Being Part Of The Diaspora
Being Part Of The Diaspora
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Memuna Konteh
How The Diaspora Can Defend LGBTQ+ Rights In Africa & The Caribbean
Wednesday 13 March 2024 8:00 AM
Ayanna Witter-Johnson
How My Holiday To Jamaica Allowed Me To Explore Ancestry & The Ocean
Thursday 2 November 2023 8:30 AM
Annissa La Touche
What Returning To Dominica Taught Me About Language & Belonging
Wednesday 18 October 2023 8:00 AM
Jamila Pereira
Portugal Isn’t The Progressive Travel Destination It Pretends To Be
Thursday 10 August 2023 8:00 AM
Jasmine Lee-Zogbessou
The Self-Funded Art Platform Spotlighting Marginalised Creatives
Thursday 2 March 2023 8:00 AM
Adama Juldeh Munu
How A Trip To Sarajevo Reawakened A Painful Personal Truth
Tuesday 31 January 2023 8:00 AM
Sadatu Futa
How African Migrant Domestic Workers Are Resisting In The Middle East
Thursday 26 January 2023 8:00 AM
Amber Akaunu
My Journey Connecting With My Nigerian And Brazilian Heritage
Wednesday 18 January 2023 8:00 AM
Ata-owaji Victor
In 2023, What Does ‘Sending Money Back Home’ Look Like?
Monday 16 January 2023 8:00 AM
Jamila Pereira
‘Aisha’ And The Lived Experiences Of Black Female Asylum Seekers
Tuesday 27 December 2022 8:00 AM
Arese Sylvester
How Nigerian Immigrants Are Surviving Christmas Alone & Far From Home
Tuesday 20 December 2022 8:00 AM
Memuna Konteh
Ancestral Veneration & Traditional Spirituality At The Halo Festival
Friday 9 December 2022 8:00 AM
Tito Kolawole
Love, Honour & My Anxiety With Yoruba Cultural Formalities
Tuesday 29 November 2022 8:00 AM
Abrehet Semra
I’ve Decided To Leave My Life In Leeds For A Rural Village In Eritrea
Friday 30 September 2022 8:00 AM
Sabrina-Maria Anderson
The Queen’s Passing Will Mean Something Different Across Generations
Tuesday 13 September 2022 8:00 AM
Jendella Benson
Nana Mensah On Capturing The First Generation Daughter Experience
Tuesday 30 August 2022 8:00 AM
Jendella Benson
Tsitsi Dangarembga On Decolonisation & The Diaspora's Responsibility
Tuesday 23 August 2022 8:00 AM
Jasmine Lee-Zogbessou
The Black Women Shaping The Notting Hill Carnival Bounce Back
Friday 22 July 2022 8:00 AM
Jendella Benson
When It Comes To African Literature, The Future Is Bright!
Monday 11 July 2022 8:00 AM
Immaculata Abba
OMEK: Building A Global Cultural Ecosystem For The African Diaspora
Friday 27 May 2022 8:00 AM
Mia Thornton
Mwanjé Explores Afrofuturism, Black Feminity & Ancestry Ties
Thursday 24 March 2022 7:00 AM
Ata-owaji Victor
Magic System's '1er Gaou' & The Roots Of Borderless Music
Tuesday 8 March 2022 8:00 AM
Shine Steel
Why Aren't More Of Us Exercising Our Right To A Second Passport?
Wednesday 23 February 2022 8:00 AM
Solape Alatise
Do Bride Prices And Dowries Still Have A Place In Modern Marriage?
Tuesday 15 February 2022 12:30 PM
Katrina Marshall
Barbados Is A Republic, But What Does This Mean For Barbadians?
Wednesday 15 December 2021 12:30 PM
Lavinya Stennett
What It's Like Being Deported To A Country You Don't Know
Friday 10 December 2021 7:00 AM
Sareeta Domingo
Natasha Bowen On Her Epic Debut 'Skin Of The Sea' & Mermaid Mythology
Friday 26 November 2021 7:00 AM
Solape Alatise
Nigerian Culture Is Popular Now. My Younger Self Needed This.
Monday 22 November 2021 1:00 PM
Zuva
Why Young Black British Residents Are Buying Their First Homes Abroad
Friday 19 November 2021 12:00 PM
Isabelle Dupuy
Living The Dream: What It Means To Be Disconnected In The Diaspora
Friday 12 November 2021 7:00 AM
Alisa Jordan
As A Black British/Caribbean Woman Living In Germany, Where Do I Fit?
Friday 16 July 2021 7:00 AM
Betty Desalegn
We Need To Talk About What's Happening In Tigray, Ethiopia
Wednesday 14 July 2021 7:00 AM
Jemmar Samuels
Surviving Distance & Time Difference In My Oldest Friendships
Monday 12 July 2021 10:00 AM
Ezimma Chigbo
Navigating The Nuances Of A Long Distance, Polyamorous Relationship
Tuesday 6 July 2021 10:00 AM
Jendella Benson
More Than Ever, I Feel A Responsibility To Connect With 'Back Home'
Thursday 1 July 2021 7:00 AM
Vuyokazi Mtukela
TikTok Is Facilitating Connections To Southern African Spirituality
Monday 28 June 2021 11:30 AM
Leona Awoyele
Black Women Forging Their Own Community In A Predominately White City
Thursday 3 June 2021 7:00 AM
Nasuna Zimbe
Black Ex-Pats And The Hierarchy Of Nationality & Citizenship Abroad
Wednesday 2 June 2021 7:00 AM
Angela Muruli
From Mombasa To Abuja Via London: A Pan-African Diaspora Story
Thursday 20 May 2021 7:00 AM
Quia Bethea
As An American, Moving Abroad Changed My Perception Of Blackness
Tuesday 11 May 2021 9:30 AM
Tamsin Salfrais
Navigating Identity As Second & Third Generation Caribbean Women
Thursday 6 May 2021 7:00 AM
Tomiwa Folorunso
The Black Women Who've Left The UK For The Rest Of Europe
Thursday 22 April 2021 7:00 AM
Ayaba Arowolo
The Emotional, Social And Spiritual Implications Of Changing Your Name
Monday 19 April 2021 9:30 AM
Jass Mensah
The African Women Who Left Their Children Behind To Work In The NHS
Thursday 18 March 2021 10:00 AM
Ibianga Evans
Confronting My Childhood And Righting My Parents' Wrongs
Friday 26 February 2021 7:00 AM
Monica Ande
Older Nigerian Women And The Delayed Dream Of Returning 'Home'
Thursday 18 February 2021 7:00 AM
Mica Montana
What Do Those "Back Home" Think About The Diaspora Returning?
Friday 5 February 2021 7:00 AM
Namina Forna
On Writing Trauma, Healing And Fantasy Inspired By My Reality
Thursday 4 February 2021 7:00 AM
Marcia Veiga
Nearly Five Decades Of Independence, But Will Angola Ever Be Free?
Wednesday 13 January 2021 7:00 AM
Joanne Oguntimehin
#EndSARS Through The Lens Of The Young Nigerian Women Involved
Friday 8 January 2021 7:00 AM
Bashirat Oladele
Owó Àjọ, GoFundMe Links & The Importance Of Mutual Aid
Wednesday 6 January 2021 7:00 AM
Phedra Broch
Black Banter And Navigating My Home As An Afro-German In Nottingham
Saturday 17 October 2020 7:00 AM
Rachel Willcocks
Navigating Creative Spaces As A Black Woman In The East Midlands
Wednesday 14 October 2020 7:00 AM
Jendella Benson
Ify Adenuga On Happiness, Nigerian Culture & Her Children's Success
Thursday 8 October 2020 12:30 PM
Dr Michelle Nyangereka
My Descent Into Hell: Understanding My Ancestors' Trauma
Tuesday 29 September 2020 7:00 AM
Zalika Reid-Benta
How The Influence Of Jamaican Culture Can Draw The Diaspora Together
Friday 4 September 2020 7:00 AM
Stella Oni
It Took Me 15 Years To Get Published, Black Women Should Never Give Up
Thursday 30 July 2020 1:00 PM
Teleica Kirkland
The History And Significance Of Textiles In The African Diaspora
Wednesday 29 July 2020 9:00 AM
Yasmin Metz-Johnson
Why I left My Home In The UK For A New Life In West Africa
Sunday 1 March 2020 7:00 AM
Portia B
For Black Immigrants, Code Switching Is a Necessary Form of Survival
Friday 27 December 2019 7:00 AM
Lavinya Stennett
Beyond Home Ownership: The African Diaspora, Land And Identity
Friday 6 December 2019 7:00 AM
Adama Juldeh Munu
How The BlackPoppyRose Project Is Remembering Our Veterans
Sunday 10 November 2019 7:00 AM
Furaha F Asani
Why We Must Always Remain Accountable To The People We Say We Love
Thursday 31 October 2019 7:00 AM
Piarvé Wetshi
Why Black Women Should Be At The Forefront Of Sustainable Fashion
Tuesday 17 September 2019 7:00 AM
Elizabeth Ayoola
How Being Black, African and British Has Influenced My Love Language
Friday 13 September 2019 7:00 AM
Nimo Omer
The Real Reason Why Somali Parents Are Sending Their Children Home
Wednesday 28 August 2019 9:00 PM
Precious Mayowa Agbabiaka
Afronation, Anti-Blackness & The Black Christian Community
Tuesday 13 August 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Why We Can't Ignore The Xenophobia In Spike Lee's Work
Sunday 2 June 2019 11:30 PM
Ruvimbo Kuuzabuwe
Diasporic Alienation: Feeling Like A Foreigner Here & There
Thursday 28 March 2019 7:00 AM
Niellah Arboine
What I Learnt About Myself After Returning To Jamaica After 14 Years
Friday 15 March 2019 7:00 AM
Izin Akhabau
Investigation: The Stories Of Black Women And The Immigration System
Wednesday 27 February 2019 7:00 AM
Kemi Bamgbose
What's It Mean To Be Black & British When You Weren't Born in the UK?
Sunday 3 February 2019 9:00 AM
Jendella Benson
The Inheritance We Have That We Shouldn't Take For Granted
Thursday 29 November 2018 7:00 AM
Gloria Daniel
Will The "Black British" Identity Bring An End To The Diaspora Wars?
Monday 13 August 2018 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Why There's Tension Between Black Americans & Black Brits
Monday 30 July 2018 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: What Being Married Has Taught Me About My Identity
Monday 23 July 2018 11:26 AM
Jendella Benson
Slavery, Survival And The Struggle For Power In Pre-Colonial Ghana
Friday 6 July 2018 7:00 AM
Hannah Agbeni
No One Talks About Learning A Language You’re Already Supposed To Know
Thursday 26 April 2018 7:00 AM
Siana Bangura
Beyond Blood Diamonds & Ebola: A Brief History of Sierra Leone
Monday 25 September 2017 7:21 AM
Jacqueline Courtenay
Why My Kids Won’t Be Calling My Friends “Aunty” or “Uncle”
Saturday 12 January 2019 8:00 AM
Tiwa Adebayo
It Is Time For Children Of The Diaspora To Claim Back Their Land
Monday 4 September 2017 7:35 AM
Charlene Wilson
The Tick Box: Why I Have Always Opted For Black Caribbean
Friday 2 February 2018 4:40 PM