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…
Tomorrow is Christmas Day, and I think it’s pretty fair to say that we’re all tired, and I think it’s been a year of transformation and shedding. A friend of mine said that in numerology, 2023 was a number 7 year, which, according to mind body green is a year of inner reflection and “shaking…
NCUTI GATWA MAKES HIS DR WHO DEBUT BUT CAN WE DISCUSS THE *FIRST* BLACK DOCTOR? I watched Dr Who for the first time a few weeks ago after Neil Tennant was slated to reprise the role. I’d heard great things about his work generally so tuned in and genuinely enjoyed it. Watching it again this…
REMEMBERING PROFESSOR BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH This week’s TWU starts with an acknowledgment of Professor Benjamin Zephaniah who passed away on Wednesday. The news popped up on my LinkedIn feed and it rocked my entire day. I’ve had the privilege of pulling together several events in his honour. I never knew him in a deeply personal way…
I actually wrote this edition of The Week Unboxed last week but decided not to post it as I’d seen a lot that made me frustrated. I didn’t think it was energy I wanted to put out. However, a week later, I came back and saw how much I’d written and realised that despite my…
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. I’ve been working and I went to Jamaica and I realised I’ve missed doing them. As I wrote, I noticed that all my stories focused around men, and unwittingly, this edition would be released on International Men’s Day. As I get older, I no longer…
NATALIE CAMPBELL BECOMES INDEPENDENT MAYORAL CANDIDATE This week I give my slow clap, standing ovation to Natalie Campbell. So earlier in the year mayoral candidate, CEO and Chancellor at Westminster University, Natalie Campbell, declared her intention to run in the forthcoming 2024 elections. She initially announced her candidacy under the Conservative Party though she made…
I almost didn’t write this week’s Unboxed despite doing it for the last 10 weeks. And then I got reminded today is October 1, the first day of Black History Month. One of three of my favourite times of the year after March (International Women’s Month) and May (Birthday Month). I feel like every time…
CHIOMA NNANDI TO SUCCEED EDWARD ENNINFUL AS EDITOR AT VOGUE When Edward Enninful announced he was ascending further into the Conde Nast heavens, I didn’t give Vogue another thought. To be fair I’m not their target audience but bought a number of issues that I intend to give to an archive because of his momentous…
Welcome to another edition as I unbox some of the various news stories I’ve seen across the week. DISCOVERING ADEMEGHAN OLUASUSSEX: THE DUCHESS OF SUSSEX FINDS OUT SHE’S NIGERIAN Stories that sparked my interest came as soon as I posted the last edition of TWU. I stumbled on a story about the next edition of…
