Black History Month

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Racial bias within the beauty industry, a poem; BLACK BOOTY

21 Oct 2019 1 minute read 2 comments (S)llew la Wulf

    In line with my last few posts and in fact a fair few of my posts, here is another poem for Black History Month. I wrote this a few years ago about structural racism in general as I see it but also about how the beauty industry adds to the racia...

TW. Not for 'snowflakes'... A dissection of race politics here in the UK

21 Oct 2019 4 minute read 0 comments (S)llew la Wulf

The following is a very emotional and angry piece I wrote a few years ago (for Facebook)... Am not feeling angry today but yea, it's still relevant. My message is simple. Everyone (regardless of colour, class, gender, ability) needs to look at their...

Another piece for Black History Month...on growing up mixed race in a white world

8 Oct 2019 17 minute read 12 comments (S)llew la Wulf

ONE LOVE. ONE RACE. HUMAN I grew up with a keen and innate understanding of how interesting (not to mention complicated) genetics is. I am one of 4 siblings from one Indian parent and one St Lucian. We all have a similar look about us but are also ve...

One reason why we still need Black History Month

3 Oct 2019 3 minute read 0 comments (S)llew la Wulf

  https://www.dostoyevskywannabe.com/cities/nottingham the following is one of three open letters i had published in the book the above link is to...    Dear Eric Clapton,   I write this as an open letter to you in reference to your apology for ‘semi...

A poem for Black History Month

3 Oct 2019 1 minute read 0 comments (S)llew la Wulf

RACIAL PRIVILEGE 101. My blackness is political An absence of light So eugenical Deep rooted and emotional It breathes fire yet can’t Be seen. Your whiteness is invincible You don’t see it Just rinse it, principal Run twice as fast Yet i will always...