LGBTQIA+ & the British Tamil community: a double barrier to celebrating Pride.
Pride Month is synonymous with inclusivity and celebration. However, for people of colour, few safe and intersectional spaces exist. This…
Breaking our silence: The fight against racism should include Asians too.
Many people, including world leaders like former US President Donald Trump, have consistently conflated Covid-19 with “Asian” identity. It is…
Speaking up: Confessions of being Chinese
As coronavirus cases escalated in the UK, angst and fear drove me home from the busy metropolis to the peaceful…
Comment: Spread kindness and compassion, not hate and negativity.
In life, what is most desirable is often the least likely outcome. The Covid-19 pandemic epitomises this. As the new…
Brown girl meets brown boy, falls in love
A boy tells me that his mother doesn’t want to see him marry a brown woman. He is a brown…
Just Mercy – redemption, justice, and more besides ★★★
Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx star in this refined, fresh, yet emotionally bruising interpretation of the relationship between lawyer…
‘The other’
“N*ggers are stupid, they gotta study real hard, don’t they?” I wish I could ask Melba Pattillo, one of the…
Roni’s declassified Black History Month survival guide
Courtesy: Lick Events via Instagram Black History month is coming to an end but it’s never a bad time to…
Colourism: Check your privilege
White people are not the only perpetrators of racism Last week, I overheard a troubling conversation between a few of…
She Was Brutally Attacked on a Busy Central London Street. Police and Pedestrians Did Nothing.
Most Brits do not live their day to day lives in constant fear of random, unprovoked physical attacks on crowded…
