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”
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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.