Girlhood & Childhood
Black Girlhood & Childhood
Being a little black girl or black child in the world is not easy, but here we unpack everything from nostalgia to the traumas with our team of talented and insightful Black Ballad writers.

Tobi Oredein
Founder's Letter: What My Childhood Library Taught Me About Change
Sunday 23 February 2025 11:00 PM

Jendella Benson
Generation Alpha’s Relationship To Race Is Going To Be Unrecognisable
Wednesday 5 February 2025 12:00 PM





Michaela Makusha
The Girls Won’t Stop Saying ‘Girl Math’ and It’s Annoying
Wednesday 11 October 2023 12:30 PM


Tobi Oredein
Founder's Letter: Black Women Are Victims Of Gender Based Violence Too
Sunday 1 October 2023 11:30 PM

Tobi Oredein
Founder's Letter: Society, Not Our Personal Challenges, Makes Us Tired
Sunday 24 September 2023 11:59 PM

Marie Gentles
How We Can Create Emotionally Supportive Environments For Teenagers
Wednesday 6 September 2023 10:30 AM

Diana Anyakwo
What It’s Like Growing Up With A Parent Who Has A Mental Illness
Thursday 31 August 2023 8:00 AM



E. L. Norry
How I Blended History With The Fantastical To Write 'Fablehouse'
Friday 9 June 2023 8:00 AM

Jojo Ajisafe
‘That’s So Raven’ Gave Black Girls Looks & Lessons In Self-Expression
Wednesday 12 April 2023 8:00 AM



Madeline Wilson-Ojo
'Cash Is Queen' Is The Finance Book Every Black Girl Needs
Tuesday 7 March 2023 8:00 AM

Sabrina-Maria Anderson
Black Mums & Their Teen Daughters On Their Experiences In UK Schools
Wednesday 15 February 2023 11:00 AM

Tobi Oredein
Founder's Letter: Being A Black Parent Has Been Far Too Challenging
Sunday 12 February 2023 11:30 PM

Edisana Stephen
How Gentle Parenting Can Stop The Cycle Of Generational Trauma
Monday 6 February 2023 8:00 AM

Jendella Benson
'Girlhood Unfiltered' Is The Essay Collection Your Younger Self Needed
Wednesday 21 December 2022 8:00 AM

Desriee Asomuyide
My Journey From Fashion Stylist To Toy Brand Entrepreneur
Thursday 6 October 2022 8:00 AM





Sandra Brown-Springer
Black Parents Are Sparing The Rod And Turning To "Gentle Parenting"
Monday 13 December 2021 11:00 AM

Jendella Benson
Adele's Teacher Has Me Thinking, How Do We Really Measure Influence?
Monday 29 November 2021 7:00 AM

Jaydee Seaforth
The Trap Of Being Labelled “Gifted And Talented” As A Child
Tuesday 23 November 2021 7:00 AM


Mia Thornton
Tolly & Audrey From The Receipts Podcast Talk About Their New Book
Wednesday 7 July 2021 10:00 AM
Black Pistachio
How Parents & Teachers Allow Gender-Based Violence In Schools
Tuesday 4 May 2021 9:00 AM
Tianna Johnson
My Mum Took Me To A Plantation When I Was A Child And It Scarred Me
Friday 16 April 2021 7:00 AM
Ibianga Evans
Confronting My Childhood And Righting My Parents' Wrongs
Friday 26 February 2021 7:00 AM
Christine Ochefu
Editor's Letter: Southport’s Slumber Urged Me to Dream
Sunday 20 December 2020 9:30 PM
Fiona Rutherford
Saturday Schools Are as Essential as They’ve Ever Been
Sunday 13 December 2020 9:00 AM
Tiegan Abdulai
False Friends And Finding Myself: Being Mixed Race in Leicester
Tuesday 13 October 2020 7:00 AM
Danielle Dash
Theresa Ikoko And The Stars Of 'Rocks' On Sisterhood And Collaboration
Friday 18 September 2020 7:00 AM
Jahnine Davis
The Problems With Researching Sexual Abuse In Black Communities
Wednesday 24 June 2020 7:00 AM
Korkor Kanor
Little Black Girls Are Not Our Saviours And Should Not Be At Protests
Tuesday 16 June 2020 1:00 PM
Tola Okogwu
What It's Like Parenting Black Kids In A Predominantly White Town
Tuesday 26 May 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
Aimie Duggan
I Hated High School – Which Is Why I Decided To Work In One
Tuesday 19 November 2019 7:00 AM
Ezimma Chigbo
What Top Boy Tells Us About Young Women And Street Culture
Friday 20 September 2019 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: #10YearChallenge Reminds Me I Would Have Been Cancelled
Monday 21 January 2019 8:00 AM