Editor's Letters
Editor's Letters by Tobi Oredein
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Jendella Benson
What Being An Author Taught Me About Ego, Disappointment & Gratitude
Sunday 2 April 2023 9:00 PM
Pearl Natasha
Editor's Letter: Finally, A Home For My Zimbabwean, Irish Voice
Sunday 20 June 2021 9:59 PM
Christine Ochefu
Editor's Letter: Southport’s Slumber Urged Me to Dream
Sunday 20 December 2020 9:30 PM
Jill Lupupa
Editor's Letter: Finding My Confidence in the East Midlands
Sunday 18 October 2020 9:30 PM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: The 16 Black Women Who Inspired Us During COVID
Monday 7 September 2020 7:00 AM
Jendella Benson
Editor's Letter: We Need Radical Empathy To See Us Through
Monday 13 April 2020 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: Stand Firm Against Professional Power Dynamics
Monday 30 March 2020 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: This Is The Time To Connect Deeper With Loved Ones
Monday 23 March 2020 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Rocks Gives Black British Girlhood The Platform It Needs
Monday 16 March 2020 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: Jackie Aina's Apology Is The Type That BW Deserve
Monday 2 March 2020 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Why I Need Do Better At Holding Black Women Accountable
Monday 17 February 2020 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: I Went To The Hairdressers For The 1st Time In 20 Yrs
Monday 10 February 2020 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Why Mourning Kobe Bryant Isn't As Easy As It Shoud Be
Monday 3 February 2020 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: The Joy Of Remembering Our Personal History Through Hair
Monday 27 January 2020 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: What Happens When You Fall Out Of Love With Your Job?
Monday 20 January 2020 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Meghan & Cynthia Implement Boundaries In Racist Britain
Monday 13 January 2020 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: Why We Need To Talk About Black Motherhood In 2020
Monday 6 January 2020 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: The UK Is Definitely Racist - It's Not A Debate Anymore
Monday 23 December 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Election Night Showed Me The Power Of Being Around BW
Monday 16 December 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: The Pressure To Finish '19 Strong & Have '20 Planned Out
Monday 25 November 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: We Need To Start Seeing Getting Older As A Privilege
Monday 11 November 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Meghan & England Team Show Harm In Carrying On W/ Racism
Monday 21 October 2019 8:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: It's Important to Know Who We Are Outside Of Our 9 - 5
Monday 7 October 2019 8:40 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Using "Intimidating" To Celebrate BW Isn't A Compliment
Monday 30 September 2019 7:00 AM
Jamelia
Jamelia's Letter: Why I Had No Choice, But To Build My Own Table
Monday 23 September 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Top Boy & The Voice Prove The Need For More Choice
Monday 16 September 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Sickle Cell Shows That Our Health Isn't A British Concern
Monday 9 September 2019 7:34 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Celebrating Morrison Is Making Space For All BW's Work
Monday 12 August 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: How Cooking For My Friends Has Brought Me Black Joy
Monday 5 August 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Boris Johnson’s Selfish Approach Is Bad For Black Brits
Monday 29 July 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Ovie Is The Most Important Person In This Year's Island
Monday 22 July 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Why I'm OK Not Being The Most Talented Person In The Room
Monday 15 July 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: The Flybe Girls Talk About Being Racially Profiled
Monday 8 July 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Stormzy at Glasto Is A Win For Him, Black British History & Culture
Monday 1 July 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: The Difference in My Friendships Makes Me A Better Woman
Monday 24 June 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: I Need To Be Better At Celebrating The Small Stuff
Monday 17 June 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: I’ve Become Comfortable With Being Unlikeable
Monday 10 June 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
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Editor: British Politics Makes Black Brits Politically Frustrate
Monday 27 May 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Black Businesses Might Be The Only Way We Can Make Change
Monday 20 May 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: The Only Person Good Enough To Compete With Me Is Myself
Monday 13 May 2019 9:08 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Stephen Lawrence's Story Can't Only Told By White People
Monday 29 April 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Queenie Teaches BW To Rid Themselves Of Perfection
Monday 22 April 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: The Problem With The Domineering Black Wife Stereotype
Monday 15 April 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: We Should Talk About Our Relationship W/ White Validation
Monday 8 April 2019 9:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: We Can't Fight Every Race Battle - And That Should Be OK
Monday 1 April 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: I Can't Always Be The Confident Black Woman & That's OK
Monday 18 March 2019 10:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: A Lesson In How To Make Another Black Woman Feel Visible
Monday 25 February 2019 7:00 AM
Anyika Onuora
Ed's Letter: The Battle Of Having A Black Female Body In Sport
Monday 18 February 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Eds's Letter: If BW Aren't Getting Paid Then We're Not Making Progress
Monday 4 February 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Why I Was Dissatisfied Black-ish's Colourism Episode
Monday 28 January 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: #10YearChallenge Reminds Me I Would Have Been Cancelled
Monday 21 January 2019 8:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Learning To Live for Me 1st, Not Others Or The Internet
Monday 14 January 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: Boundaries Are A Black Woman's Best Friend
Monday 24 December 2018 2:38 PM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: Why I Am Glad Black Ballad Isn’t For Women Of Colour
Monday 26 November 2018 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: When Will BW Voices Break Out Of The Diversity Checkbox?
Monday 19 November 2018 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Mrs Obama, The BCA & The Importance Of Documenting Legacy
Monday 12 November 2018 7:00 AM
Jendella Benson
Jeni's Letter: The Importance Of Stepping Back, Before You Go Forward
Monday 5 November 2018 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Black Companies Shouldn't Be Having Firsts Like This
Monday 22 October 2018 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: I Need To Acknowledge My Privilege In Black Womanhood
Monday 15 October 2018 7:09 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: The Battle W/ Impostor Syndrome Never Stops For BW
Monday 8 October 2018 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: When We Express Happiness Others Must Mind Their Business
Monday 24 September 2018 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Black Women Shouldn't Feel Obliged To Be Polite
Monday 17 September 2018 8:40 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: What Amma Asante Taught Me About Power In White Spaces
Monday 10 September 2018 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: There’s More To Blackness Than Black Perfection & Pain
Tuesday 28 August 2018 8:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Celebrating & Critiquing This Year’s September Covers
Monday 13 August 2018 6:45 AM
Tobi Oredein
Eds Letter: There Is No One Way To Create Change For Black People
Monday 6 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
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Serena's Wimbledon Run Is A Lesson In Valuing The Journey
Monday 16 July 2018 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Slay In Your Lane Is Important To Me & My Future Daughter
Tuesday 10 July 2018 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Why I'm Finding It Difficult To Watch Love Island
Monday 2 July 2018 8:29 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Windrush @ 70 & Reclaiming The Black British Narrative
Tuesday 26 June 2018 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Why Is This Country Obsessed With Policing Black Bodies?
Tuesday 5 June 2018 12:50 PM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Going On Honeymoon Made Me Feel Invisible - & I Liked It
Tuesday 29 May 2018 7:00 AM
Jendella Benson
Ed's Letter: Women Not Waiting For Their Prince To Change The World
Tuesday 22 May 2018 8:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Why I Will Not Be Throwing My Bouquet At My Wedding
Thursday 26 April 2018 11:06 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: This Week, I'm Living My Life Like Beyoncé
Tuesday 17 April 2018 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: What Naomi Campbell Missed About Vogue Africa
Tuesday 10 April 2018 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Quitting My Job & Why Work Is About More Than Money
Tuesday 3 April 2018 6:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Being Tired Isn't A Strike Against Your Womanhood
Thursday 22 March 2018 8:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Chimamanda Taught Me It's OK To Say 'I Don't Know'
Wednesday 14 March 2018 7:02 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: Let Us Not Repeat The Mistakes Of Feminism
Thursday 8 March 2018 5:11 PM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Black Panther, xSandy's Hair Shop & Supporting Black Biz
Tuesday 20 February 2018 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: There Is No Joy Being The Only Black Woman In The Room
Wednesday 17 January 2018 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: We Can Not Continue To Do The Work For Black Men
Wednesday 10 January 2018 7:44 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Why We Need To Care About Alex Shipp's Colourism Thoughts
Tuesday 19 December 2017 8:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: The Real Problem With Alexandra Burke
Wednesday 13 December 2017 11:51 PM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Solange Said DTMH, So Why Can’t White People Listen?
Tuesday 14 November 2017 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Dealing W/ The Myth Of The Black Woman That Does It All
Tuesday 7 November 2017 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor Letter: Thank You Every Single Black Woman I’ve Met In The L...
Sunday 19 June 2016 12:18 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: The Curious Case Of White Sympathy In Sport
Friday 11 March 2016 8:23 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor’s Letter: Black Women - Never Visible And Always Silenced
Wednesday 3 February 2016 8:05 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor’s Letter: Why Strictly Come Dancing Is The Most Important Sh...
Monday 28 September 2015 6:53 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: Embracing My Black Britishness Was The Best Thing ...
Friday 28 August 2015 8:06 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: When Serena Williams' Wimbledon Victory Made Me An...
Tuesday 14 July 2015 12:35 PM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: Addressing The Racist Attitudes Of Mainstream Edit...
Friday 3 April 2015 10:49 AM