BHM: Can our own be complict in our exploitation?

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…

Slave Play: A Review

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…

THE COURAGE TO CHOOSE ME 

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…

C4’s Queenie: Is it all it could have been?

***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  –…

The Reality of Black Female Leadership

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…

Finally 40!

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 WILL RISHI STOP DISMISSING OUR TRAUMAS TO ‘BEG FREN’?

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…

The Week Unboxed: Same Ish, New Year Edition

My first edition of The Week Unboxed for 2024 and to be honest it’s been a slow start to the year so it’s taken me a while to get back into the series but we’ll start with… LABOUR SAYS INEQUALITY COST THE UK £34BN IN 2023 We start with ‘No s**t Sherlock’ news, Sir Keir…