Most of us have a love-hate relationship with Facebook’s “On This Day” feature. Sometimes, the algorithm gets it right and we find ourselves snorting with laughter during…… Read more “The realities of travelling as a black woman | The Skinny”
Author: Samara Linton
Doctor, writer and editor
Motherhood, Migration And Mental Health: Justina Kehinde’s UMUADA | Black Ballad
UMUADA is an exploration of mental health, migration, and motherhood against the backdrop of an urban-African diasporic family. Led by a cast and creative team of Black…… Read more “Motherhood, Migration And Mental Health: Justina Kehinde’s UMUADA | Black Ballad”
Meet The Queer Black Women Shaping Today’s Britain| Black Ballad
“My name is Phyll Opoku-Gyimah. I identify as a mother, a black woman, a lesbian, a trade unionist, a lover.” Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, also known as Lady Phyll,…… Read more “Meet The Queer Black Women Shaping Today’s Britain| Black Ballad”
Black Church, White Church: Finding My Home As A Black British Christian | Black Ballad
When I think back to the Sundays of my childhood, I think of the minibus that my dad drove every Sunday. I remember him navigating the hilly…… Read more “Black Church, White Church: Finding My Home As A Black British Christian | Black Ballad”
Why We Need To Write Our Own Mental Health Narratives | Black Ballad
It is perhaps unsurprising that in a world where prejudice and discrimination are rampant, merely existing can invoke trauma upon our minds and bodies. I find myself…… Read more “Why We Need To Write Our Own Mental Health Narratives | Black Ballad”
My experience as an ISTJ | Educo
I am a reluctant ISTJ. I did the Myers-Briggs personality test three times before I accepted that maybe, it was a fair description of my typical attitudes…… Read more “My experience as an ISTJ | Educo”
#16blogs for #IDEVAW: Beyond ‘resilience’: black women and mental health | Imkaan
“but bein alive & bein a woman & bein colored is a metaphysical dilemma/ i haven’t conquered yet/ do you see the point my spirit is too…… Read more “#16blogs for #IDEVAW: Beyond ‘resilience’: black women and mental health | Imkaan”
The Vilification Of Black Students, Small Print & Back Door Apologies | Black Ballad
Lola Olufemi is the latest black student to find her name smeared across the pages of the papers. The women’s officer for the Cambridge University student union…… Read more “The Vilification Of Black Students, Small Print & Back Door Apologies | Black Ballad”
Why NHS England Shouldn’t Be Charging Migrants For Health Care | Black Ballad
From today, certain migrants will be charged upfront for NHS treatment. A couple of years ago, I met a with a patient with end-stage organ damage, who…… Read more “Why NHS England Shouldn’t Be Charging Migrants For Health Care | Black Ballad”
Black Women on Eating Disorders, Body Image & Thinness | Black Ballad
“A common misconception about people with an eating disorder is that black people don’t have eating disorders. With anorexia nervosa in particular, we tend to think that only over…… Read more “Black Women on Eating Disorders, Body Image & Thinness | Black Ballad”
SAMARA LINTON 