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Brand New Podcast Documentary Exploring Afro Hair and The Black British Experience

7th October 20217th October 2021 Karen 163 Views 1 Comment Afro Hair, Black British Experience, black hair, Black men, Black Women, Coiled, Natural Beauty, podcast

“Kinky, woolly, nappy, poofy, difficult to manage”: These are some of the words that are synonymous with Black Afro hair.

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Breaking down barriers for black and minority ethnic women in Engineering

14th October 202013th October 2020 Josie McFarlane 276 Views 0 Comments awareness, BAME, barriers, Black Women, BME, Diversity, education, Engineering, ethnicity, Event, Support, talent, training

London South Bank University (LSBU) will host a major event to inspire the next generation of black and minority ethnic

Editors' Picks Lifestyle

KTF REWIND: Blackfishing: The women accused of pretending to be black

19th February 202019th February 2020 Josie McFarlane 4345 Views 0 Comments black, Black Women, Blackfishing, community, influencers, Instagram, pretending, Race, Social Media, White women

“I’ve had no surgery, so I can’t take off these lips. I can’t remove my ‘fake bum implants’.” Over the

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The Menopausal Rollercoaster by Pastor Yvonne Brooks

16th February 202013th February 2020 Becky Wybrow 1045 Views 0 Comments BAME, Black Women, BME, Faith, health, Menopausal, Pastor Yvonne Brooks, women

Over the last eleven years or so, my personal experience with menopause has been a bit of a roller-coaster ride.

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Parliament TV confused two black women MPs during urgent Jamaica deportations debate

12th February 202011th February 2020 Josie McFarlane 1092 Views 0 Comments Black Women, Mps, Parliament TV

Parliament’s official online TV channel has wrongly attributed a question put by a black female MP as being from another

Book Reviews Lifestyle

Young Author Releases New Book to help empower Young girls and women

2nd February 202031st January 2020 Josie McFarlane 4026 Views 0 Comments Black Women, book, empower, Girls, inspiration, Life, strength, women

Birmingham’s young entrepreneur, Romanah Malcolm aged 23, releases a practical guidebook to enrich young ladies. Romanah is known for the

Lifestyle

Why black women are ageing alone

31st January 202031st January 2020 Josie McFarlane 1575 Views 0 Comments Ageing, alone, BAME, Black Women, care, family, loneliness

“I was probably one step away from being out here on the street.” Karen Jennings had hit rock bottom. Four

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Director Melina Matsoukas hopes for change at the Oscars

31st January 202031st January 2020 Josie McFarlane 1017 Views 0 Comments awards, Black Women, director, Diversity, equality, Melina Matsoukas, Music videos, Oscars, recognition

“Congratulations to those men.” After announcing this year’s Oscar nominations, Issa Rae’s off-the-cuff reaction to another all-male Best Director shortlist was –

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Elderly black women in South Africa win property rights in landmark ruling

30th January 202029th January 2020 Josie McFarlane 1036 Views 0 Comments BAME, Black Women, Doreen Lawrence, Elderly black women, equality, Housing, landmark ruling, Law, property rights, South Africa

Facing destitution when her marriage broke down, 72-year-old Agnes Sithole went to court to challenge a sexist law – and

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Black woman uses eyeliner as contour on TikTok video – proving that the beauty industry ‘isn’t inclusive enough’

25th January 202027th January 2020 Josie McFarlane 2384 Views 0 Comments Black beauty industry, Black Women, BME, Diversity, ethnicity, Products

A video of a black woman doing her makeup on TikTok has gone viral because it showed her using black,

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KTF REWIND: Young black women are leaving Christianity and embracing African witchcraft

23rd January 202023rd January 2020 Josie McFarlane 9359 Views 0 Comments African witches, Beliefs, Black Women, Christianity, Coven, Religion, Witchcraft, Witches

“We may not be Christian here, but we still pray,” said a woman dressed entirely in white as she addressed

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Prince Harry and Meghan: Black British women on Meghan

22nd January 202022nd January 2020 Josie McFarlane 681 Views 0 Comments Black Women, choices, discrimination, Duchess, Duke, Meghan Markle, opinions, Prince Harry, Racism, Royal family, Sussex

As Meghan and Harry start their new lives in Canada, do people think race is a factor in the way

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What’s Lost When Black Children Are Socialized Into a White World

4th January 202016th December 2019 Josie McFarlane 2005 Views 0 Comments Black Women, children, discrimination, Diversity, education, parents, school, white

Jessica Black is a Pittsburg, California, mother of two black teenagers, both of whom have been disciplined multiple times at

Health Lifestyle

How Anxiety affects African Americans

2nd January 202016th December 2019 Josie McFarlane 2624 Views 0 Comments African-Americans, Anxiety, BAME, Black men, Black Women, mental health, Support, Wellbeing

*Mental health advocates have been shedding light on PTSD, depression, and other mental health conditions for African Americans, but the

Feature

Britain’s most influential Black Women

10th March 201522nd August 2018 DTadmin 9711 Views 0 Comments Abbiih Oloyede, Angela Sarkis, Angie Le Mar, Barbara Kasumu, Baroness Lawrence Of Clarendon, Baroness Scotland Of Asthal, Black Women, Britain, Cecilia Amin, Charmaine Noble-Mclean, Chine Mbubaegbu, Christine Ohuruogu, Claudine Reid, Diane-Louise Jordan, Dionne Gravesande, Dr Neslyn Watson-Druée, Influential, Influential Black Women, Jackie Davidson, Jennette Arnold, Julaine Hedman, Juliet Fletcher, Mildred Talabi, Nikki Tapper, Pastor Celia Apeagyei-Collins, Pastor Marjorie Esomowei, Pastor Penny Francis, Pastor Yemisi Ashimolowo, Pastor Yvonne Brooks, Patricia Scotland, Rev Dr Kate Coleman, Rev Esme Beswick, Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Yolanda Brown, Yvonne Mosquito

CECILIA AMIN Position: President, Royal College of Nursing Reason for influence: In 2014, Cecilia Amin became the first Black woman