Black Girl Down UnderWhat is “Indigenous”?Within a week of being in Australia I learned that the academic and politically correct term for black people here was “Indigenous.”…Jun 15, 2018Jun 15, 2018
Black Girl Down UnderinblackgirldownunderThe Story of How I Tried to Make a Friend in Australia But FailedI’d like to begin this firstly by saying that although I don’t have any friends in Australia, I am by no means lonely. I have an amazing…Mar 5, 2018Mar 5, 2018
Black Girl Down UnderinblackgirldownunderDoes “PC” exist in Australia?I was recently in a meeting where an Indigenous person was called a coconut because she doesn’t like to go out on boats.Feb 12, 2018Feb 12, 2018
Black Girl Down UnderinblackgirldownunderBlack is Beautiful?I’ve been called beautiful more times in the past two weeks of being in Australia than in the past four years of my young adulthood.Jan 21, 2018Jan 21, 2018
Black Girl Down UnderinblackgirldownunderOne more thing…I’m a nannySo about that.Jan 13, 2018Jan 13, 2018
Black Girl Down UnderinblackgirldownunderWelcome to ‘Straya…also known to the rest of the world who can say full words without abbreviations and pronounce the letter “L” without any difficulty as…Jan 12, 2018Jan 12, 2018