Views & Voices

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Mbeke Waseme

Why I Moved Back To London At The Age Of 60

Thursday 3 July 2025 8:00 AM

Tobi Oredein

Founder's Letter: A Night with Beyoncé: For The Blackbirds

Sunday 15 June 2025 10:45 PM

Natalie Diana Busari

Blue Ivy Carter, Adultification & Black Girlhood

Wednesday 11 June 2025 8:00 AM

Tobi Oredein

Founder's Letter: The Black Ballad Weekender Returns

Monday 17 March 2025 10:21 AM

Michaela Makusha

Michael Jackson, Malcolm X & Our Need To Constantly Review Legacies

Wednesday 5 March 2025 8:00 AM

Tobi Oredein

Founder's Letter: What My Childhood Library Taught Me About Change

Sunday 23 February 2025 11:00 PM

Tobi Oredein

Founder's Letter: Beyoncé and the Power of Persistence

Sunday 9 February 2025 11:55 PM

Tobi Oredein

Founder's Letter: Grace, Growth And The Courage To Ask

Sunday 15 December 2024 11:05 PM

Jamila Pereira

How These Women Learned To Love Only What Loves Them Back

Friday 13 December 2024 8:00 AM

Tobi Oredein

All The Things I Learned At A Beginner's Cornrow Class

Monday 25 November 2024 12:00 PM

Tobi Oredein

Founder's Letter: What I’ve Learned at 35

Sunday 17 November 2024 11:15 PM

Tobi Oredein

Founder's Letter: Reclaiming Culture Through Food

Sunday 20 October 2024 11:21 PM

Tobi Oredein

Founder's Letter: I Don’t Know What BHM Means Anymore

Sunday 13 October 2024 11:30 PM

Black Ballad

The Black-Owned Brands That Will Always Get Our Coin

Friday 4 October 2024 12:00 PM

Tobi Oredein

Founder's Letter: Why We Should Never Be Afraid To Start Over Again

Sunday 29 September 2024 11:41 PM

Tobi Oredein

Founder's Letter: What I Wish I Did Differently During My Labour

Sunday 22 September 2024 9:30 PM

Diane Abbott

Diane’s Letter: Reflecting On 37 Years In Parliament

Sunday 15 September 2024 9:30 PM

Tobi Oredein

Founder's Letter: Fighting For Your Dreams Can Be Worth It

Monday 26 August 2024 9:30 PM

Uwati Okojie

Navigating Body Image & Femininity As A Young Black Athlete

Friday 16 August 2024 4:30 PM

Lateefah Jean-Baptiste

“Should Afrobeats Be Played At Carnival?” And Other Pressing Questions

Tuesday 13 August 2024 8:00 AM

Tobi Oredein

Founder's Letter: The Racist Riots Show UK's Double Standard

Sunday 4 August 2024 11:30 PM

Marion Nekesa

What Martial Arts Has Taught Me About Womanhood and Strength

Friday 2 August 2024 8:00 AM

Tobi Oredein

Founder's Letter: Taking Career Leaps Of Faith

Sunday 28 July 2024 11:45 PM

Michaela Makusha

What Labour Is Getting Wrong About Violence Against Women & Girls

Wednesday 24 July 2024 1:00 PM

Anabel Tennassie Goossens

Why More Black Women Should Consider Endurance Sports

Tuesday 23 July 2024 8:00 AM

Kayleigh Benoit

Are Running Clubs Really The New Dating App?

Friday 12 July 2024 8:00 AM

Keturah Kendrick

Lessons I’ve Learned From The Young Folx In My Life

Wednesday 10 July 2024 8:00 AM

Maxine Harrison

Black Women On The Lives They’ve Built After Leaving Care

Tuesday 9 July 2024 8:00 AM

Jendella Benson

Jendella's Letter: Politics Won’t Save Us, But Community Can

Sunday 30 June 2024 10:00 PM

Jendella Benson

‘Supacell’ Is Good, But Black Women Deserve Better

Thursday 27 June 2024 8:00 AM

Andréas Deolinda

Here’s What’s Actually Happening In Congo & How You Can Help

Tuesday 25 June 2024 8:00 AM

Tobi Oredein

Founder's Letter: I Hope Bridgerton Never Tackles Race

Sunday 23 June 2024 11:50 PM

Ata-owaji Victor

How Black Women Are Choosing To “Settle Down” In 2024

Friday 21 June 2024 8:00 AM

Tobi Oredein

Founder's Letter: Most Important Lesson From 10 Yrs Of BB

Sunday 16 June 2024 11:30 PM

Jendella Benson

What 10 Years of Black Ballad Looks Like In 10 Articles

Saturday 15 June 2024 6:00 PM

Jaya Alvarez-Murray

I Was Stuck In A Job I Hated For 10 Years – Then I Found Ikigai

Thursday 13 June 2024 8:00 AM

Nomqhele Beauty Dhlamini

There’s A Link Between Diane Abbott’s Treatment & Femicide Rates

Tuesday 11 June 2024 8:00 AM

Kesewaa Browne

Black Women’s Complex Relationship With ‘Queenie’

Tuesday 4 June 2024 8:00 AM

Florence Ọlájídé

History Forced Me To Confront African Complicity In The Slave Trade

Friday 31 May 2024 8:00 AM

Michaela Makusha

How Black Women Really Feel About July’s General Election

Thursday 30 May 2024 8:00 AM

Estelle Emmannuelle Biyiha

Aya Nakamura & What It Means To Be A Black French Woman

Tuesday 28 May 2024 8:00 AM

Nomqhele Beauty Dhlamini

Student Protests: We've Been Here Before & Saw The End Of Apartheid

Tuesday 21 May 2024 8:00 AM

Nobuhle Nyoni

How I Rebuilt My Bond With My Sister After Separation

Friday 17 May 2024 1:00 PM

Maxine Harrison

When Influencers Find God & How Their Content Creation Changes

Wednesday 15 May 2024 8:00 AM

Siana Bangura

What Black Women Can Learn From Mami Wata

Tuesday 14 May 2024 8:00 AM

Tobi Oredein

Founder's Letter: Why Do I Struggle To Relax?

Sunday 12 May 2024 11:55 PM

Adama Juldeh Munu

Why These Black British Jews March For Palestine

Tuesday 7 May 2024 12:45 PM

Gugulethu Khumalo

Our Obsession With Cleanliness Is Kind Of Racist

Friday 26 April 2024 8:00 AM

Lateefah Jean-Baptiste

How Hyper-Independence Can Impact Black Women's Relationships

Thursday 25 April 2024 8:00 AM

Portia B

The Reality Of Being A Black Indie Fan

Thursday 18 April 2024 8:00 AM

Arnell Thompson

18 Months Of Job-Hunting: 9-to-5 Life Was Not Built For Women Like Me

Wednesday 17 April 2024 8:00 AM

Beryn Orera

Black Women On Leaving The Cults They Grew Up In

Friday 12 April 2024 8:00 AM

Dara Coker

Was The Windrush Compensation Scheme Built To Fail?

Tuesday 9 April 2024 8:00 AM

Maya Lawrence

How To Make Your Home A Happy Place – Even In Cozzie Livs

Friday 5 April 2024 8:00 AM

Jamila Pereira

Black Women On What It's Really Like Being A “Trad Wife”

Friday 29 March 2024 8:00 AM

Lisa Tadiwa

I Was Ghosted By My… Gynaecologist?!

Tuesday 26 March 2024 8:00 AM

Michaela Makusha

There Is So Much More To Black British TV Than Top Boy!

Thursday 21 March 2024 8:50 AM

Jemmar Samuels

What It’s Like Reuniting With Estranged Family

Wednesday 20 March 2024 8:00 AM

Jamila Pereira

Black Women Are Finding Real Love In Unexpected Places

Tuesday 19 March 2024 8:00 AM