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…
So this past weekend the BBC posted an exclusive interview they conducted with Baroness Michelle Mone on iPlayer. The purpose? An opportunity to “clear” her name after it was alleged in the press that Baroness Mone and her husband, Doug Barrowman, made money off the pandemic by entering a government Fast Track to supply PPE,…
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…
Photo by Etienne Girardet I was invited for drinks to celebrate a friend’s birthday. When introducing me, he said, “This is Juanita, and if you need any branding or marketing done, she’s the person to speak to.” Had this happened a few months ago, I would have considered it normal. I think that’s what we’re…
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…
Image copyright: Edward Enninful/Instagram My favourite publication in life is The Powerlist. A magazine dedicated to amplifying Black British talent in an annual list, there is nothing else like it that uncovers who are the Black people really making moves and impacting change in this country. They’re not always the faces you’ll see in mainstream…
All photos taken be meeeeeeeeeee! So I just returned from a trip to Jamaica after a friend offered me a last-minute opportunity to go. Now it’s not every day you get blessed with a trip to the Caribbean – in fact, that is never my portion. So by the time the sixth or seventh person…
Cover copyright: Headlinebooks Whilst on holiday in Jamaica I learnt that Friends star Matthew Perry had passed away. It was a shock. He is a part of the fabric of our cultural landscape. He’s one of those people you never think of dying, especially at 54. However, as stories circled the internet about his death,…
