Real Reads
Jun 2020
List of Black British Female Artisits using colour and texture to great effect
This list is of Black female visual artists in the UK, who have inspired me by their use of colour and texture in their art practice.
Jun 2020
People are dragging TikTok users for using a ‘darkened skin’ feature
‘This shouldn’t be a trend.’ Tik Tok users are being called problematic for partaking in a “darkened skin” trend that promotes colorism
Jun 2020
Did yet another movie forget about intersectionality?
Ashleigh Riseley is disappointed by Misbehaviour’s unwillingness to offer black women the centre stage
Jun 2020
In defence of Black-owned businesses: SMADE Entertainment does not represent all black business owners
Once a negative experience with a black business becomes public knowledge, black people self-homogenise these actions, as indicative of all black businesses as a whole
Jun 2020
Notting Hill Carnival cancelled due to Covid-19
Notting Hill Carnival has been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic
Jun 2020
The Opening of the Mary Seacole Centre
In May 2020, The NHS Seacole centre was opened named after Jamaican- British nurse, Mary Seacole. This article explores the significance of this in wider society
Jun 2020
When the world crumbles, migrant lives are shattered – after being threatened with deportation
Stability now feels like a dream I have to discourage myself from daring to indulge in. I don’t want that for anyone else, writes Furaha Asani
Jun 2020
Women Hurt More Than Men In The Recession, But It’s More Complicated Than That
More than 25 million people have lost their jobs in the past two months. Women feel the economic downturn more acutely than men
Jun 2020
Toluwalase Asolo Turned an Act of Self-Love Into a TikTok Sensation
Alone in their dorms, a 20-year-old student and her friends filmed themselves getting ready “together”. More than 2 million views and countless spin-offs later, the #DontRushChallenge is spreading the joy of black beauty around the world
Jun 2020
One in eight households has no garden, figures show
Black people are four times more likely to have no access to outdoor space, data revealed
Jun 2020
BAME women make up 55% of UK pregnancy hospitalisations with Covid-19
Study prompts experts to issue guidance for maternity workers about increased risk
Jun 2020
Woman designs fitness durags and headscarfs to encourage black women to work out
A woman has designed a range of headwear for women of colour, specifically for fitness, that protects against sweat, heat and moisture