Walk into any conversation among LGBTQ+ people over the last month and one TV show would have been on everyone’s lips. Heartstopper, Netflix’s YA (Young Adult) smash hit, has got everyone talking. In it, we follow Charlie, a young gay guy who is finding his feet again at school after being outed and subsequently bullied, … Read more
Happy Africa Month. For a while now, I have been reflecting on my African heritage more critically. In my personal quest to understand it more deeply, I have found wisdom that I believe can profoundly impact us all, as people and as communicators. Ubuntu. This African philosophy has enamoured me since I was 14 and … Read more
The menopause is far too often talked about in hushed tones, rather than said out loud from fear of embarrassment. This has to change. All women will go through the menopause. We are half the population, and we need to be more open about the impact of menopause on our physical and mental wellbeing. The … Read more
The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has relaunched its LGBTQ+ Network with a mission to help the PR and communications industry ‘show up’ for the LGBTQ+ community as colleagues and consultants. With a long-standing commitment to inclusivity, the PRCA announced its LGBTQ+ group two and a half years ago working in partnership with YouGov. Since then, the group … Read more
On International Women’s Day 2022 it is a shocking fact that the UK has the biggest gender health gap of all the G20 countries. While women in the UK live longer than men on average, we spend a greater proportion of our lives in ill health and face a gaping chasm when it comes to … Read more
Long gone are the days when university was the only route into the corporate world. Now that businesses are identifying skill gaps within their own workforce, as well as the general labour market, they’re looking to apprenticeships to close those gaps by providing practical, on-the-job learning, creating an entry-level route into the industry. Apprenticeships aren’t … Read more
When we think about the music industry we give accolades to those that have made, what I call, ‘major money moves’ in one way or another. For example, Kenneth Brian Edmonds (aka Babyface), the man behind many recognisable hits including “Exhale (Shoop, Shoop)” by Whitney Houston, Boyz II Men – “A Song for Mama”, “Can … Read more
It’s been a good Black History Month so far. We’ve had our H+K Roots network creating a Spotify playlist that could rival any algorithms and have welcomed recommendations from our Roots members that include journalists to follow and got personal on what Black History Month means to them. We also invited people from inside and … Read more
Today I’m celebrating Black History Month by highlighting a selection of Black and biracial journalists who are blazing a trail. Deciding who would make the cut from a long list list that includes Edward Enninful, Meena Alexander, Kenya Hunt, Baz Bamigboye, Alicia Adejobi, Funmi Fetto, Natalie Morris, Fayola Douglas and many more was not going … Read more
‘Black people don’t feel pain’ is a statement that I and many people within the Black community have heard one too many times. This myth has affected our access to care and has systematically contributed to us being undertreated for pain. This stereotype is a hindrance, allowing medical racism to become more systemic. It is a … Read more
