Black Women & Covid 19

Black Women & Covid-19

2020 was the year that changed everything...and still, not as many things as we would hope.

Black women’s experience of the pandemic has been incredibly unique, from our experiences of being on the frontline as key workers to our experiences sheltering to the ways lockdown transformed our relationships.

Read about all of this through the original writing from Black Ballad’s archive.

Dr Michelle Nyangereka

The Pandemic Ruined My Relationship – How Can I Revive It?

Friday 18 February 2022 8:00 AM

Damilola Ogunrinde

The NHS Is In Crisis And GPs Are Bearing The Brunt

Monday 11 October 2021 11:30 AM

Tolani McQueen

What I Learned From Losing All My Close Relationships During Lockdown

Wednesday 8 September 2021 10:30 AM

Sarah Bakare

Examining Our Shifting Financial Goals Post-Covid

Thursday 26 August 2021 7:00 AM

Kaeshelle Rianne

Hair Salons, Lockdown & Black Women's Safe Spaces

Wednesday 21 April 2021 7:00 AM

Chloe Lovell

Racial Trauma, Radical Self-Care & Our Healing As Resistance

Monday 29 March 2021 2:00 PM

Mia Thornton

Meet The Four Black Women Who Found Joy In Running

Monday 22 March 2021 7:00 AM

Vanessa Ayo

Putting On A Brave Face: The Realities Of Dating Post-Covid

Thursday 11 March 2021 7:00 AM

Kelechi Okafor

Lessons, Reflections And Revelations After One Year Of Lockdown

Tuesday 9 March 2021 10:00 AM

Kaeshelle Rianne

Black Women On Vulnerability, Invisible Illnesses & Covid-19

Monday 1 March 2021 11:00 AM

Black Ballad

Understanding The Covid-19 Vaccination

Monday 22 February 2021 3:00 PM

Mel Green

How Mums-To-Be Can Protect Their Mental Health During Covid

Saturday 20 February 2021 7:00 AM

Ezimma Chigbo

Suicide, The Pursuit Of Selfishness And My Commitment To Community

Thursday 11 February 2021 7:00 AM

Jill Lupupa

How Midwives Are Staying Safe & Dedicated During Covid-19

Saturday 6 February 2021 7:00 AM

Isha Webber

It Took A Pandemic, But I Finally Got The Healthcare I Deserve

Monday 1 February 2021 10:00 AM

Marcia Veiga

Nearly Five Decades Of Independence, But Will Angola Ever Be Free?

Wednesday 13 January 2021 7:00 AM

Bashirat Oladele

Owó Àjọ, GoFundMe Links & The Importance Of Mutual Aid

Wednesday 6 January 2021 7:00 AM

Camomile Shumba

This Year Especially, I'm So Grateful For My Massive Family

Tuesday 22 December 2020 7:00 AM

Natalie Jerome

Returning Home To Wales To Watch The World Explode

Thursday 19 November 2020 7:00 AM

Carmel James

The Pill, The Pandemic And Lockdown In The Welsh Valleys

Tuesday 17 November 2020 7:00 AM

Zeynab Mohamed

Technology Can Not Replace The Beauty Of Congregational Worship

Friday 13 November 2020 7:00 AM

Hannah Asikhia

How This New Mum Found A New Meaning To Self-Care During Lockdown

Tuesday 27 October 2020 7:00 AM

Tchiyiwe Chihana

Black Women And The Case For Universal Basic Income In The North

Friday 23 October 2020 7:00 AM

Jasmine Richards

Examining My Priorities & Leaving the Cotswolds

Tuesday 6 October 2020 7:00 AM

Lateefah Jean-Baptiste

How Furlough Stopped Me Equating My Self-Worth With My Career

Thursday 24 September 2020 7:00 AM

Sabrina Hamilton

Why I Won't Be Doing Another Lockdown Alone

Monday 14 September 2020 7:00 AM

Tobi Oredein

Editor's Letter: The 16 Black Women Who Inspired Us During COVID

Monday 7 September 2020 7:00 AM

Ezreen Benissan

For Those With Sickle Cell Disease, Lockdown Continues

Tuesday 1 September 2020 9:00 AM

Karen-Grace Siriboe

How Black Student Midwives Showed Up For Mothers During The Pandemic

Friday 28 August 2020 12:00 PM

Ebunola Adenipekun

Skate Girl Summer: How Black Women Have Found Joy Over Lockdown

Thursday 27 August 2020 7:00 AM

Lovelynn Ndlovu

The Government's Mishandling Of Covid-19 Has Cost Us A Lot

Wednesday 8 July 2020 7:00 AM

Marcia Veiga

How Angola's Queer Community Is Doing During Lockdown

Friday 26 June 2020 7:00 AM

Rochelle Rodney

What I Learned Single-Parenting Through Lockdown

Tuesday 23 June 2020 7:00 AM

Antonia Fagbohun

Black Jobs Matter: Covid-Related Job Losses And The Black Community

Wednesday 17 June 2020 7:00 AM

Jessica Noah Morgan

Guest Editor's Letter: Why Our Hobbies Don't Need To Be Side Hustles

Monday 15 June 2020 7:00 AM

Toni Tone

Virtual Dating In Lockdown And What Comes After

Friday 12 June 2020 7:00 AM

Isha Webber

What Covid-19 Means For Brides-To-Be And The Wedding Industry

Wednesday 27 May 2020 7:00 AM

Marcia Veiga

What Stops Black People From Donating Their Organs?

Thursday 14 May 2020 7:00 AM

Bakita Kasadha

6 Non-NHS Keyworkers On The Lack Of PPE And Proper Training

Thursday 7 May 2020 7:00 AM

Candice Carty-Williams

Guest Editor's Letter: How I Am Managing My Emotional Well-Being

Monday 4 May 2020 7:00 AM

Jendella Benson

IG Live: COVID-19 & Your Finances

Tuesday 21 April 2020 6:00 AM

Maimy Suleiman

How Is Covid-19 Economically Impacting Black British Women?

Wednesday 15 April 2020 7:00 AM

Jendella Benson

Editor's Letter: We Need Radical Empathy To See Us Through

Monday 13 April 2020 7:00 AM

Marcia Veiga

Covid-19, Civil War And Western Privileges

Thursday 9 April 2020 7:00 AM

Tomiwa Folorunso

The Black Female Medical Professionals Fighting Coronavirus

Thursday 2 April 2020 7:00 AM

Tiwa Adebayo

It Took Covid-19 To Remind Me That I Still Need My Parents

Friday 27 March 2020 7:00 AM

Sabrina-Maria Anderson

Why We Need To Live Consciously And Communally During Coronavirus

Friday 20 March 2020 12:00 PM

Jade LB

Capitalism And The Politics Of The Coronavirus

Sunday 15 March 2020 5:00 PM