For the last 5 years I’ve picked a word to represent the forthcoming year and this year my word is ‘servitude’. Honestly, after 2024 had me serving lots of different people and circumstances, it feels counterintuitive to have it as my word of the Year. I’m tired! But…I’m reminding myself that serving others doesn’t mean…
Say what you want about Tyler Perry but The Six Triple Eight is one of the best – if not the best – of his films. The story is based on the lives of the only Black, female-led battalion to serve in World War II. They were given the arduous task of having to sort…
This original went out in my newsletter and I’m so passionate about it that I need it to live on the blog. You can sign up for the newsletter at https://juanitarosenior.beehiiv.com/subscribe : It’s Black History Month and the first edition of my personalised publication. I know some people have mixed feelings about BHM and its…
Podcasters James Duncan and Fuhad Dawodu, the voices behind ShxtsNGigs, have landed in hot water after comments that many perceived as derogatory toward Black women. Whilst I’ve never seen a full episode, their shorts now fill my timeline after the algorithms caught me watching a few which I found quite funny. The general vibe of…
So last weekend a new friend and I went to see Jeremy O Harris’ Slave Play at the Noel Coward Theatre. A show that has received 12 Tony nominations in the States, I hadn’t heard of it until the play came under attack for wanting to hold Blackout nights. Common on Broadway I believe, Blackout…
Photo by Monstera Production So….currently working through a mini heartbreak – which sounds dramatic at my age – how about disappointment? I think people underestimate what a risk it is to dare to hope. This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do it. Far from it. The exhilaration of possibility, especially if it goes right, is a…
***WARNING: If you haven’t seen the show you might want to watch all the episodes first before reading my review so not to stumble across any spoilers*** I was excited when I heard that Queenie was coming to our screens. Having read the book and had lots of similar experiences with the lead character –…
I do that thing that wellness experts tell you not to do. I picked up my phone immediately after opening my eyes this morning and saw a WhatsApp from a journalist friend of mine. It was an article by an American woman called Shauna Knox called The Impossible Dilemma of Black Female Leadership: The Tragedy…
So I finally turned 40 this past Sunday. If you knew how long I’ve been going on and on about this particular birthday because it seemed to promise a whole level up in the person I could be. Im not sure if it’s the birthday or just where I am at the moment but the…
When our current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak entered the top job, I wrote about him being one of the most powerful people in the country whilst being a person of colour. I suspected it would be tough for him as he would have an extra layer of scrutiny that none of his predecessors would have…
