gal-demadded this to gal-demSheena ‘Use that oppressive power as a liberator’ – meet poetry collective 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE | gal-demgal-dem.com Meet London based poetry collective 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE: Roshni Goyate, Sharan Hunjan, Sunnah Khan and Sheena Patel. After reading their works to …
gal-demadded this to gal-demPlay buttonSheffield 10 WoC filmmakers that shook up Sheffield Doc/Fest this year | gal-demgal-dem.com Indian marital pressures, Europe’s voguing queens, becoming a mother in Aleppo, and female genital mutilation in Kenya, women of colour filmmakers …
gal-demadded this to gal-demPlay buttonKinshasa Five on it: Shygirl is bringing high-octane, terrifying club heat | gal-demgal-dem.com I asked the rest of the office what I should put in the intro for this week’s music round-up and one editor suggested: ‘What were you listening to …
gal-demadded this to gal-demPlay button AKUA's music reminds us to take back our autonomy | gal-demgal-dem.com AKUA’s songs make me want to manifest all my dreams. Literally, on her track ‘Queen’ I imagine myself with everything I have ever dreamed of. And for …
gal-demadded this to gal-dem This is what it’s like being a young black carer in the UK | gal-demgal-dem.com From the tender age of 14, I was a carer. I knew my aunt was sick with numerous long term illnesses, but I wasn’t aware of just how bad it was. I …
gal-demadded this to gal-demDating Deal breaks and heartbreaks: ethnic preference settings make dating apps even harder for people of colour | gal-demgal-dem.com While online dating becomes vital to modern romance and hookups, all is not fair in love and design, especially for minorities. As previously …
gal-demadded this to gal-demLove Island Why doesn't racism get contestants kicked off Love Island? | gal-demgal-dem.com So we know Sherif Lanre got axed from the Love Island on Tuesday. But what we don’t know is what he did to get kicked off the show. This situation has …
gal-demadded this to gal-demDocumentaries Investigating Britain's LGBTQI+ histories with Travis Alabanza, Aisha Mirza, Chloe Filani, and Joy Miessi | gal-demgal-dem.com Cementing the histories of black and brown LGBTQI+ people in Britain is a critical and ongoing project and not one that exists just for Pride. Sadly, …
gal-demadded this to gal-demLibya This is why I refuse to turn a blind eye to black and Bangladeshi migrant workers in Rome | gal-demgal-dem.com Holidays are often full of moments that don’t quite make it to our Instagram stories: boring walks, mediocre meals, underwhelming tourist sites. …
gal-demadded this to gal-demCocaineThere’s cocaine in our politicians, our eels, and on our cash – it’s about time that Britain got real about our thrivinggal-dem.com Every time we could have a constructive conversation around drug use, we don’t. It becomes finger pointing: it’s a moral failure of any politician or …
gal-demadded this to gal-demSudan The revolutionary Sudan sit-in has been destroyed, but we’ve come too far to turn back | gal-demgal-dem.com At 4:30 am on Sunday 1 June, the last day of the holy month of Ramadan, the Khartoum sit-in was surrounded by the Rapid Support Forces. Over the next …
gal-demadded this to gal-demColonialism Why don't we learn about colonialism in school? | gal-demgal-dem.com Growing up in Ireland as the only child of colour in my school, housing estate, village, youth club, and any space I entered until the age of about …
gal-demadded this to gal-demNikita Parris Nikita Parris is set to be the star of the Women's World Cup | gal-demgal-dem.com The atmosphere at Nice in France, where England and Scotland faced off in their first respective matches of the Women’s World Cup 2019, was quietly …
gal-demadded this to gal-demConservative Party This week we learned the Conservative party are coked up, and M.I.A got an MBE | gal-demgal-dem.com Happy Pride month! It’s depressing when a month dedicated to LGBTQIA rights is ushered in by a story of two lesbian women being attacked on a bus. …
gal-demadded this to gal-demCycling Jools Walker talks biking whilst black, mental health and how her debut book is encouraging women to get cycling | gal-demgal-dem.com Ever since my mum pushed me down a hill without my stabilisers on aged eight, I’ve always got a thrill from cycling. But the older I got, the more I …
gal-demadded this to gal-demPlay buttonStormzy Five on it: Sampa the Great has ascended to her final form | gal-demgal-dem.com We’re still in recovery from Barcelona to be honest, but luckily there is so much great music to reinvigorate us. Here are five on it. This Chicago …
gal-demadded this to gal-demFestivals Why Primavera needs to be the new normal | gal-demgal-dem.com Janelle Monáe| Photo by Sergio Albert [all photography via Primavera Press] There seems to be a weird, pervasive belief that there are no women who …
gal-demadded this to gal-demBristol City Council To the new prime minister, here's why I'm rejecting my MBE | gal-demgal-dem.com The Queen’s birthday honours list is published once a year, and celebrates those who have “made achievements in public life”, or “committed …
gal-demadded this to gal-dem J'Ouvert play captures the bliss of carnival through the eyes of young British Carribean women | gal-demgal-dem.com I often jokingly say that Notting Hill Carnival is my birthright as a black British Jamaican. Whilst my statement is normally in jest as an excuse to …
gal-demadded this to gal-dem The women behind Knock Down the House teach us about resisting the far right | gal-demgal-dem.com THOn the day after Trump’s election in 2016, the world felt like a different place. But, instead of giving yet more airtime to the rise of the far …
gal-demadded this to gal-demBillionaires Why we shouldn't be celebrating Jay-Z becoming a billionaire | gal-demgal-dem.com When I think about the late capitalist hellscape we spent our formative years absorbing, one smash hit song stands out – and the hook goes: I want to …
gal-demadded this to gal-dem Gemini Season is saying it louder for the people in the back | gal-demgal-dem.com June is finally here, and Gemini season is upon us! I often find myself struggling to accept the transition between Taurus and Gemini season more so …
gal-demadded this to gal-demFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo gal-dem's monthly horoscopes: Gemini Season is saying it louder for the people at the back | gal-demgal-dem.com June is finally here, and Gemini season is upon us! I often find myself struggling to accept the transition between Taurus and Gemini season more so …
gal-demadded this to gal-demPlay buttonFIFA Women's World Cup Meet some of our favourite women of colour in football ahead of the Women's World Cup | gal-demgal-dem.com With over 720,000 tickets sold so far, headline sponsorship from the likes of Nike, Boots and Barclays and a sold-out final and semifinal games …
gal-demadded this to gal-demHijab To hijab or not to hijab: how I decided to wear it, and why I sometimes wish I didn't | gal-demgal-dem.com We are currently at the end of the month of Ramadan, which is a time when Muslims fast from sunrise until sunset as a way to gain a closer connection …
gal-demadded this to gal-demWindrush This is how to talk to your Caribbean grandparents about their Windrush immigration stories | gal-demgal-dem.com For many people, one of their biggest regrets is not asking their older relatives more about their lives before they died. But for many of us with …
gal-demadded this to gal-demSatire White Pearl’s ambitious dark comedy requires more critique to work as a satire on racism | gal-demgal-dem.com The reaction I have to the last scene of White Pearl, Anchuli Felicia King’s international debut play, is possibly the most visceral one I’ve had yet …
gal-demadded this to gal-demJohn Cleese This week has seen BBC plagiarism, John Cleese tweeting shit from the Caribbean and India’s obsession with fair skin | gal-demgal-dem.com We’re disappointed in the Beeb this week. They swiped the name of Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené’s bestselling book about uplifting black …
gal-demadded this to gal-demPlay buttonBeyoncé My journey as a dancer for Beyoncé's Homecoming | gal-demgal-dem.com I’ve been training as a dancer for about 15 years now, since I started back in London. I first got the chance to dance with Beyoncé when I …
gal-demadded this to gal-demPlay buttonJean-Michel Basquiat Five on it: Raveena's debut has landed, Rosalía's latest is euphoric | gal-demgal-dem.com Hello from Primavera, the Barcelona festival where most of the gal-dem team have found themselves this weekend. Accordingly, we’ve mainly been …
