Real Reads
Feb 2021
Bridgerton Taunts a Vision of Liberation in a Shroud of Oppression
Colour-blindness does not act to fix a wicked system as closing your eyes does not heal a visceral wound
Feb 2021
lnstagram Filters and Their Effect on Body Image
As a Black Woman, I have succumbed to this pressure, banishing ‘unrefined’ pictures because I don’t want to show the internet my true face
Feb 2021
Stolen: A Four-Part Series of Loss and Self-Discovery (Part Two of Four)
A woman cannot raise you to become a man! A woman cannot help you to become a warrior!
Feb 2021
The Black Woman-Owned Brand Tailoring Crochet to All Bodies
The company promotes body diversity beyond the English-speaking world, encompassing age, race and image
Feb 2021
If COVID-19 Doesn’t Kill Us, Capitalism Just Might
Government ministers are no longer even being inventive with their corruption cover-ups
Feb 2021
Nigeria’s Ban on Crypto a Blow to Economic Freedom
The foundations of Nigeria’s economic freedom have been under strain since 2020. Now, in 2021 the walls are visibly cracking
Feb 2021
Regional Development in Zambia Under Threat as COVID-19 Crisis Continues
Cross-border traders lack the funds to help them continue trading when the cost for travel has more than tripled
Feb 2021
Black Higher Education Matters: Facing the Façade
Former students look back and reflect on differing angles of the university college experience as it was then to where we are now
Feb 2021
Female Entrepreneurs over 30 Need Support Too
The lack of schemes for women in their 30s and beyond means that ‘mature’ women have to work harder to find aid
Feb 2021
Bring Back Our Girls: The Search for Nigeria’s Missing Schoolgirls and Their Astonishing Survival
The small act of rebellion gave her strength. Her minders told her she would be killed if she did not convert, marry or bear his children
Feb 2021
Laverne Cox: ‘I can be so hard on myself’
Laverne talks about somatic therapy, debt, shame, her mother and structural racism through residential segregation
Feb 2021
Sex is Cool but Have You Ever Been Touched by the Romance of Queer Friendships?
Long before I ever expressed my queer identity, I knew and celebrated the softness and sanctity of my friendships with girls