In light of the horrific murder of Ahmaud Arbery and other recent incidences of racial violence being filmed and uploaded to social media, I’ve spoken to a number of young Black people about their thoughts on the prevalence of these graphic images on their social media feeds, online activism, and creating a trauma-free timeline. Here, Nkechi and…
Category: 2020
“It’s too much” – On Black Trauma with Saabirah Lawrence
In light of the horrific murder of Ahmaud Arbery and other recent incidences of racial violence being filmed and uploaded to social media, I’ve spoken to a number of young Black people about their thoughts on the prevalence of these graphic images on their social media feeds, online activism, and creating a trauma-free timeline. Here,…
“Activism is being active” – on Black Trauma with Adefela Olowoselu
In light of the horrific murder of Ahmaud Arbery and other recent incidences of racial violence being filmed and uploaded to social media, I’ve spoken to a number of young Black people about their thoughts on the prevalence of these graphic images on their social media feeds, online activism, and creating a trauma-free feed. Here,…
“It’s not my job to educate you” – On Black Trauma with @lastnamebase
at the end of the day, it’s always the group that’s most affected that is putting in the most work
Annie (pt.2) #AdachiHairStories
“Oh, honey, you’re not gonna find a man that way. You want a man to feel manly, and how is he going to feel manly if your hair is shorter than his?” This is Part 2 of my conversation with Annie Wilson about her relationship with her natural hair. Here, we discuss the links between…