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,…
I recently read the debut literary offering from Hollywood actress Kerry Washington as I was producing an interview with her for a client. Kerry is one of those staple actresses that you can’t remember a moment when she wasn’t around. Save The Last Dance Django Unchained For Colored Girls Ray Just a few of the…
So unless you’re avoiding social media, you’re likely to have come across Jada Pinkett Smith. She’s on the sales treadmill as her new book ‘Worthy’ comes out on Tuesday. In the last couple of years, The Smiths have been extremely visible. From Jada’s Emmy Award Winning Facebook show, Red Table Talk which became one of…
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’m emotional. I’ve just fallen for David Beckham after binge-watching his four-part documentary series in the early hours of this morning when really I should have been sleeping. I’m not a football fan and I didn’t dream of ever being a Spice Girl – though I liked the music I would have always chosen All…
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…
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…
