Real Reads
Jun 2021
Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Impacts Reproductive Health Rights
Women’s bodies become an extension of “territories” to be conquered, exploited so severely, they become a site of dismembering
Jun 2021
Beyond Intersectionality: Embracing a Decolonial Feminism
Colonial power structures and imperialism shape the oppression of women. In understanding coloniality, we get closer to practicing sustainable solidarity
Jun 2021
Skinny Shaming: Fact or Fiction?
In this podcast, we explore how a culture of anti-fatness influences eating disorders among Women, and how race and culture inform their manifestations
Jun 2021
British Citizenship and The Struggle for Ethnic Minorities
In recent years amidst the hostile environment, more costly and arbitrary steps have been introduced, making the route to citizenship more difficult
Jun 2021
A Bitter Sweetness to Swallow: The Invisible Hands of Child Labour
Empowering women through decision-making processes is likely to have a significant impact on the reduction of child labour
Jun 2021
Blackfishing and Blackface: Then and Now
Minstrel shows may be a thing of the past, but blackfishing is still a very real and present practice
Jun 2021
Journey to the Motherland: A Diasporic Account of My Return to Nigeria (Part Four of Four)
She declared healing onto them and the rest of my family. I was cynical, but I did not object. We sat there and talked and cried until dawn
Jun 2021
#LGBTPrideMonth: The Legend of Zora Neale Hurston’s Queerness
Hurston’s queerness was an extension of her bold claim to live freely, both sexually and intellectually
Jun 2021
Racial Justice in Europe: A Black Woman’s Perspective on the UK and France
“I left France to escape the wilful invisibilisation of Black Women, only to fall into the open arms of a British wolf in sheep’s clothing”
May 2021
Amani Kiflemariam of Amatte Coffee is Breaking Ground in the Hospitality Industry
Our core objective is to be a leader in equality for women, in line with the sustainable development goals – we want to achieve education, equal pay and more
May 2021
schwarz: How the Black Lives Matter Movement Emboldened Afro-German Creativity and Resistance
Some of my friends do not understand themselves as political bodies, so we spell schwarz (black) in lower-case letters, to avoid pushing a political identity
May 2021
In Conversation with Editor and Founder of The KOL SOCIAL, Marcia Degia
We sit down with KOL Social Founder, Marcia Degia, who explains her inspiration behind her culture and lifestyle magazine