Advice for school students thinking of applying to medical school.
Author: Samara Linton
Doctor, writer and editor
AM I SIGNING MY LIFE AWAY? | 6med Doctor Project
Advice for school students thinking of applying to medical school.
A Recap of I Have A Dream 2016 | Dream Nation
Every year, Dream Nation hosts I Have A Dream, a conference which celebrates Practical Dreamers and equips us with the insight needed to achieve our own goals.
Vitamin D – The Sunshine Vitamin | London Doctors Clinic
Read article here: Vitamin D – The Sunshine Vitamin | London Doctors Clinic Contents: Why vitamin D? Where does our vitamin D come from? Who gets vitamin D…… Read more “Vitamin D – The Sunshine Vitamin | London Doctors Clinic”
We Likkle But We Tallawah – Celebrating Jamaica’s Independence | Black Ballad
Today, Jamaicans across the world celebrate independence from the United Kingdom.
Lessons from Ebola affected communities: being prepared for future health crises |APPG Reports | Royal African Society
March 2016 saw the Parliamentary launch of a report I co-edited for the Africa All Party Parliamentary Group. A summary of the launch and link to the report are below. …… Read more “Lessons from Ebola affected communities: being prepared for future health crises |APPG Reports | Royal African Society”
Three Black Women Discuss Their First Time Experiences With Mental Health | Black Ballad
“I was 8 when I realised that the brain could go wrong. We were in the middle of class and the girl on the table next to…… Read more “Three Black Women Discuss Their First Time Experiences With Mental Health | Black Ballad”
The World In Our Hands: The Duo Bringing You Fiction From Across The Globe | Black Ballad
On 7th May, Goldsmith’s University hosted the London Radical Bookfair, a free event organised by the Alliance of Radical Booksellers, bringing together booksellers, publishers, artists and activists…… Read more “The World In Our Hands: The Duo Bringing You Fiction From Across The Globe | Black Ballad”
Cultural Appropriation, Locs And The Homogenisation Of Black Cultures | Black Ballad
If cultural appropriation is about power, we need to stop pretending that power structures do not exist within black communities and cultures.
Meet The Woman Detained In Yarl’s Wood Centre After Living In The UK For 18 Years | Black Ballad
Doniele came to the UK as a teenager in 1998. 17 years later, she was taken from her family, detained in Colnbrook and Yarl’s Wood detention centres, and is being threatened with deportation. On 12th March, thousands of protesters travelled to Bedfordshire, demanding for the government to #ShutDownYarlsWood and other detention centres. I spoke to Doniele about her experiences.
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