It to Be, and That’s Okay
Black women are placed in a very narrow box which speaks to the hyper-sexualisation of both blackness and femininity
Sep 2020
Belgian Muslim Women: Choosing Faith or Education
As Black women, we are not monolithic. It is important that we remember our Black Muslim sisters
Sep 2020
Diversity In Advertising: Still Tone-Deaf
The overwhelming response serves as evidence of racist Britain and how representation is needed
Sep 2020
The ‘Black Elephant’ In The Therapy Room
This is the nuance expression of suffering in black women. I feel you, because I am you