“What are the tyrannies you swallow day by day and attempt to make your own, until you will sicken and die of them, still in silence?” Brilliant article by Bernadine Evaristo- I hear you and know you amplify our collective voices too. Thank you!
My last book was a @nytimes Bestseller and it was, I'm afraid to say, all about me. This one is about YOU, and helping you to find YOUR inner giant. That's a promise. https://t.co/Utbbgdv94A #PromisesOfGiants
Free to read: 'Never allow too much data to be concentrated in any one place. Not during the epidemic, and not when it is over. A data monopoly is a recipe for dictatorship' – Yuval Noah Harari on what the world has learnt from Covid https://t.co/D2nbdqDZt7
Following the UK’s first-ever South Asian Heritage Month, @ruthlessbukhari reflects on her involvement, why the event was so necessary and what it needs to focus on moving forward https://t.co/w18ewGJO6n
The world is a truly horrible place right now. How do I look at my son in the eye knowing I’ve done very little to help? For our children, if not ourselves we must do better.
From a woman who lost four relatives to Covid-19 and had to swiftly return to work, to black families still grappling with the realities of racism in healthcare, Timi speaks to Black key workers are being forced to grieve at work https://t.co/gCZgEwvwBf
I’m shocked.
According to Freedom of information responses 2,500 children in the UK have been admitted to hospital with malnutrition in the first 6 months of the year. This is 2,500 too many!!
"Heightened consciousness alone will not fix what ails us. The roots are too deep, the institutions too inflexible and the opportunism too prevalent to trust progress to goodwill. Racism is a systemic problem and will require a systemic solution." https://t.co/GalpY3P9mL
So as people of colour we must not only endure discrimination on a daily basis but also apologise for helping others to walk in our shoes and apologise for it? Really? https://t.co/fGRAtvuyHN
In Opinion
Afua Hirsch writes, "Harry and Meghan’s act of leaving — two fingers up at the racism of the British establishment — might be the most meaningful act of royal leadership I’m ever likely to see."
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Playing the long game - women’s strength has always been endurance, resilience and the sheer joy of achievement. A worthy reminder to all women out there for 2020! https://t.co/gkxDQKoZH5