Let’s talk about facial hair shall we because it seems we do not cover this topic enough sure we talk about love and men and other issues but let’s get down to the nitty gritty and say yes I’m a black woman who has facial hair. I’m not going to lie majority of the time…
Category: Black girl magic
Barbados 5oth
Barbados has treached a landmark milestone November 30th 1966 it achieved full independence from Britain. Becoming a standalone country. Now as we mark November 30th 2016 Barbados has been independent for 50 years which is a huge achievement. Barbados is a country very close to my heart as my mum was born there and…
Black British and a student
Let’s talk candidly what is the point being black an going to school I honestly want to know, because it seems to me that while in school back children are being oppressed let me explain it. When I was in school I found that the history we learnt was never true and even though my…
Black women and children
Malcolm x said in one of his speeches that the most unloved and unprotected woman in the world is the African American woman but little did he know his statements reflect how black women across the world are unprotected and unloved. In Jamaica currently an island I love to pieces it’s apart of my heritage…
New ideas 💡
This year 2017 I’ve set myself the goal of coming up with new ideas an actually executing them making a step towards my future and doing things a little differently. I’m the perpetual shy reserved type who is afraid of going for things even though I know if I put my mind to it I…
Once, twice three times a maybe?!
Taking your ex back is like pinching yourself on the arm to see whether you’re still awake it just causes unnecessary pain…….. I have a bad habit of running back to my ex I don’t know the hold he has over me, maybe it’s his voice or his touch or his sweet kisses. Or maybe…
Love lessons
My heart was broken but the journey to find me is not over…., I wish I could say I was an expert on love but I’m not I don’t know everything about love, being in love or most importantly loving myself. They say how can you hope to love another if you can not love…
Natural hair lessons
One thing I’m learning as I progress on my natural hair journey, which is almost four years deep. Is my hair does not like braids or kinky twists aka any fake hair entwined in mine my scalp rejects it. Its so hard to take care of natural hair in this cold weather. So I try…
Black British artists are undervalued!!
Yesterday I was scrolling through my instagram feed, when I came across something that stopped me in my tracks Laura mvula posted a vid of her playing a piano and stares in the caption she had been dropped from her record label. I was in shock why is it the most talented artists always get…
Black women and body image
My body is slim, skinny but my mind is big…. As you can tell I’m not exactly the biggest woman from as far back as I can recall I’ve always been the slim black girl. I do fit into the stereotype that a black woman is fuller figured with a round derrière, hips thighs and…
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