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Jan 7, 2021

Protester vs Terrorist: A Pointless Argument

Today, the world remains stunned by the chaos on the steps of Capitol Hill. Pro-Trump rioters made their way into the building with ease, with some videos even showing police officers helping them. Social media users were quick to ask how differently police would have behaved had these rioters been…

Capitol Hill

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Protester vs Terrorist: A Pointless Argument
Protester vs Terrorist: A Pointless Argument
Capitol Hill

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Dec 23, 2020

In Defence of Haters

We teach haters to shrink themselves…to make themselves smaller. The art of hating, or “hateration”, is a complex one. It is one we despise. One that often reflects our own insecurities or downright bigotry. The label “hater” is, unsurprisingly, a derogatory one. It is meant to imply this insecurity telling…

Haters

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In Defence of Haters
In Defence of Haters
Haters

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Nov 21, 2020

Black British politics is becoming backwards and boring.

When Claudia Jones arrived in Britain in 1955, she brought the Communist and Black feminist beliefs that got her deported from the US with her. At the same time, the Black African-Caribbean community was expanding, with the Windrush generation arriving in the UK, and racial tensions were high. Three years…

BlackLivesMatter

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Black British politics is becoming backwards and boring.
Black British politics is becoming backwards and boring.
BlackLivesMatter

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Nov 15, 2020

Living in a past-present

I’m living in a past-present where everyday seems to be dictated by what has come before me. What I do tomorrow. What I have done. I must find a future that encompasses both. Yet that future is always at arms-length, never quite within my reach. It waits for me to…

Time

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Living in a past-present
Living in a past-present
Time

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Oct 19, 2020

The Annual Disappointment of Black History Month

In February, I felt the US festivities where the usual famous Black Americans are paraded out for us to commemorate in typical liberal fashion. They are commemorated, yes, but in superficial manner. …

Black History Month

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The Annual Disappointment of Black History Month
The Annual Disappointment of Black History Month
Black History Month

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Sep 29, 2020

Yes, you have to look Black to be Black.

“Black comes in all shades” we are often told. It’s true there are Black people across a wide colour spectrum and with the hyper-visibility of light skinned, often mixed race, Black people it seems the boundaries for what constitutes Blackness are ever expanding. Jessica Krug, a professor of African American…

BlackLivesMatter

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Yes, you have to look Black to be Black.
Yes, you have to look Black to be Black.
BlackLivesMatter

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Jul 28, 2020

The Problem with I May Destroy You

SPOILER WARNING! Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You has been praised for its creative and poignant dealing with a Black women’s experience of rape and abuse, and rightfully so. In just 11 episodes Coel covers the various emotions a victim has to deal with, often making viewers uncomfortable through the…

I May Destroy You

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The Problem with I May Destroy You
The Problem with I May Destroy You
I May Destroy You

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