“I’m not afraid of dying. We all have to die at some point, so it’s better to die defending the cause. Other people have died for the cause,” Alaa Salah. Sudanese Revolution

There are so many amazing and powerful black women creating positive change across all industries. In this shortlist I want to highlight some wonderful women who have had a positive impact on my personal journey of growth and empowerment. Yara Shahidi Harvard University student, activist and actress, Yara Shahidi is…

An EXTREMELY SHORT list of black women to honour during Women’s History Month and EVERY DAY of the year. Audre Lourde was born in New York City to West Indian immigrant parents. She published her first poem in Seventeen magazine when she was in high school. She was a self-described…

When Panthers And Wolves Gather To be seen by the unseen A kindred soul embrace offered With gazes locked and hearts opened A shoulder to rest upon A known pain accepted Invisible scars fully exposed Ointments spread across Gathered around the sacred fire A circle full of two heads stacked Four hands Two resting, two working A familiar grimace A laugh As stories are shared Gathered around the sacred fire

Without the stories of my mothers, who am I As daughters of the Nile, our stories run deep. For too long our stories have been muted. Without the dreams of my mothers, who am I Our tales have been shaped through a lens, not of our making. …