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“The fetishisation of mixed women is still rife – I know firsthand”
Author Natalie Morris on why racial fetishisation is so damaging.
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- Morgan Cormack
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Skincare
“How I created a platform to address the neglect of darker skin tones in the beauty world"
Why you need to know about Black Skin Directory
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- Shiseido
Wellbeing
Team GB’s first Black female swimmer, Alice Dearing, on the importance of athletes’ mental health
“I never felt like I couldn’t be at that level”
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- Amy Beecham
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People
Alex Scott has no time for classist comments about her accent, thank you very much
The broadcaster spoke up in defence of her working class roots following criticism of her Olympics coverage.
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- Christobel Hastings
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- Hollie Richardson
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Summer Of Soul revives the ‘Black Woodstock’ that was never televised
...until now!
News
Zaila Avant-garde is the spelling bee champion who everybody is talking about
Even Barack Obama is massively impressed.
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- Hollie Richardson
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Books
Lisa Taddeo’s first novel and 4 other books that will blow your mind this summer
From feminism to race and sexuality, these new books are shaking up reading lists.
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- Francesca Brown
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Life
Racial denial: 4 mixed-race women on being pressured to identify as white
"The word ‘raceless’ alludes to the very particular feeling of dislocation which occurs when your heritage is white-washed in a homogenous setting"
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- Georgina Lawton
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Books
Why should Black women work “twice as hard for half as much”?
Read an extract from author Sophie Williams' ultimate guide for Black women at work.
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- Sophie Williams
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News
The reaction to the government’s race report is in and it’s scathing
Anti-racism campaigners have described the report as a “whitewash” of the lived experiences of people of colour.
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- Kimi Chaddah
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Celebrity
Amanda Gorman: “One day you’re called an icon, the next day, a threat”
The poet has shared “the reality of Black girls” in a viral tweet.
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- Hollie Richardson
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- Priyankaa Joshi
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“Anyone who thinks being called a ‘coconut’ is harmless is wrong”
The pejorative coconut and Oreo terms are often levelled at Black and brown people who don’t conform to reductive cultural stereotypes.
Books
Bernardine Evaristo’s new project spotlights the “lost” work of Britain’s Black authors
The first six books in the Black Britain: Writing Back series are available to buy now.
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- Lauren Geall
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Film
5 incredible Cicely Tyson TV and film roles that you have to see
The pioneering actor died this week.
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- Hollie Richardson
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Strength
Where are all the Black and brown female weightlifters?
Non-white women want to strength train but a lack of representation in the industry is stopping many from lifting heavy and getting stronger.
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- Serena Smith
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Entertainment
“Lupin is a great watch, but there's one big thing missing – Black women”
It's great to see the talented Omar Sy in the lead role of Netflix's Lupin, but the show is sorely lacking in representation for Black women, why?
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- Nasra Ayub
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Careers
“I’ll forever have to prove myself”: climbing the career ladder as a woman of colour
Evidence shows women of colour are still hugely under-represented in senior roles at work. Here, three women open up about how racism has affected their career
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- Priyankaa Joshi
- Published
Books
11 memoirs, self-help and real-life books to read in 2021
Millennial burnout, memoirs and must-read stories for this year.
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- Francesca Brown
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- Nanjala Nyabola
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“Travelling alone as a Black woman almost got me killed”
Author Nanjala Nyabola visited over 70 countries before writing her new book, Travelling While Black – Essays Inspired by a Life on the Move
Film
Oprah Winfrey is bringing this best-selling novel to our screens
And Brad Pitt is teaming up with her on the project.
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- Hollie Richardson
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