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“If You’re Light You’re Alright”

The global case of skin bleaching and the Western ideal of beauty

14 min readJan 18, 2022

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(Left) Image of a vintage advert for Nadinola Bleaching Cream, (Right) Artra skin tone cream advert in Ebony magazine 1963.

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Cultured

It’s time to drop ‘Sub-Saharan Africa’ from our vocabulary

The term has a racist and colonial foundation that still impacts our thinking to this day

3 min readJul 16, 2021

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It’s time to drop ‘Sub-Saharan Africa’ from our vocabulary

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So wonderful. Thank you so much Allison!

1 min readMar 31, 2021

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Cultured

Britain Is Racist And Continues To Dance With This Thing Called Denial

Many refuse to acknowledge its existence in the country

5 min readJul 16, 2021

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Britain Is Racist And Continues To Dance With This Thing Called Denial

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Amazon’s Counterfeit Goods Problem

It’s getting out of hand

4 min readOct 16, 2020

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Amazon’s Counterfeit Goods Problem

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Black Icons

What Happened To The Pioneering Jazz Artist and Actress Hazel Scott?

Once the biggest star of the Jazz age but when she stood up against racism and segregation, the establishment blacklisted her and her name…

2 min readOct 14, 2020

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What Happened To The Pioneering Jazz Artist and Actress Hazel Scott?

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Zumbi dos Palmares

A Brazilian warrior and Quilombo leader

4 min readOct 12, 2020

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Zumbi dos Palmares

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The Cult of Celebrity During a Global Pandemic

Is time running out on celebrity culture?

5 min readApr 18, 2020

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The Cult of Celebrity During a Global Pandemic

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Politically Speaking

With Chaos Comes Bloody Anarchy

How the Raft of the Medusa shines a light into the elite establishment of 19th century France

7 min readMar 27, 2020

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With Chaos Comes Bloody Anarchy

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We Need to Talk About Britain’s Toxic Press Culture

Why do they constantly throw sensationalised news stories at the public to the detriment of others?

7 min readMar 18, 2020

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We Need to Talk About Britain’s Toxic Press Culture

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Emi Eleode

Emi Eleode

Writer. Visual artist // I write about culture and societal issues with a focus on the effects of colonialism, postcolonialism, globalisation and capitalism.

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