BAME Lived Experiences
Instagram and BLM: Is it better to say the wrong thing or nothing at all?
The oppression of human lives is not a trend, and should not be treated as such
My Thoughts
CW: racism, police brutality
In all honesty, I don’t think I speak about race all...
Black trauma porn, slacktivism, and chicken soup for the activist soul
TW: racism, police brutality, racial violence
The torrential online aftermath of the murder of a...
NEVER fail to call out racism: the devastation of silence
TW: Racism, sexual assault
British society and campuses continue to live in denial of racial...
Belonging and Burdens at Oxford: Confessions of a BAME Oxonian
‘I’m never going to feel like I belong here!’ It was almost a year...
Instagram and BLM: Is it better to say the wrong thing or nothing at all?
The oppression of human lives is not a trend, and should not be treated as such
My Thoughts
CW: racism, police brutality
In all honesty, I don’t think I speak about race all that often with my friends...which is actually pretty surprising given...
Black trauma porn, slacktivism, and chicken soup for the activist soul
TW: racism, police brutality, racial violence
The torrential online aftermath of the murder of a black man: posts mourning fallen black victims, names added to...
NEVER fail to call out racism: the devastation of silence
TW: Racism, sexual assault
British society and campuses continue to live in denial of racial inequality entrenched in our communities. Removing the burden of racism...
Belonging and Burdens at Oxford: Confessions of a BAME Oxonian
‘I’m never going to feel like I belong here!’ It was almost a year ago when those words flew out of my mouth. I...
“Your English is so Good!” and Other Racist Microaggressions
TW: Racism
Upon descending at Oxford railway station with my dad at the start of Freshers’ Week and waiting almost fifteen minutes in the queue...
Feeling (Un)attractive in Brown Skin – a personal account
TW: Racism
The protests in the US spurred on
by repeated institutional injustices against black bodies have opened up
numerous conversations about race across the globe....