Bloggers, How Do We Strike the Balance Between Real Life …
Hey ladies. Please allow us to go off topic today. I want to speak on a current trending issue which sparked a bit of a…
Dashed Dreams and Renewed Hope: Why I got into Copywriting
As a child, my mother would always tell me “pay now, play later”. This simply meant that if I committed my childhood to books, if…
Ten Ways Black Panther Destroys Narratives about Africa
Image courtesy of Marvel I watched Black Panther with hubby and some friends last night, and even after a night’s sleep, I’m still buzzing! I didn’t…
The Code Switch Part II: Speaking to Get Ahead?
Hi ladies. In part one, I discussed life as a child and how language weaved itself so intricately into my existence. Click here to read…
The Code Switch Part I : My Life in Languages
Code-switching is a linguistic practice which refers to the alternating between two or more languages, dialects or registers (for example the Queen’s English vs. Pidgin…
Bookmarked! January Edition
The Jack Jones Literary Arts Team – Image courtesy of Google One thing I do to keep me up to date with current stories is…
Blue Monday and the Problem of Speaking for the Sake …
How are you today? This week we’ve had Blue Monday, which is apparently the most depressing day of the year. The 15th January 2018 has…
2017: Life and Thoughts
Apologies. I know this is not in keeping with the festive season but then I knew I had to write this before we part ways…
Thank God for Social Media, We Now Have a Voice!
I grew up in the 90s when TV was reasonably good for black people in the UK. Although black and brown faces were few and…
A Soft Answer Turns Away Wrath: The Effectiveness of Soft …
This post is a part of my Reflections* series. However, I think there is a lot to learn from it, so I’d love to share it…
Like what we’ve done with the Place?
We have moved! Yes, after cheating on Blogger with WordPress I have returned with my tails between my legs. I wanted to try WordPress as…
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