A friend of mine from my masters course has consistently posted excerpts from Emily Ratajkowski’s book for almost as long as I have known her. The frequency and enthusiasm has been so consistently high, such as one might think she was a hired publicist. Some…
The more I learn about anti-Blackness, the more I realise it is everywhere. Whether we are talking about Europe, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East or even sub-Saharan Africa, the impact of inequalities and prejudice against Black people is pervasive. However, when we consider solutions…
I am not sure what I was expecting when I began reading this autobiography, but it certainly was not what I absorbed. I suppose I had been reductive in my perception of Benjamin Zephaniah. I saw an older rasta gentleman with useful insights about society,…
Yesterday Zec and I set about a great adventure. At some point last week Zec made it quite clear that he had no intention spending his entire holiday at the house. He wanted to see and experience Ghana. One of the suggestions I made was…
When Zec arrived in Ghana I asked him what were the essential spots that he wanted to explore during his visit. Almost immediately he said he wanted to do the canopy walk at Kakum National Park. I immediately agreed. Though I have done the canopy…
One of the key drives for me to come to Ghana in this period was to learn more about what Black liberation and progression looked like outside of the UK. So, I have been keen to hear and learn from as many informed voices as…
In January I visited my brother’s apartment in Manchester and nosily strayed into his home office area. He had recently designed the space with a desk, working chair and a bookshelf. The bookshelf was full of new reads, completed reads and notebooks. Guiding my finger…
(First drafted 23/02/22) Today I have started the adventure of a lifetime and I cannot tell you how excited I am. For the past year, if not longer, I have had the most continual itch to leave the UK. In the early stages I didn’t…
By Maxine Thomas-Asante First posted December 2021. Last Tuesday I had the honour of graduating as a Master in Science in International Social and Public Policy, from the infamous London School of Economics. Graduation was such an emotional experience representing the culmination of many challenges,…
Our world needs an upgrade. The pandemic has been a very difficult time in regards to sickness and death. It has also been difficult in the way it has forced us to face the ills of our world more broadly. Never have the rotten aspects…
