We are the blessed birds, that god created nothing is sweeter than when we sing…..
Category: Blackhistory
Liverpool slave museum
Yesterday I attended Liverpool slave museum, when I tell you my emotions were stirred I mean every word. I was all prepared not to enjoy it because you can’t enjoy something like that however…. Any preparedness I had done before didn’t help. I stepped in and was interested in the various quotes on the walls…
Are you British?
This is a question that I constantly ask myself, it’s a difficult one. My parents are forever drumming into me don’t mind what white people say you are British because you were born here. Though I wonder does birth mean I have automatic rights to claim British citizenship.? When the law changed in the 1980’s,…
Windrush babies
Today marks the day I start by doing a whole week of blog posts on citizenship, how do you identify yourself. The importance of moving back to black majority countries and finally how to gain citizenship in your parents countries or elsewhere. So I hope you enjoy but first let’s start from the beginning the…
Dear white people part 2
So we’re going to have another conversation as I’m not done yet white people…… Im going to say it straight the psychological damage you have inflicted through white supremacy is one of the influences of black people’s poor mental health. You may not want to listen but I’m going to say it anyway because I…
Dear self hate….
This is going to be the most difficult to address no one wants to admit they suffer from self hate. To look at yourself in the mirror every day and think I don’t love what I see. Self hate is complex because it can mean different things, first when I look in the morning and…
Dear black parents
Lets have another conversation shall we this time about anti-blackness I shall be doing three different blog posts today addressing this topic. First to address the parents yes you, I’m sorry to say I’m disappointed in how you continuously perpetrate anti-blackness and with your children. Do you know how hard it is to be black…
Black girl chronicles 16
if you don’t know who stefflon don is girl you are about to find are you ready then let’s get into this article….. I question completely the idea of light skinned privilege while still loving my black skin Acknowledgement of light skin privilege even now in 2018 is sadly lacking, just admit you have it…
Black girl representation
Black girl representation is so important right now!! How do we teach our little melanated angels that it is ok to be them? That it is ok to be black and full of passion and creativity, young black girls are wise beyond their own years and it’s time we remember that. Teach them well and…
Wgn underground cancelled?
In case you’ve been living under a huge rock you would have caught on to the brilliance that is wgn underground. A periodical drama based on the Underground Railroad where slaves escaped to their freedom. This show was relevant not just to black Americans but black people across the world no matter what country we…
Black girl chronicles 