Family trip to New York City? Yes, most certainly Yes! It’s a wonderful destination to explore as a family. Having recently turned forty-one, and if I go by the age-old adage of life begins at 40, it truly had for me! As my birthday weekend commenced, I reflected on some of the lessons I had absorbed…
This article aims to share with you 10 top tips on the best ways to keep safe in NYC and some interesting ideas on how to have fun with your little ones while in New York City. 1. The first rule of thumb is to AirTag your little ones. Purchase an AirTag/s and have it…
On the 16th of February 2024, I visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Rwanda. While children are allowed to enter the memorial site including the café, restaurant and the beautiful grounds, they are understandably restricted from the main exhibition rooms. I did the tour alone and although I knew it was going to be an…
Let’s continue to salute and stand by our sisters! For way too long Black women in the public domain have been on the receiving end of verbal abuse. Abuse often perpetrated by the likes of an ignorant minority who know and understand little about Black people, Black history and culture and more specifically, Black women. …
As a young Black graduate, it wasn’t particularly easy for me starting out in the field of Journalism. I received a fair share of rejection letters before I landed my first unpaid work placement with a national newspaper. And as excited as I was about the prospect of entering a newsroom for the first time,…
Most of us wouldn’t dream of studying at the age of 80, but highly ambitious Antonette Clarke-Akalanne, saw age as no barrier when she enrolled on a MA in Black Humanities at Bristol University. Graduating at 81 years-old, was a massive and inspiring milestone and Antonette continues to embrace work in the community through her…