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…
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…
15. 15-years-old. That’s how old Elianne Andam was. A beautiful young Black woman. We don’t know much about her, but we do know that she’s someone who believed in defending her friends. An honourable belief that would lead to an untimely, incomprehensible death. I’ve been watching social media as this story continues to grow like…
Scrolling through Instagram on Friday, I came across a post that really broke my heart. After eight years gal-dem, a leading publication for young people of colour and inclusive of all especially of people from the LGBTQA+ community, announced it was coming to an end. At the time of writing this, their Instagram post had…
In this moment, I am actually grateful for Rishi Sunak. I may not agree with his politics but I really appreciate the fact that he is the quietest prime minister we’ve had since Theresa May. I may be out of the loop but as I hunted for stories to appear as part of the news…
A few weeks ago I was live on BBC Radio London reading the papers with the sunlight that is broadcaster Jacqueline Shepherd. As we picked through the stories, I took my career in my hands and picked the news stories around the release of ‘Yonce’s album cover as people fawned over the Queen Bey on…
So on this day on Beyoncé’s internet, Will Smith returned to social media to address the incident between himself and Chris Rock at the Oscars for the first time. If you read my post on the subject as it happened, I went into crisis communications mode and outlined the next steps that should be taken…
When making friends, you need different types in your life. You need that friend whose going to come meet you on a random Friday night for drinks and shisha. You need that friend to help you reason the unreasonable. And you need that blue sky thinking business friend like my friend David. We can talk…
Honestly, I am in shock right now as I watch in real time – I always randomly wake up around 3am – as social media ignites over Will Smith apparently slapping Chris Rock with an open hand on global television. SCENARIO: Comedian Chris Rock makes a joke regarding Jada Pinket Smith’s shaved head and says…
I love LinkedIn as a platform. Unlike a lot of the others, it feels relatively untouched by the talk of algorithms, and it’s pretty clear what it’s there for. Whilst there’s been an increase in people posting more personal stories – I can’t count how many have said “I don’t normally post personal stories here”…
