The Spill • 17th June 2021

What the World Can Learn from ‘K-Pop Activists’

For The Spill, I wrote about K-pop Stan activism and the history behind fandom activism.

Meeting of Minds • 11th June 2021

Meet Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, dominating the literary world at 22!

For Meeting of Minds UK, I profiled Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, a 22 year old British-Nigerian New York Times author on her debut novel, Ace of Spades.

The New Arab • 1st June 2021

From Fatima Bernawi to Nelson Mandela: The extensive history of Black and Palestinian solidarity

A transnational relationship built on anti-imperialism, anti-racism, and intercommunalism, the Black and Palestinian struggles share an interwoven history. As BLM and the Palestinian protests gain momentum, we elaborate on their alliance.

Meeting of Minds • 28th May 2021

Menstrual Hygiene Day: How The Sanitary Aid Initiative supports Women and Girls across Nigeria

In honour of Menstrual Hygiene Day, I wanted to raise awareness about the dire period poverty in Nigeria.

Polygon • 23rd May 2021

Why the YA dystopia craze finally burned out

For Polygon, I wrote about the death of the YA dystopia craze and what contributed to it.

Meeting of Minds • 20th May 2021

The Real Reason Why Netflix's Blood and Water Was So Good

For Meeting of Minds, I reviewed the real reason why Blood and Water was so good. It told a human story with petty teenagers, it wasn't about race either. Teens were left to be teens without having adulthood projected onto them.

Meeting of Minds • 14th May 2021

Meet the Akoma Institute: Cultivating a Global Learning Community for Black and Afro Indigenous Girls

For Meeting of Minds, I profiled the Akoma Institute, creating opportunities for Black and Afro Indigenous girls in the Global South.

Apartment Therapy • 6th May 2021

4 Books By Gen Z Authors To Add To Your TBR List

With the rise in Gen Z authors dominating the literary world, it was only right from a fellow young writer to compile a list of novels penned by these authors.

Meeting of Minds • 2nd May 2021

#PasToucheAMonHijab: How France is Erasing Muslim Women and Girls from Society

“2004 was the opening of the Pandora Box when Islamophobia became a legal form of discrimination and not just an opinion.” Anti Muslim hatred isn't a new phenomenon in France - it's important to understand how the history of colonial France and former French Algeria has contributed to the bills and legislation around the hijab in modern society.

Apartment Therapy • 28th April 2021

12 Books Penned by Muslim Authors That You Should Read Next

There is a lack of adequate representation of Muslims in literature, so for Apartment Therapy and in honour of Ramadan 2021, I compiled a list of 12 books by Muslims that represent the diversity of Muslims that are a must read!

Meeting of Minds • 22nd April 2021

#EarthDay: Sustainability and Hair Extensions

As Black Women, our hair is deeply important to us. Historically, the sector is extremely lucrative for Black Women, yet it’s unfortunate that many of our local hair shops aren’t even Black owned. Despite this, it’s important to consider how damaging synthetic hair is for our environment and even our health. I investigate the importance of being sustainable and ethical in pursuit of hair extensions for Meeting of Minds.

Meeting of Minds • 9th April 2021

The sterilisation of Afro Brazilian women and struggle for reproductive rights in Latin America

In the 1970s and 1980s, a number of Brazilian women were permanently sterilised. For Meeting of Minds, I wrote about sterilisation within Afro Brazilian communities and the struggle for reproductive rights in Latin America.

Medium • 29th March 2021

Disney’s coming of age shows were the ultimate cultural zeitgeists in the early 2000s.

Disney set a new precedent in the coming of age genre when Hannah Montana arrived on the scene but before Hannah Montana, Lizzie McGuire and That's So Raven pioneered the genre. In this piece, I cover how Disney pioneered a new genre, making these shows the ultimate cultural zeitgeists in the early to mid 2000s.

Medium • 28th March 2021

The stories of the comfort women still live on

As Japan's imperial history lingers across Southeast and East Asia, due to Western superiority complexes, sometimes the history remains unknown outside that region and I wanted to sensitively share the history of sexual slavery at the hands of Imperial Japan's military.

CRXSS Magazine • 20th March 2021

The Dangers of a Single Nollywood

As Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie said: the single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story. In print for CRXSS Magazine

Meeting of Minds • 8th March 2021

#IWD: Lanaire Aderemi and the Art of Black Storytelling

Inspired by the powerful words of Audre Lorde, ‘your silence will not protect you’, Lanaire Aderemi views storytelling as an act of resistance in a world that silences Black women.

Meeting of Minds • 28th February 2021

If COVID-19 Doesn’t Kill Us, Capitalism Just Might

As lockdown restrictions ease in England, I wrote about the shortfalls of the British government throughout the pandemic - from ‘Eat Out to Help Out’, cronyism and the lack of concern for public health.

Medium • 12th February 2021

Book review: American Street by Ibi Zoboi

As a bibliophile, I had to review my favourite book - American Street by Ibi Zoboi. I must have been around 16 or 17 when I first read it and it really changed my life and prompted me to broaden my perspective.

Meeting of Minds • 11th February 2021

The Exploitation of Black African Women through the Kafala System

We always hear about the migrant crisis in a European context, but the social and economic ramifications of the August 2020 explosions in Beirut, Lebanon, evidenced how the discourse concerning expatriation needs to be expanded beyond a Western lens. I wrote about the exploitation of Black African women in Lebanon and other Middle Eastern countries through the kafala system.

The Irish Times • 9th February 2021

Writes of passage: The books that got me through the growing pains

I wrote about my love for reading and favourite childhood books for The Irish Times.