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EU-ROPE-ING while Black: one story

They just watched us get darker and darker, welcoming in the deeper glow, disgusted. But what could they do?

black, blackbritain, blackness, blacktravellers, creativenonfiction, europe, god, lessons, London, mallorca, nonfiction, personalanechdote, Racism, reflection

Black Tragedy: One Familiar Story of Blackness

His story isn’t unique to him. The details may be, but the overall portrait of his circumstances lend themselves to the narratives of black people murdered by the streets all over.

blackbritain, institutionalracism, knifecrime, nonfiction, Racism, reflection, youth

Come Out Swinging: Boxing saves

A long read on boxing’s saviour role in the lives of London’s young boys from inside a local youth boxing club, written months before the world lost its head

black, blackbritain, blackness, boxing, governmentcuts, guncrime, institutionalracism, journalism, knifecrime, London, nonfiction, Racism, untoldstories, values, youth

Stories from the 22

Reflections from aged 22 on the eve of 23.

advice, anechdote, black, Blackbrits, creativenonfiction, feelings, lessons, life, nonfiction, Personal, refection, reflection, stories, thoughts, unfiltered, values

Let feelings be

It is just a feeling. But why do I do that with feelings? Feelings are not always thoughts, not always stories. They’re felt, sometimes that is all.

adviceandcritic, anechdote, black, blackbritain, creativenonfiction, emotions, feelings, god, nonfiction, Personal, thoughts

Ease

A leaf out of my book and that of anyone who is tired

creativenonfiction, earlymornings, nonfiction, Personal, reflection, stories, thoughts, tired, unfiltered

BLACK, BRITISH, ANXIOUS: A 2021 GUIDE TO BLACK ANXIETY

The Black British experience of 2020 left us in need of a 2021 guide to Black anxiety: featuring psychologist Julie Baah and visual artist Mimi Koku.

Anxiety, Austerity, black, Blackbrits, Blacklivesmatter, Blackmentalhealth, Community, Coronavirus, Film, Gaslighting, institutionalracism, journalism, Mentalhealth, Mentalhealthact, nonfiction, Psychology, Racialanxiety, Racism, Stigma

This Is Fun

This new fun has cast a dead white sky over my life.
A personal essay type-thing (while I work on an actual story) on boring fun. Trigger warning: I use the word fun 27 times.

adolescence, anechdote, boredom, childhood, creativenonfiction, fun, nonfiction, Personal, personalessay, reflection

Don’t Ask Me How She’s Doing: The Story of Grandma, Dementia and The House of Seven.

Having Dementia in the house carries with it an onslaught of inside jokes.

Alzheimers, BAMEcarers, Carer, creativenonfiction, Dementia, Disease, family, Grandma, livingwithdementia, livingwithgrandparents, nonfiction, Personal, reflection

Welcome to Crushball: Home of the Humble Story.

Writing was never really a part of the plan.

introduction, journalism, journalist, nonfiction, stories, storyteller, untoldstories

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