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To women vicars like me, it’s no surprise there are still people who believe we shouldn’t exist

20th February 201919th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 91 Views 0 Comment Bishops, christian, Church news, Clergy, community, Faith, Female Vicars, God, women

“A woman who claims to be a pastor is … just as a [sic] bad as a sex offender who

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Trafficked into prostitution with black magic

17th February 201915th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 149 Views 0 Comment black, Black magic, Immigrants, prostitution, trafficked, women

During the height of the migrant crisis in 2016, over 11,000 Nigerian women made the journey to Italy in the

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Uganda FGM ban: ‘Why I broke the law to undergo FGM aged 26’

10th February 20197th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 290 Views 1 Comment banned, black, children, Circumcision, community, fgm, health, Law, Uganda, women

Sylvia Yeko decided to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) three weeks ago at the age of 26 – even though

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Is this love?

4th February 20196th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 394 Views 0 Comment Belief, black news, children, christian, Christian satellite TV, church, community, Faith, gender discrimination, Girls, God, love, Maggie Morgan, on SAT-7, women

How far is gender discrimination from your door? Your community? Your church? Your home? It may be closer than you

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Meghan Markle’s fashion tips as new patron of Smart Works

21st January 201921st January 2019 Josie McFarlane 290 Views 0 Comment charity, Duchess, employment, Fashion, Meghan Markle, Royal family, Smart Works, Sussex, women

Would you reject a handbag donated by the Duchess of Sussex? That’s what one woman did on a previous visit

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Femicide in UK: 76% of women killed by men in 2017 knew their killer

18th December 201818th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 222 Views 0 Comment Abuse, community, Crimes, deaths, domestic violence, Femicide, killed, victims, violence, women

Three-quarters of women killed by men in the UK in 2017 knew the perpetrator, according to a report on femicide.

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The village that’s eradicated FGM

25th November 201823rd November 2018 Josie McFarlane 285 Views 0 Comment Africa, Anne Soy, Ban, campaign, circumcise, community, fgm, help girls, village, women

It started when one family decided not to circumcise its women 30 years ago. That idea spread and now an

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2,600 sexual violence victims treated in one Congolese town

4th November 20182nd November 2018 Josie McFarlane 503 Views 0 Comment Africa, attacks, children, community, Congo, crisis, human rights, men, Rape, sexual, violence, women

Doctors without Borders says it has treated 2,600 victims of sexual violence in just one town since May last year.

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Calls for greater diversity among school governors

30th October 201827th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 333 Views 0 Comment black, campaign, charity, community, Diversity, educators, encourage, Ethnic, governess, government, Governors, Governors for Schools, London, role, schools, sixth form, Teachers, Theresa Esan, women

“When I was at school, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do when I grew up,” says Theresa Esan.

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Black mums ‘don’t like to talk about depression’

29th October 201827th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 294 Views 0 Comment awareness, black, black mums, Black Women, community, depression, Ethnic, help, mental health, Support, talk, women

Mums Sandra Igwe and Jen Henry both experienced anxiety after childbirth, but say they found it difficult to discuss these

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7 black women who are rocking TV in 2018

17th October 201815th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 512 Views 0 Comment Angela Bassett, BBC, black, Black Mirror, christian, community, Doctor Who, drama, Entertainment, Faith, Fox, Freema Agyeman, Keke Palmer, Law Order, Letitia Wright, Michaela Coel, Netflix, Samira Wiley, Sky, television, TV, Viola Davis, women

2018 has been a big year for black TV and film. We’ve had brand new seasons of Dear White People, Black-ish, and Insecure,

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Serena Williams: ‘It hasn’t been easy being a black tennis player’

16th October 201815th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 418 Views 0 Comment #sport, #Tennis, black, community, Serena, star, struggle, Williams, women

In a press conference in Philadelphia, the 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams spoke about the challenges she is facing as a

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Can coding give Kenya’s women prisoners a second chance?

11th October 201810th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 501 Views 0 Comment Africa, black, community, education, future, help, Kenya, prison, technology, women, work

“When I came to prison I didn’t know computers.” Dorcus, 44, is beaming as she pulls apart the central processing

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The African invention school inspired by bike parts

22nd August 201823rd August 2018 Josie McFarlane 575 Views 0 Comment agriculture, avocados, Bernard Kiwia, community, Fert-Cart, Frank Mollel, funding, Income, inventing, invention, inventor’s workshop, Issa Kanguni, Jesse Oljange', local innovators, local people, machines, Magreth Omary, mentoring, repair, rural innovation, soap, soap business, Tanzania, Tanzanians, Techno-Thinkers Consortium, technologies, technology, Twende, umbrella organisation, washing machine, wheelbarrow, windmill, women

Bernard Kiwia can make almost anything from a bicycle.He first became known for inventing a mobile phone charger operated by,

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Celebrating 100 years of women’s contribution to UK Armed Forces

30th June 2017 Mariah 1265 Views 0 Comment anniversary, Army, British, contribution, dedicated, Event, legion, memorial, Military, Royal, UK, women

The Royal British Legion is calling on the nation to join forces with them as the charity celebrates 100 years