A note from our Founder & Editor in Chief
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To be loved.
Featured Image: Guilherme Stecanella I’ve learned I don’t want to be loved like the world is ending Because in that moment You’d love the Devil himself If it meant having something to hold on to And call yours Because in darkness there is desperation And in death acceptance So long as we may say we Read more
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The Controversial Blackness (or lack thereof) of Ancient Egypt
Featured Image: Nick Brundle/Getty Images My first historical love was the history of Ancient Egypt. One of my fondest memories was my Dad gifting me this large coffee table book with pictures of various artifacts from Ancient Egypt. My tiny fingers flipped through the pages as I was mesmerized by the pictures of Ancient Egyptian Read more
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A Scene from “Brief Encounter”
Featured Artwork: ‘Brief Encounter’ by Stephen Pannell In David Lean’s 1945 film Brief Encounter, a middle-aged housewife Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson) meets the married doctor Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard) by chance at an English train station. With a friendly conversation over tea, a speck of coal caught under the eye, and a series of arranged Read more
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Embrace Her Lead: On Uplifting Women
Twelve. Age twelve was the first time that I was bullied for the color of my skin. I clearly remember running back home from the bus stop evening after evening, and crying to my mother until all of the energy was drained out of my body. Though I don’t have many memories of my middle Read more
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Meghan Markle Doesn’t Need To Be a Saint – She’s a Real Person
Featured Image: Max Mumby/Indigo The beginning of March’s press cycle focused on the bullying allegations against Meghan Markle from previous royal aides. Prior to this, press concerning the Duchess of Sussex had continuously vilified and sought out to stain her character at convenient times. Notably, it has mainly been tabloid and right-wing media representations of Read more
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Black Women Breaking Race and Gender Barriers At Work
It’s no secret to us Black women that we are absent at work. Operation Black Vote found that in 1000 U.K. organisations, only 3.5% of Black people were at the top of a company, with 12.9% in the general workplace. Less than a quarter of these positions are held by Black women. It’s enough to Read more
