Tag: African Diaspora

Michaela Coel and the path to Wakanda forever

Michaela Coel doesn’t like to sit still; she’s a self-​described mover, the…

 Chioma Nnadi Chioma Nnadi

I can change the way Black women are seen – Viola Davis

Viola Davis is tired. I know because she has told me –…

Ellen E Jones Ellen E Jones

“It put my life in great jeopardy” – the Tanzanian tackling a taboo

"For us here in Tanzania, it would have been the end of…

Peter Musembi Peter Musembi

Tamara Walcott: Powerlifting saved me from myself

Tamara Walcott can still remember the first time she set foot in…

George Ramsay George Ramsay

If I’m not Omar any more, who am I?

After leaving school, against the wishes of his family, Michael K Williams…

Michael K Williams Michael K Williams

‘You’ve got to bask in the sun of life’ – Sarah Niles

It might be the medical breakthrough the world has been waiting for.…

Michael Hogan Michael Hogan

I never use my real name

I felt like I had to fit in. I needed to keep…

Chinemelum Anyamene Chinemelum Anyamene

Board games helped me find myself

When I started talking about mental health, my brother pulled me aside…

Emily Banya Emily Banya

I changed my look so I could fit in

"I do notice that I'm not being myself in the workplace," says…

Hilda Kwoffie Hilda Kwoffie

Poverty taught me determination

As a young, black entrepreneur with few industry contacts, Timothy Armoo, 27…

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