Decolonise This VIII: Reawakening Black Power
I have been thinking a lot about power recently, and in particular power through a racialised lens. What is power as a Person of Colour, how has it been corrupted/stolen, and how can we recover our power.
Being the Activist Part II: Alchemy and the Activist
The second of my two blogs on activism , this one speaks of the internal struggle to become, and contain, ones own activism. An important aspect of this journey towards equality.
Being The Activist Part 1: The Trauma of the Activist
The first of two blogs, this month we look at what it is to be an activist, and why it is important to explore our own wounds as activists.
Surviving Shawshank: Personal reflections on life beyond narcissistic abuse
Recovery from abuse is a difficult thing to make sense of, especially as a black man. Utilising metaphor as a means of making sense of this period of my life this personal unveiling shows a possible route back to life.
A Black Hero: The pain in patience and providence
This months blog is a thank you to all who read my work, to all who follow me. It is also a signpost of how difficult this path has been, is, and will be. And how much further I have to go.
The Writer Within
This month a more personal blog about the necessity and power of writing.
The Supremacy Diaries III: Tokenism and the Colonisation of Equality
This final blog pre the publication of #Imperium considers the power and the pain of tokenism, especially in relation to activism.
The Supremacy Diaries II: Whitesplaining and the Phenomenology of Shame
The second of three blogs in the run-up to the publication of The Psychology of Supremacy considers the role and impact of whitesplaining, and how this maintains the subjects sense of superiority.
The Supremacy Diaries I: Intersectionality and Power
When I trained as a psychotherapist, I really struggled in a good number of ways. One of the largest ones…
Decolonise Me VII: The Systemic Barriers Against Black Male Vulnerability
In my ongoing exploration of the systemic blocks which preclude black men from speaking up, or out, about their experiences. This blog explores this further.
Narcissistic Cannibal: The Recovery Road from Emotional Abuse
Been thinking a lot about how we recover from abusive relationships. I therefore wanted to share something personal this month about how we recover from emotional abuse, and the shadow work required to return to wholeness.
Decolonise Me VI: The Cult of Goodness
One of the major defences against admitting our own complicity in systems of oppression is that we don’t want to be seen as bad. This month’s blog explores this cult of goodness, considering what underpins this need within us all.