“I make the equivalent of a three-piece suit in jewellery”: Mamater founder
Marilyne Kekeli is the founder of Mamater an ethical fashion jewellery brand providing beautiful, wearable pieces of art.…
Sir Lenny Henry & friends urge the Black community to take the COVID jab
Sir Lenny Henry has written an open letter to encourage Black Britons to take the COVID-19 vaccine, signed by…
June Angelides to budding founders: “The field is wide open, just trust yourself”
In celebration of Women’s History Month, international clothing retailer, GAP UK, spotlighted a number of influential women including…
Clara Amfo takes on hosting duties at this year’s BAFTA Awards weekend
Presenter Clara Amfo will join Edith Bowman and Dermot O’Leary as hosts for this year’s EE BAFTA Film…
“Dealing with the mental health impact post-cancer was the hardest part”
Leanne Pero was diagnosed with breast cancer at just 30 years old. Now in remission, she is determined…
Re-imagine classic novel Noughts & Crosses in new illustrated edition
In celebration of the newly illustrated version of Malorie Blackman’s YA classic Noughts & Crosses, the book’s illustrator…
Empress & Aniya: YA novel from Queenie author, Candice Carty-Williams
Empress & Aniya, South London’s answer to ‘Freaky Friday’ is the upcoming YA novel from bestselling author of…
“These are the women I admire the most” by Very Puzzled’s Patrick Adom
With his unique appreciation of Black history and cultural icons, we asked Patrick Adom, founder of Very Puzzled,…
Black women have lowest chances of having a baby through IVF: new report
A new report has highlighted the inequalities minority ethnic women experience during fertility treatment and IVF with Black…
Clive Myrie to take over as host of BBC’s Mastermind later this year
BBC News reader Clive Myrie has been announced as the new presenter of Mastermind and Celebrity Mastermind. Clive…
Lockdown stories: This is how I lived through the pandemic UK lockdowns
Tuesday 23 March marks one year exactly since the start of the first lockdown in the UK. For…
Menopause Whilst Black: No Black women should have to navigate it alone
If you are a Black woman and menopausal, chances are you are winging it when it comes to…
Songs To Live By: new BBC podcast featuring Black stories and music
BBC Sounds brings us Songs To Live By, a new podcast celebrating Black voices and their experiences through…
It’s shacket season: 10 best trendy shackets to wear this Spring 2021
With the days getting longer and the temperatures picking up, shackets are the perfect seasonal wardrobe staple you…
Everything you wanted to know about heart attacks in women – answered
Did you know that coronary heart disease kills twice as many women each year as breast cancer? When…