The Privilege of Success
The Privilege of Success Nine forty-three, eighth of March 2013. Some time ago I started to observe a school of thought rapidly gaining traction amongst my peers and initially, I allowed myself to be buoyed along with this trend, without querying its nuances or consequences. After a short while, however, I began to look … Read more
What Did The Nigger Say To The Paki?
What Did The Nigger Say To The Paki? The first of August, 2012. Eleven nineteen. My interest in race and black history goes back as far as primary school, where, sat in a truly multicultural class of African, Asian, Kosovan, English and Caribbean children, we learnt about the Benin Bronzes, the Egyptian mummies, the Bermuda … Read more
The Social Network Experts and Theorists
The Social Network Experts and Theorists The thirtieth of March, 2012. Ten thirty-two. Recently I’ve had to routinely purge myself of social networks, and not because of that fear of excessive public self-exposure that many Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook users often have. No, I’ve become very conservative with the personal information I put out there … Read more
The Case for Healthy Living
The Case for Healthy Living Seventeenth of February, 2012. Nine oh seven. I’m lucky to have lots of people around me who believe in health living and fitness. Last year I started caring more for my hair, and thanks to http://www.loveyourtresses.com (and recently discovered http://www.cfyh.co.uk) my natural growth has been softer and more lustrous than … Read more
Twenty-Five
Twenty-Five Twenty-third of January, 2012. Ten oh eight. I turned 25 today, and celebrated this transition into adulthood over the weekend with a family dinner and a games night. I don’t have the words to adequately capture how phenomenal these past few days have been, but I can definitely say that this has been … Read more
