How These 5 Communities Are Creating Safe Public Spaces for Women and Girls
Women and girls across the United Kingdom face abuse and inequality each day.
Disparities in cancer screening among U.S. immigrants and asylum seekers
Many things must happen simultaneously when immigrants and asylum seekers reach the American border.
Micro-aggressions: how to deal with them
I hope you saw my first piece on this subject, if not check it out! This is part two: how to deal with micro-aggressions.
Let’s talk about micro-aggressions
To be honest I am black, but I had never heard the term micro-aggression until the BLM – Black Lives Matter movement burst onto the scene again, during the horrendous killing of George Floyd in America.
The Reality of Being a Woke Woman in a Community That Tries to Silence Women
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a woke woman engrained in a culture where women are told to be silent, to be seen and not heard?
Privilege, that scary word
Certain words provoke cold sweat, chest tightening or eyes-rolling. Some terms almost guarantee a reaction.
How NOT to be an anti-racist: top 5 ways
With everything going on in our world today many of us want to help, but don’t know exactly how to do that. There are several articles that teach how to be an anti-racist, but not enough talk bout how not to.
Redefining the C word
I was a twenty six year old half-English, half-Asian Manc when I discovered that people casually use the derogatory C-word, to refer to Chinese takeaways and restaurants. I could not believe what I was seeing.
How to be more actively anti-racist as white women (and men)
Instead of bringing my white, privileged, opinions into this space, I decided the best way that we at The C Word could join this conversation, and keep momentum going for the Black Lives Matter movement is to share invaluable resources with you all.