Silk + Water

From the archives 03/11/20

"As I reflect on the week, I see all the ways that God answers my prayers with the opportunities he places right under my nose and the people he positions along my path and it's affirming because I feel like this is definitely a path that He had wanted me on, and He was just waiting for me to follow. It also makes me reflect on how through everything, I want to serve Him and others. The journalist I met was so kind and so prepared to share her knowledge with me, and if I am able to help make someone's life a little bit easier, then thank God."

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From the archives 20/10/20

"To spare you from another long post like the last one, this one will be short and sweet, with links that will serve to redirect you to all the other writing I’ve been doing lately. I’ve had a great chance to practice and expand my range of writing because I’ve written personal essays, cultural pieces, feature interviews, historical pieces, and opinion pieces. RANGE! So, if you’re someone who commissions pieces then commission me! And if you’re not yet convinced by my blog, well, below are a few links that might persuade you."

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‘The Women who saved us’ for Meeting of Minds UK

Judith & Elizabeth EFITTER interview for The Pitch Fanzine

‘Unpaid labour for Black History Month’ for SHADO

NB: Love in Colour ended up not being published on the platform I had expected, but I did publish it on my blog and podcast.

"Like many of us who have found homes (or not) in book clubs, I have a habit of (1) buying books before having read the ones I already have on my shelf (really they’re just stacked on top of each other on my dresser) and (2) reading multiple books at the same time. My reading lists also include several blogs and articles from some of my favourite media outlets. [...] In this post I want to share with you some of the readings that have been the most impactful for me this year and have in different ways, made me (and continue to make me) a better writer."

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‘The Vanishing Half’ by Brit Bennett

‘Love in Colour’ by Bolu Babalola

‘Ordinary Genius’ by Kim Addonizio

Black Lives Matter, grandma and me: how our world changed during lockdown

A black feminist’s search for sisterhood

Buying Myself Back: When does a model own her own image?

Passing through pod

Stephanie Yeboah

Amara Amaryah

From the archives 21/09/20

"There’s a saying in kriol that goes sorti na pé ki sta. It translates to luck is in the foot. Another saying says si bu sinta, vida na sinta ku bo, and this one translates to “if you sit, life sits with you” which is to say that things start happening when you start moving. My dad’s been saying that to me since the beginning of the year and it echoes in the back of my mind like a mantra as I carve this path."

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A lesson on persistence by Black Ballad editor, Jendella Benson

From the archives 08/09/21

"On days that I don't feel like thinking, I still spend a lot of time in my own head, trying to figure out ways of making this writing thing sustainable. I've been asking myself many questions about the content I want to produce, whether it is worth producing and found that in planning, I neglected to plan for my own blog."

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