Social Commentary

A few weeks ago, my Peruvian mother asked me with genuine curiosity, “Syd, do you identify as a Black woman?” Without hesitation, I answered, “Yes, I do.” But I wouldn’t have been able to answer this question quite so easily just a few months ago. It took me 23 years to arrive at this point …

I Finally Understand What It Means to Be Biracial: I’m 100% Black and 100% Latina Read More »

Black communities are brilliant and powerful in the sense that another world is possible and despite everything the rest of us throw at them, they continue trying to build that world. Building a Better World

Please see below my short story reference my experience in Saudi Arabia working for a female, Further Education college in Qassim. I left Heathrow on 21st October 2018 to start a new beginning in the Middle East.  The opportunity came by my employers at the time who, as part of the Colleges of Excellence further …

behind the niqab (my time in saudi arabia) a short story Read More »

Let’s play a game. How many celebrities can you see? Please list the names of the celebrities you can see in the comments below.