I cannot say if this happens to black people the world over, but in Britain, white people will ask black people where they hail from...

You have long grown accustomed To the things about me That used to make your heart Beat faster Nothing about me excites you anymore And...

White fantasy about black sexuality Tantalised the ‘civilised’ world with acceptability Of the tanned noble savage With old money and...

People have often asked me why I stayed in such a toxic environment while working for the Ministry of Justice. Why didn’t I just leave? I...

So you think you have empathy… True empathy is not an intellectual or conceptual understanding of something you have never experienced –...

They burned me alive hung from a tree Burned me in battle for Empire’s gains The centuries pass and nothing's changed In tower blocks...

My body is drunk again Yet with sober eyes Still seeing all that I despise Before me When did I learn to loathe myself? To diminish my...

The so called ‘killings’ were not a matter of murder or morality But a question of insurance for property: Blacks jettisoned to save the...

The sun set in my eye Of slave ship set for sale With all my joy abroad The window of my soul a gape Awaiting the return Of my crudely...

I work hard to stay in shape Plenty dumpling, yam and cakes I don’t shame about my size I am grateful for my thighs! I got contours, I...

i live yesterday today and hope tomorrow is different even though i know i shall spend it looking back since the presence of the past is...

Come to England Come to England Come to the Motherland A call to arms, a call to fight To give your substance and your might To serve the...

I take pride in the way I look... I’m seen as stuck up. Extra. ‘Eggs up.’ A show off. Attention seeking!? I endeavour to speak...

You offer me redacted love And I accept That I get the censored you Telling myself that You’re not ready to commit Yourself wholly...

I am not a racist but I do prefer my own Unconscious racial bias Is somewhat overblown I am not a racist! I have friends who are black...

"NEVER MUDDY THE FIRST WATERHOLE YOU COME TO – YOU MIGHT JUST HAVE TO GO BACK AND DRINK THERE!" Rubertha Thompson (my mum) An old...

Being praised is a genuine human need! It is a need that must be met on a regular basis. The key to developing people will always be to...

All good performance starts with clear, achievable and measurable goals. People need to know what is expected of them. This is...

Many people worry that if they assert themselves they will come across as aggressive. But there is a difference between being assertive...

Logic and disbelief wed In union refusing The permanence of your Absence Nonsensical flirts with absolute Natural order teases sanity The...