In Conversation with Laurence of ‘La Petite Congolaise’

Hello ladies! Women’s Month is always a great opportunity for businesses, creatives and the media to showcase the achievements of women around the world, and…

Sickle Cell Awareness | Jenica’s Story & ‘My Friend Jen’

Our series on sickle cell awareness continues. Honestly, I couldn’t be more grateful to the women who have willingly opened up their lives for us…

Sickle Cell Awareness | Betty’s Story

The photos used are of models Aaaaand we’re back! So why exactly did I take an unannounced break? Let’s just say, the lack of motivation…

Book Review | My Sister The Serial Killer

  My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite, is a morbid comedy set in Lagos, Nigeria which follows the story of sisters Ayoola and…

We Need to Talk About Plaigiarism

If you spend even just a little bit of time on Twitter the constantly changing drama willbe very well known to you. Last week was…

Twenty Practical Lessons From Little Black Book

Ladies, the writer’s block has been real! I’ve been feeling quite uninspired, and the continued travelling for work is not helping much either! Anyhoo, I…

Overcoming Writer’s Block & Life Lately

You’re probably expecting this to be a helpful post detailing how to best overcome writer’s block. But it isn’t. The truth is I’ve been struggling…

My Biggest Blogging Regrets | A Walk Through My Blogging History

If you’ve followed me from the beginning, you’d know by now that I have been an on-and-off blogger for the best part of ten years.…

Five Inspirational Books by Black Women to Help you Get …

I was speaking to a friend this weekend  about some of the latest happenings in her office.  “Madeline, last week was a strange week at…

Book & Event Review | Don’t Touch My Hair

One evening last month, I was sat in the basement of  Waterstones in London’s Gower Street, having been invited to hear Emma Dabiri speak about…

What Is Good Record Management?

If there is something I’ve learned from blogging and freelancing, it’s organisation. I remember back in November 2016 when I was a fresher to the…

Book Review | Queenie

Meet Queenie Jenkins, the heroine and protagonist of the self-titled, Queenie. She’s black British, twenty-something, and hails from South London. She’s from a Jamaican family,…