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Think pieces and some academic thought but essentially just me complaining, so enjoy!
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Black Joy Must Be Televised (opens the original)
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We always talk about Black joy but is it something that you’ve ever truly experienced?Now I’d like to think that I’ve been privileged enough to experience the feeling that is Black joy, to the point where I can call the experience a familiarity to me. Most recently I just came back from my first party holiday, shoutout 1Way Albania because what an experience, and that to me was the epitome of the true experience, feeling and environment of Black joy. Granted of course not everyone was Black but
Yes My Blackness Is My Whole Personality (opens the original)
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Ever since I was a child, my family has called me a Blacktivist.It was usually said as a joke, after I had somehow managed to bring an unrelated conversation back to Black people, Black culture, Black history, or Black society. We could be talking about school, music, relationships, television, or something completely ordinary, and somehow I would find a way to connect it back to race.They noticed it before I had the language to explain it and honestly, they were right.I am that girl.I have spen
I'd Rather Never Love Again… (opens the original)
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“I’d rather never love again.”I’ve had that replaying in my head for days. Now this might be because it’s the title of one of my favourite tracks from KWN’s new album. This isn’t because I fully believe it, well, at least not completely, but because I recognise the feeling behind it.KWN sings it almost like a conclusion. As though loving once was enough to know she doesn’t want to risk it again. She asks, “If it ain’t you, then who’s it gon’ be?” before calling herself a dra
Is It Just a Flag? (opens the original)
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Every time a major football tournament comes around, something changes. As walk through my block of flats, more and more England flags begin to appear in windows and hanging from balconies.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1941" src="https://su
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