Writing
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Writing ✺
As a freelance writer with over 10+ years of experience, I have written for an array of online and print publications, including British Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Digital Spy, PORT, Digital Spy, A Nation of Billions, TODAY and many more. I’m open to commissions and always keen to take on new and exciting projects. Here are examples of my writing:
OPINION
If you wan’t to be anti-racist, this non-optical allyship guide is required reading, British Vogue, June 2020
CurlyTreats Festival and why the hair and beauty industry needs to do more for Black consumers, LAPP The Brand, September 2018
The rise continues at Stormzy launches #MerkyBooks, A Nation of Billions, July 2018
Why Stormzy's #MerkyBooks imprint is going to shake up the publishing industry, LAPP The Brand, July 2018
Why literary festivals need to be diverse and inclusive, LAPP The Brand, May 2018
Why we have to do some something about the deportation of British-Caribbean citizens, LAPP The Brand, April 2018
Beyond Radar: how radio has and continues to exploit Black culture, LAPP The Brand, April 2018
The colonial deal collection: does Italy’s fashion industry have a problem with race?, LAPP The Brand, March 2018
Why I’ve had enough of brands using race as a marketing tool, GUAP, March 2018
Why aren’t we talking about what can be done to combat knife and gun crime?, LAPP The Brand, April 2018
INTERVIEWS
Cover Interview with D Double E and interview with Pip Millett, Wordplay Magazine, The Lockdown Issue - May 2020
Read about BBZ, London’s most exciting party-people and curatorial collective, Nataal, Issue 2 - 2019
Interview with Cassie Rytz, Wordplay Magazine, October 2019
ASOS Fashion Discovery finalist Desree Akorahson speaks to us about the inspiration behind her designs, GUAP, April 2018
Get to know Snoh (interview with Snoh Aalegra), Wordplay Magazine, August 2019
Next Wave #904: 303 (in association with Tommy Hilfiger), Wordplay Magazine, May 2019
Interview with Ravyn Lenae, Push Magazine, Issue 5 - February 2019
Next Wave #878: Kara Marni (in association with Tommy Hilfiger), Clash, November 2018
Interview with Shay D, Wordplay TV, November 2018
Interview with XamVolo, Wordplay Magazine, August 2018
Interview with Louis VI, Wordplay Magazine, June 2018
Interview with Mahalia, Wordplay Magazine, May 2018
Interview with Bossy LDN, Push Magazine, Issue 4 - May 2018
FEATURES
The Syllabus: Three Greats, Three Great Books, Big Black Books, 2022
Bad Form: Caribbean Literature - Guest Editor Letter, PORT, July 2021
11 little-known Black history facts to teach your kids, TODAY, February 2021
Book industry experts share the reads they’ll be gifting this Christmas, Good Housekeeping, October 2020
10 of the best books for teens, Good Housekeeping, January 2020
Books for your beach bag, A Small World, July 2020
An ode to Deptford, TOKEN, March 2020
7 Black women who are rocking TV in 2018, Digital Spy, October 2018
I’ve also written a number of pieces for ERIC on creative power couples, who helps actors reach their fame, how to break into the creative industries, the worst British buildings, how to make your festival tent feel like home and creative role models.
I have also been featured in Reader’s Digest, Sade Magazine, Thrive Global, Bustle UK, VICE UK, The Independent, Inside Hook, POPSUGAR, AnOther, ELLE Australia, Mashable, Dazed Digital, Metro UK, PAPER, Harper’s Bazaar Singapore, SELF (here) and (here), HITC, Mental Health at Work, Violet Simon, Bedford Independent, MOCHNI, Teen Librarian, Penguin.